diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index cee825cb57..3a8cd8a589 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ from .ustream import UstreamIE, UstreamChannelIE
 from .vbox7 import Vbox7IE
 from .veehd import VeeHDIE
 from .veoh import VeohIE
+from .vesti import VestiIE
 from .vevo import VevoIE
 from .vice import ViceIE
 from .viddler import ViddlerIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vesti.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vesti.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f05c0ea9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vesti.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import re
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    int_or_none
+)
+
+
+class VestiIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'vesti'
+    IE_DESC = 'Вести.Ru'
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:.+?\.)?vesti\.ru/(?P<id>.+)'
+
+    _TESTS = [
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=575582&cid=1',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '765035',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Вести.net: биткоины в России не являются законными',
+                'description': 'md5:d4bb3859dc1177b28a94c5014c35a36b',
+                'duration': 302,
+            },
+            'params': {
+                # m3u8 download
+                'skip_download': True,
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.vesti.ru/only_video.html?vid=576180',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '766048',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'США заморозило, Британию затопило',
+                'description': 'md5:f0ed0695ec05aed27c56a70a58dc4cc1',
+                'duration': 87,
+            },
+            'params': {
+                # m3u8 download
+                'skip_download': True,
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://sochi2014.vesti.ru/video/index/video_id/766403',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '766403',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'XXII зимние Олимпийские игры. Российские хоккеисты стартовали на Олимпиаде с победы',
+                'description': 'md5:55805dfd35763a890ff50fa9e35e31b3',
+                'duration': 271,
+            },
+            'params': {
+                # m3u8 download
+                'skip_download': True,
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://sochi2014.vesti.ru/live/play/live_id/301',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '51499',
+                'ext': 'flv',
+                'title': 'Сочи-2014. Биатлон. Индивидуальная гонка. Мужчины ',
+                'description': 'md5:9e0ed5c9d2fa1efbfdfed90c9a6d179c',
+            },
+            'params': {
+                # rtmp download
+                'skip_download': True,
+            },
+            'skip': 'Translation has finished'
+        }
+    ]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
+        video_id = mobj.group('id')
+
+        page = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, 'Downloading page')
+
+        mobj = re.search(r'<meta property="og:video" content=".+?\.swf\?v?id=(?P<id>\d+).*?" />', page)
+        if mobj:
+            video_type = 'video'
+            video_id = mobj.group('id')
+        else:
+            mobj = re.search(
+                r'<div.+?id="current-video-holder".*?>\s*<iframe src="http://player\.rutv\.ru/iframe/(?P<type>[^/]+)/id/(?P<id>\d+)[^"]*"',
+                page)
+
+            if not mobj:
+                raise ExtractorError('No media found')
+
+            video_type = mobj.group('type')
+            video_id = mobj.group('id')
+
+        json_data = self._download_json(
+            'http://player.rutv.ru/iframe/%splay/id/%s' % ('live-' if video_type == 'live' else '', video_id),
+            video_id, 'Downloading JSON')
+
+        if json_data['errors']:
+            raise ExtractorError('vesti returned error: %s' % json_data['errors'], expected=True)
+
+        playlist = json_data['data']['playlist']
+        medialist = playlist['medialist']
+        media = medialist[0]
+
+        if media['errors']:
+            raise ExtractorError('vesti returned error: %s' % media['errors'], expected=True)
+
+        view_count = playlist.get('count_views')
+        priority_transport = playlist['priority_transport']
+
+        thumbnail = media['picture']
+        width = media['width']
+        height = media['height']
+        description = media['anons']
+        title = media['title']
+        duration = int_or_none(media.get('duration'))
+
+        formats = []
+
+        for transport, links in media['sources'].items():
+            for quality, url in links.items():
+                if transport == 'rtmp':
+                    mobj = re.search(r'^(?P<url>rtmp://[^/]+/(?P<app>.+))/(?P<playpath>.+)$', url)
+                    if not mobj:
+                        continue
+                    fmt = {
+                        'url': mobj.group('url'),
+                        'play_path': mobj.group('playpath'),
+                        'app': mobj.group('app'),
+                        'page_url': 'http://player.rutv.ru',
+                        'player_url': 'http://player.rutv.ru/flash2v/osmf.swf?i=22',
+                        'rtmp_live': True,
+                        'ext': 'flv',
+                        'vbr': int(quality),
+                    }
+                elif transport == 'm3u8':
+                    fmt = {
+                        'url': url,
+                        'ext': 'mp4',
+                    }
+                else:
+                    fmt = {
+                        'url': url
+                    }
+                fmt.update({
+                    'width': width,
+                    'height': height,
+                    'format_id': '%s-%s' % (transport, quality),
+                    'preference': -1 if priority_transport == transport else -2,
+                })
+                formats.append(fmt)
+
+        if not formats:
+            raise ExtractorError('No media links available for %s' % video_id)
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'view_count': view_count,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
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