diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cctv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cctv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72a72cb735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cctv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import re
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import float_or_none
+
+
+class CCTVIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)https?://(?:.+?\.)?
+        (?:
+            cctv\.(?:com|cn)|
+            cntv\.cn
+        )/
+        (?:
+            video/[^/]+/(?P<id>[0-9a-f]{32})|
+            \d{4}/\d{2}/\d{2}/(?P<display_id>VID[0-9A-Za-z]+)
+        )'''
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://english.cntv.cn/2016/09/03/VIDEhnkB5y9AgHyIEVphCEz1160903.shtml',
+        'md5': '819c7b49fc3927d529fb4cd555621823',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '454368eb19ad44a1925bf1eb96140a61',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Portrait of Real Current Life 09/03/2016 Modern Inventors Part 1',
+        }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://tv.cctv.com/2016/09/07/VIDE5C1FnlX5bUywlrjhxXOV160907.shtml',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C39296/95cfac44cabd3ddc4a9438780a4e5c44',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id, display_id = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url).groups()
+        if not video_id:
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+            video_id = self._search_regex(
+                r'(?:fo\.addVariable\("videoCenterId",\s*|guid\s*=\s*)"([0-9a-f]{32})',
+                webpage, 'video_id')
+        api_data = self._download_json(
+            'http://vdn.apps.cntv.cn/api/getHttpVideoInfo.do?pid=' + video_id, video_id)
+        m3u8_url = re.sub(r'maxbr=\d+&?', '', api_data['hls_url'])
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': api_data['title'],
+            'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                m3u8_url, video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', fatal=False),
+            'duration': float_or_none(api_data.get('video', {}).get('totalLength')),
+        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 192d291349..9fe824c679 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ from .cbsnews import (
 )
 from .cbssports import CBSSportsIE
 from .ccc import CCCIE
+from .cctv import CCTVIE
 from .cda import CDAIE
 from .ceskatelevize import CeskaTelevizeIE
 from .channel9 import Channel9IE