+            'https://www.lynda.com/ajax/player', video_id,
+            'Downloading video JSON', fatal=False, query=query)
+
+        # Fallback scenario
+        if not video:
+            query['courseId'] = course_id
+
+            play = self._download_json(
+                'https://www.lynda.com/ajax/course/%s/%s/play'
+                % (course_id, video_id), video_id, 'Downloading play JSON')
+
+            if not play:
+                self._raise_unavailable(video_id)
+
+            formats = []
+            for formats_dict in play:
+                urls = formats_dict.get('urls')
+                if not isinstance(urls, dict):
+                    continue
+                cdn = formats_dict.get('name')
+                for format_id, format_url in urls.items():
+                    if not format_url:
+                        continue
+                    formats.append({
+                        'url': format_url,
+                        'format_id': '%s-%s' % (cdn, format_id) if cdn else format_id,
+                        'height': int_or_none(format_id),
+                    })
+            self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+            conviva = self._download_json(
+                'https://www.lynda.com/ajax/player/conviva', video_id,
+                'Downloading conviva JSON', query=query)
+
+            return {
+                'id': video_id,
+                'title': conviva['VideoTitle'],
+                'description': conviva.get('VideoDescription'),
+                'release_year': int_or_none(conviva.get('ReleaseYear')),
+                'duration': int_or_none(conviva.get('Duration')),
+                'creator': conviva.get('Author'),
+                'formats': formats,
+            }