diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
index ace5ec19d4..380d429d6f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aljazeera.py
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         return {
             '_type': 'url',
-            'url':
-                'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?'
-                '&playerKey=AQ~~%2CAAAAmtVJIFk~%2CTVGOQ5ZTwJbeMWnq5d_H4MOM57xfzApc'
-                '&%40videoPlayer={0}'.format(brightcove_id),
+            'url': (
+                'brightcove:'
+                'playerKey=AQ~~%2CAAAAmtVJIFk~%2CTVGOQ5ZTwJbeMWnq5d_H4MOM57xfzApc'
+                '&%40videoPlayer={0}'.format(brightcove_id)
+            ),
             'ie_key': 'Brightcove',
         }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index 1eca004707..003152c4e6 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 class BrightcoveIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://.*brightcove\.com/(services|viewer).*?\?(?P<query>.*)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?://.*brightcove\.com/(services|viewer).*?\?|brightcove:)(?P<query>.*)'
     _FEDERATED_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/htmlFederated?%s'
 
     _TESTS = [