diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/medialaan.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/medialaan.py
index bc12cad80b..5aa5d4dfb0 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/medialaan.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/medialaan.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class MedialaanIE(MedialaanBaseIE):
                                     tubantia|
                                     volkskrant
                                 )\.nl
-                            )/videos?/(?:[^/]+/)*[^/?&#]+(?:-|~p)
+                            )/videos?/(?:[^/?#]+/)*[^/?&#]+(?:-|~p)
                         )
                         (?P<id>\d+)
                     '''
@@ -213,11 +213,10 @@ class MedialaanIE(MedialaanBaseIE):
 
     @classmethod
     def _extract_embed_urls(cls, url, webpage):
-        return traverse_obj(webpage, (
+        yield from traverse_obj(webpage, (
             {find_elements(tag='div', attr='data-mychannels-type', value='video', html=True)},
-            ..., {extract_attributes}, 'data-mychannels-id', {str},
-            {lambda x: f'https://mychannels.video/embed/{x}'}, {url_or_none}, filter, all, filter,
-        ))
+            ..., {extract_attributes}, 'data-mychannels-id', {str}, filter,
+            {lambda x: f'https://mychannels.video/embed/{x}'}))
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         mychannels_id = self._match_id(url)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/vtm.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/vtm.py
index c48117c47a..031ec3fbb8 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/vtm.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/vtm.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
 
 
 class VTMIE(MedialaanBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vtm\.be/[^/?#]+~v(?P<id>[\da-f-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?vtm\.be/[^/?#]+~v(?P<id>[\da-f]{8}(?:-[\da-f]{4}){3}-[\da-f]{12})'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://vtm.be/gast-vernielt-genkse-hotelkamer~ve7534523-279f-4b4d-a5c9-a33ffdbe23e1',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class VTMIE(MedialaanBaseIE):
             self.raise_login_required()
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        uuid = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, uuid)
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
         apollo_state = self._search_json(
-            r'window\.__APOLLO_STATE__\s*=', webpage, 'apollo state', uuid)
+            r'window\.__APOLLO_STATE__\s*=', webpage, 'apollo state', video_id)
         mychannels_id = traverse_obj(apollo_state, (
-            f'Video:{{"uuid":"{uuid}"}}', 'myChannelsVideo', {str_or_none}, {require('mychannels ID')}))
+            f'Video:{{"uuid":"{video_id}"}}', 'myChannelsVideo', {str_or_none}, {require('mychannels ID')}))
 
         return self._extract_from_mychannels_api(mychannels_id)