+    def _make_url_result(self, video_or_full_id, catalog=None):
+        full_id = 'francetv:%s' % video_or_full_id
+        if '@' not in video_or_full_id and catalog:
+            full_id += '@%s' % catalog
+        return self.url_result(
+            full_id, ie=FranceTVIE.ie_key(),
+            video_id=video_or_full_id.split('@')[0])
+
+
+class FranceTVIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
+                    (?:
+                        https?://
+                            sivideo\.webservices\.francetelevisions\.fr/tools/getInfosOeuvre/v2/\?
+                            .*?\bidDiffusion=[^&]+|
+                        (?:
+                            https?://videos\.francetv\.fr/video/|
+                            francetv:
+                        )
+                        (?P<id>[^@]+)(?:@(?P<catalog>.+))?
+                    )
+                    '''
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        # without catalog
+        'url': 'https://sivideo.webservices.francetelevisions.fr/tools/getInfosOeuvre/v2/?idDiffusion=162311093&callback=_jsonp_loader_callback_request_0',
+        'md5': 'c2248a8de38c4e65ea8fae7b5df2d84f',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '162311093',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '13h15, le dimanche... - Les mystères de Jésus',
+            'description': 'md5:75efe8d4c0a8205e5904498ffe1e1a42',
+            'timestamp': 1502623500,
+            'upload_date': '20170813',
+        },
+    }, {
+        # with catalog
+        'url': 'https://sivideo.webservices.francetelevisions.fr/tools/getInfosOeuvre/v2/?idDiffusion=NI_1004933&catalogue=Zouzous&callback=_jsonp_loader_callback_request_4',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://videos.francetv.fr/video/NI_657393@Regions',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'francetv:162311093',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'francetv:NI_1004933@Zouzous',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'francetv:NI_983319@Info-web',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'francetv:NI_983319',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'francetv:NI_657393@Regions',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # france-3 live
+        'url': 'francetv:SIM_France3',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _extract_video(self, video_id, catalogue=None):
+        # Videos are identified by idDiffusion so catalogue part is optional.
+        # However when provided, some extra formats may be returned so we pass
+        # it if available.