+
+
+class ViceArticleIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'vice:article'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https://www\.vice\.com/[^/]+/article/(?P<id>[^?#]+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/on-set-with-the-woman-making-mormon-porn-in-utah',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '41eae2a47b174a1398357cec55f1f6fc',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Mormon War on Porn ',
+            'description': 'md5:6394a8398506581d0346b9ab89093fef',
+            'uploader': 'vice',
+            'uploader_id': '57a204088cb727dec794c67b',
+            'timestamp': 1491883129,
+            'upload_date': '20170411',
+            'age_limit': 17,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            # AES-encrypted m3u8
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'add_ie': ['UplynkPreplay'],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/how-to-hack-a-car',
+        'md5': '7fe8ebc4fa3323efafc127b82bd821d9',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '3jstaBeXgAs',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'How to Hack a Car: Phreaked Out (Episode 2)',
+            'description': 'md5:ee95453f7ff495db8efe14ae8bf56f30',
+            'uploader': 'Motherboard',
+            'uploader_id': 'MotherboardTV',
+            'upload_date': '20140529',
+        },
+        'add_ie': ['Youtube'],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/znm9dx/karley-sciortino-slutever-reloaded',
+        'md5': 'a7ecf64ee4fa19b916c16f4b56184ae2',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'e2ed435eb67e43efb66e6ef9a6930a88',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': "Making The World's First Male Sex Doll",
+            'description': 'md5:916078ef0e032d76343116208b6cc2c4',
+            'uploader': 'vice',
+            'uploader_id': '57a204088cb727dec794c67b',
+            'timestamp': 1476919911,
+            'upload_date': '20161019',
+            'age_limit': 17,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'add_ie': [ViceIE.ie_key()],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/cowboy-capitalists-part-1',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.vice.com/ru/article/big-night-out-ibiza-clive-martin-229',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+
+        prefetch_data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+            r'__APP_STATE\s*=\s*({.+?})(?:\s*\|\|\s*{}\s*)?;\s*\n',
+            webpage, 'app state'), display_id)['pageData']
+        body = prefetch_data['body']
+
+        def _url_res(video_url, ie_key):
+            return {
+                '_type': 'url_transparent',
+                'url': video_url,
+                'display_id': display_id,
+                'ie_key': ie_key,
+            }
+
+        vice_url = ViceIE._extract_url(webpage)
+        if vice_url:
+            return _url_res(vice_url, ViceIE.ie_key())
+
+        embed_code = self._search_regex(
+            r'embedCode=([^&\'"]+)', body,
+            'ooyala embed code', default=None)
+        if embed_code:
+            return _url_res('ooyala:%s' % embed_code, 'Ooyala')
+
+        youtube_url = YoutubeIE._extract_url(body)
+        if youtube_url:
+            return _url_res(youtube_url, YoutubeIE.ie_key())
+
+        video_url = self._html_search_regex(
+            r'data-video-url="([^"]+)"',
+            prefetch_data['embed_code'], 'video URL')
+
+        return _url_res(video_url, ViceIE.ie_key())