diff --git a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
index 789f9872e..139173016 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
@@ -920,36 +920,57 @@ class YahooIE(InfoExtractor):
         if mobj is None:
             raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid URL: %s' % url)
         video_id = mobj.group('id')
-
-        # TODO: Check which url parameters are required
-        info_url = 'http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/rest/v2/pops;lmsoverride=1;outputformat=mrss;cb=974419660;id=%s;rd=news.yahoo.com;datacontext=mdb;lg=KCa2IihxG3qE60vQ7HtyUy' % video_id
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(info_url, video_id, "Downloading info webpage")
-        info_re = r'''<title><!\[CDATA\[(?P<title>.*?)\]\]></title>.*
-                    <description><!\[CDATA\[(?P<description>.*?)\]\]></description>.*
-                    <media:pubStart><!\[CDATA\[(?P<date>.*?)\ .*\]\]></media:pubStart>.*
-                    <media:content\ medium="image"\ url="(?P<thumb>.*?)"\ name="LARGETHUMB"
-                    '''
-        self.report_extraction(video_id)
-        m_info = re.search(info_re, webpage, re.VERBOSE|re.DOTALL)
-        if m_info is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to extract video info')
-        video_title = m_info.group('title')
-        video_description = m_info.group('description')
-        video_thumb = m_info.group('thumb')
-        video_date = m_info.group('date')
-        video_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(video_date, '%m/%d/%Y').strftime('%Y%m%d')
-
-        # TODO: Find a way to get mp4 videos
-        rest_url = 'http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/rest/v2/pops;element=stream;outputformat=mrss;id=%s;lmsoverride=1;bw=375;dynamicstream=1;cb=83521105;tech=flv,mp4;rd=news.yahoo.com;datacontext=mdb;lg=KCa2IihxG3qE60vQ7HtyUy' % video_id
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(rest_url, video_id, 'Downloading video url webpage')
-        m_rest = re.search(r'<media:content url="(?P<url>.*?)" path="(?P<path>.*?)"', webpage)
-        if m_rest is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to extract video url')
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        m_id = re.search(r'YUI\.namespace\("Media"\)\.CONTENT_ID = "(?P<new_id>.+?)";', webpage)
+
+        if m_id is None: 
+            # TODO: Check which url parameters are required
+            info_url = 'http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/rest/v2/pops;lmsoverride=1;outputformat=mrss;cb=974419660;id=%s;rd=news.yahoo.com;datacontext=mdb;lg=KCa2IihxG3qE60vQ7HtyUy' % video_id
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(info_url, video_id, u'Downloading info webpage')
+            info_re = r'''<title><!\[CDATA\[(?P<title>.*?)\]\]></title>.*
+                        <description><!\[CDATA\[(?P<description>.*?)\]\]></description>.*
+                        <media:pubStart><!\[CDATA\[(?P<date>.*?)\ .*\]\]></media:pubStart>.*
+                        <media:content\ medium="image"\ url="(?P<thumb>.*?)"\ name="LARGETHUMB"
+                        '''
+            self.report_extraction(video_id)
+            m_info = re.search(info_re, webpage, re.VERBOSE|re.DOTALL)
+            if m_info is None:
+                raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to extract video info')
+            video_title = m_info.group('title')
+            video_description = m_info.group('description')
+            video_thumb = m_info.group('thumb')
+            video_date = m_info.group('date')
+            video_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(video_date, '%m/%d/%Y').strftime('%Y%m%d')
+    
+            # TODO: Find a way to get mp4 videos
+            rest_url = 'http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/rest/v2/pops;element=stream;outputformat=mrss;id=%s;lmsoverride=1;bw=375;dynamicstream=1;cb=83521105;tech=flv,mp4;rd=news.yahoo.com;datacontext=mdb;lg=KCa2IihxG3qE60vQ7HtyUy' % video_id
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(rest_url, video_id, u'Downloading video url webpage')
+            m_rest = re.search(r'<media:content url="(?P<url>.*?)" path="(?P<path>.*?)"', webpage)
+            video_url = m_rest.group('url')
+            video_path = m_rest.group('path')
+            if m_rest is None:
+                raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to extract video url')
+
+        else: # We have to use a different method if another id is defined
+            long_id = m_id.group('new_id')
+            info_url = 'http://video.query.yahoo.com/v1/public/yql?q=SELECT%20*%20FROM%20yahoo.media.video.streams%20WHERE%20id%3D%22' + long_id + '%22%20AND%20format%3D%22mp4%2Cflv%22%20AND%20protocol%3D%22rtmp%2Chttp%22%20AND%20plrs%3D%2286Gj0vCaSzV_Iuf6hNylf2%22%20AND%20acctid%3D%22389%22%20AND%20plidl%3D%22%22%20AND%20pspid%3D%22792700001%22%20AND%20offnetwork%3D%22false%22%20AND%20site%3D%22ivy%22%20AND%20lang%3D%22en-US%22%20AND%20region%3D%22US%22%20AND%20override%3D%22none%22%3B&env=prod&format=json&callback=YUI.Env.JSONP.yui_3_8_1_1_1368368376830_335'
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(info_url, video_id, u'Downloading info json')
+            json_str = re.search(r'YUI.Env.JSONP.yui.*?\((.*?)\);', webpage).group(1)
+            info = json.loads(json_str)
+            res = info[u'query'][u'results'][u'mediaObj'][0]
+            stream = res[u'streams'][0]
+            video_path = stream[u'path']
+            video_url = stream[u'host']
+            meta = res[u'meta']
+            video_title = meta[u'title']
+            video_description = meta[u'description']
+            video_thumb = meta[u'thumbnail']
+            video_date = None # I can't find it
 
         info_dict = {
                      'id': video_id,
-                     'url':m_rest.group('url'),
-                     'play_path': m_rest.group('path'),
+                     'url': video_url,
+                     'play_path': video_path,
                      'title':video_title,
                      'description': video_description,
                      'thumbnail': video_thumb,