diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/mgtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/mgtv.py
index 7ae2e3c3b7..71fc3ec56d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/mgtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/mgtv.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 'http_headers': {
                     'Referer': url,
                 },
+                'format_note': stream.get('name'),
             })
         self._sort_formats(formats)