diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/spankwire.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/spankwire.py
index 9e2ad0d996..3362b3db85 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/spankwire.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/spankwire.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import os
 import re
 
@@ -11,17 +13,18 @@ from ..aes import (
     aes_decrypt_text
 )
 
+
 class SpankwireIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?(?P<url>spankwire\.com/[^/]*/video(?P<videoid>[0-9]+)/?)'
     _TEST = {
-        u'url': u'http://www.spankwire.com/Buckcherry-s-X-Rated-Music-Video-Crazy-Bitch/video103545/',
-        u'file': u'103545.mp4',
-        u'md5': u'1b3f55e345500552dbc252a3e9c1af43',
-        u'info_dict': {
-            u"uploader": u"oreusz", 
-            u"title": u"Buckcherry`s X Rated Music Video Crazy Bitch",
-            u"description": u"Crazy Bitch X rated music video.",
-            u"age_limit": 18,
+        'url': 'http://www.spankwire.com/Buckcherry-s-X-Rated-Music-Video-Crazy-Bitch/video103545/',
+        'file': '103545.mp4',
+        'md5': '1b3f55e345500552dbc252a3e9c1af43',
+        'info_dict': {
+            "uploader": "oreusz",
+            "title": "Buckcherry`s X Rated Music Video Crazy Bitch",
+            "description": "Crazy Bitch X rated music video.",
+            "age_limit": 18,
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,17 +37,17 @@ class SpankwireIE(InfoExtractor):
         req.add_header('Cookie', 'age_verified=1')
         webpage = self._download_webpage(req, video_id)
 
-        video_title = self._html_search_regex(r'<h1>([^<]+)', webpage, u'title')
+        video_title = self._html_search_regex(r'<h1>([^<]+)', webpage, 'title')
         video_uploader = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'by:\s*<a [^>]*>(.+?)</a>', webpage, u'uploader', fatal=False)
+            r'by:\s*<a [^>]*>(.+?)</a>', webpage, 'uploader', fatal=False)
         thumbnail = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'flashvars\.image_url = "([^"]+)', webpage, u'thumbnail', fatal=False)
+            r'flashvars\.image_url = "([^"]+)', webpage, 'thumbnail', fatal=False)
         description = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'<div\s+id="descriptionContent">([^<]+)<', webpage, u'description', fatal=False)
+            r'<div\s+id="descriptionContent">([^<]+)<', webpage, 'description', fatal=False)
 
         video_urls = list(map(compat_urllib_parse.unquote , re.findall(r'flashvars\.quality_[0-9]{3}p = "([^"]+)', webpage)))
         if webpage.find('flashvars\.encrypted = "true"') != -1:
-            password = self._html_search_regex(r'flashvars\.video_title = "([^"]+)', webpage, u'password').replace('+', ' ')
+            password = self._html_search_regex(r'flashvars\.video_title = "([^"]+)', webpage, 'password').replace('+', ' ')
             video_urls = list(map(lambda s: aes_decrypt_text(s, password, 32).decode('utf-8'), video_urls))
 
         formats = []
@@ -52,14 +55,21 @@ class SpankwireIE(InfoExtractor):
             path = compat_urllib_parse_urlparse(video_url).path
             extension = os.path.splitext(path)[1][1:]
             format = path.split('/')[4].split('_')[:2]
+            resolution, bitrate_str = format
             format = "-".join(format)
+            height = int(resolution.rstrip('P'))
+            tbr = int(bitrate_str.rstrip('K'))
+
             formats.append({
                 'url': video_url,
                 'ext': extension,
+                'resolution': resolution,
                 'format': format,
+                'tbr': tbr,
+                'height': height,
                 'format_id': format,
             })
-        formats.sort(key=lambda format: list(map(lambda s: s.zfill(6), format['format'].split('-'))))
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         age_limit = self._rta_search(webpage)