+            }
+        else:
+            # "feature" and "nightly-news" pages use theplatform.com
+            title = mobj.group('title')
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, title)
+            bootstrap_json = self._search_regex(
+                r'var\s+(?:bootstrapJson|playlistData)\s*=\s*({.+});?\s*$',
+                webpage, 'bootstrap json', flags=re.MULTILINE)
+            bootstrap = self._parse_json(bootstrap_json, video_id)
+            info = bootstrap['results'][0]['video']
+            mpxid = info['mpxId']
+
+            base_urls = [
+                info['fallbackPlaylistUrl'],
+                info['associatedPlaylistUrl'],
+            ]
+
+            for base_url in base_urls:
+                if not base_url:
+                    continue
+                playlist_url = base_url + '?form=MPXNBCNewsAPI'
+
+                try:
+                    all_videos = self._download_json(playlist_url, title)
+                except ExtractorError as ee:
+                    if isinstance(ee.cause, compat_HTTPError):
+                        continue
+                    raise
+
+                if not all_videos or 'videos' not in all_videos:
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    info = next(v for v in all_videos['videos'] if v['mpxId'] == mpxid)
+                    break
+                except StopIteration:
+                    continue
+
+            if info is None:
+                raise ExtractorError('Could not find video in playlists')
+
+            return {
+                '_type': 'url',
+                # We get the best quality video
+                'url': info['videoAssets'][-1]['publicUrl'],
+                'ie_key': 'ThePlatform',
+            }
+
+
+class MSNBCIE(InfoExtractor):
+    # https URLs redirect to corresponding http ones
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://www\.msnbc\.com/[^/]+/watch/(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.msnbc.com/all-in-with-chris-hayes/watch/the-chaotic-gop-immigration-vote-314487875924',
+        'md5': '6d236bf4f3dddc226633ce6e2c3f814d',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'n_hayes_Aimm_140801_272214',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The chaotic GOP immigration vote',
+            'description': 'The Republican House votes on a border bill that has no chance of getting through the Senate or signed by the President and is drawing criticism from all sides.',
+            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'timestamp': 1406937606,
+            'upload_date': '20140802',
+            'categories': ['MSNBC/Topics/Franchise/Best of last night', 'MSNBC/Topics/General/Congress'],
+        },
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        embed_url = self._html_search_meta('embedURL', webpage)
+        return self.url_result(embed_url)