+    def _url_for_id(self, video_id, quality=None):
+        info_url = 'http://v2.tudou.com/f?id=' + compat_str(video_id)
+        if quality:
+            info_url += '&hd' + quality
+        xml_data = self._download_xml(info_url, video_id, 'Opening the info XML page')
+        error = xml_data.attrib.get('error')
+        if error is not None:
+            raise ExtractorError('Tudou said: %s' % error, expected=True)
+        final_url = xml_data.text
+        return final_url
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        item_data = self._download_json(
+            'http://www.tudou.com/tvp/getItemInfo.action?ic=%s' % video_id, video_id)
+
+        youku_vcode = item_data.get('vcode')
+        if youku_vcode:
+            return self.url_result('youku:' + youku_vcode, ie='Youku')
+
+        if not item_data.get('itemSegs'):
+            tvc_code = item_data.get('tvcCode')
+            if tvc_code:
+                err_msg = self.TVC_ERRORS.get(tvc_code)
+                if err_msg:
+                    raise ExtractorError('Tudou said: %s' % err_msg, expected=True)
+                raise ExtractorError('Unexpected error %s returned from Tudou' % tvc_code)
+            raise ExtractorError('Unxpected error returned from Tudou')
+
+        title = unescapeHTML(item_data['kw'])
+        description = item_data.get('desc')
+        thumbnail_url = item_data.get('pic')
+        view_count = int_or_none(item_data.get('playTimes'))
+        timestamp = int_or_none(item_data.get('pt'))
+
+        segments = self._parse_json(item_data['itemSegs'], video_id)
+        # It looks like the keys are the arguments that have to be passed as
+        # the hd field in the request url, we pick the higher
+        # Also, filter non-number qualities (see issue #3643).
+        quality = sorted(filter(lambda k: k.isdigit(), segments.keys()),
+                         key=lambda k: int(k))[-1]
+        parts = segments[quality]
+        len_parts = len(parts)
+        if len_parts > 1:
+            self.to_screen('%s: found %s parts' % (video_id, len_parts))
+
+        def part_func(partnum):
+            part = parts[partnum]
+            part_id = part['k']
+            final_url = self._url_for_id(part_id, quality)
+            ext = (final_url.split('?')[0]).split('.')[-1]
+            return [{
+                'id': '%s' % part_id,
+                'url': final_url,
+                'ext': ext,
+                'title': title,
+                'thumbnail': thumbnail_url,
+                'description': description,
+                'view_count': view_count,
+                'timestamp': timestamp,
+                'duration': float_or_none(part.get('seconds'), 1000),
+                'filesize': int_or_none(part.get('size')),
+                'http_headers': {
+                    'Referer': self._PLAYER_URL,
+                },
+            }]
+
+        entries = InAdvancePagedList(part_func, len_parts, 1)
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'multi_video',
+            'entries': entries,
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+        }
+
+
+class TudouPlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'tudou:playlist'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tudou\.com/listplay/(?P<id>[\w-]{11})\.html'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.tudou.com/listplay/zzdE77v6Mmo.html',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'zzdE77v6Mmo',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 209,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
+        playlist_data = self._download_json(
+            'http://www.tudou.com/tvp/plist.action?lcode=%s' % playlist_id, playlist_id)
+        entries = [self.url_result(
+            'http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/%s' % item['icode'],
+            'Tudou', item['icode'],
+            item['kw']) for item in playlist_data['items']]
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, playlist_id)
+
+
+class TudouAlbumIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'tudou:album'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tudou\.com/album(?:cover|play)/(?P<id>[\w-]{11})'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.tudou.com/albumplay/v5qckFJvNJg.html',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'v5qckFJvNJg',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 45,
+    }]
+