diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 7b374f7b91..4d6aeabdf6 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ from .mit import TechTVMITIE, MITIE
 from .mixcloud import MixcloudIE
 from .mpora import MporaIE
 from .mofosex import MofosexIE
-from .mtv import MTVIE
+from .mtv import (
+    MTVIE,
+    MTVIggyIE,
+)
 from .muzu import MuzuTVIE
 from .myspace import MySpaceIE
 from .myspass import MySpassIE
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ from .southparkstudios import (
 from .space import SpaceIE
 from .spankwire import SpankwireIE
 from .spiegel import SpiegelIE
+from .spike import SpikeIE
 from .stanfordoc import StanfordOpenClassroomIE
 from .statigram import StatigramIE
 from .steam import SteamIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index b873dc0d44..e1c45d1f0b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ class BrightcoveIE(InfoExtractor):
         object_doc = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(object_str)
 
         fv_el = find_xpath_attr(object_doc, './param', 'name', 'flashVars')
-        flashvars = dict(
-            (k, v[0])
-            for k, v in compat_parse_qs(fv_el.attrib['value']).items())
+        if fv_el is not None:
+            flashvars = dict(
+                (k, v[0])
+                for k, v in compat_parse_qs(fv_el.attrib['value']).items())
+        else:
+            flashvars = {}
 
         def find_param(name):
             if name in flashvars:
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ class BrightcoveIE(InfoExtractor):
         m_brightcove = re.search(
             r'''(?sx)<object
             (?:
-                :[^>]+?class=([\'"])[^>]*?BrightcoveExperience.*?\1 |
+                [^>]+?class=([\'"])[^>]*?BrightcoveExperience.*?\1 |
                 [^>]*?>\s*<param\s+name="movie"\s+value="https?://[^/]*brightcove\.com/
             ).+?</object>''',
             webpage)
@@ -230,6 +233,6 @@ class BrightcoveIE(InfoExtractor):
                 else:
                     return ad_info
 
-        if 'url' not in info:
+        if 'url' not in info and not info.get('formats'):
             raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract video url for %s' % info['id'])
         return info
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
index 32cfa36322..af889a8afe 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
-import xml.etree.ElementTree
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     find_xpath_attr,
     fix_xml_ampersands,
+    url_basename,
+    RegexNotFoundError,
 )
 
 
@@ -38,10 +39,9 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         else:
             return thumb_node.attrib['url']
 
-    def _extract_video_formats(self, metadataXml):
-        if '/error_country_block.swf' in metadataXml:
+    def _extract_video_formats(self, mdoc):
+        if re.match(r'.*/error_country_block\.swf$', mdoc.find('.//src').text) is not None:
             raise ExtractorError('This video is not available from your country.', expected=True)
-        mdoc = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(metadataXml.encode('utf-8'))
 
         formats = []
         for rendition in mdoc.findall('.//rendition'):
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         mediagen_url = re.sub(r'&[^=]*?={.*?}(?=(&|$))', '', mediagen_url)
         if 'acceptMethods' not in mediagen_url:
             mediagen_url += '&acceptMethods=fms'
-        mediagen_page = self._download_webpage(mediagen_url, video_id,
-                                               'Downloading video urls')
+
+        mediagen_doc = self._download_xml(mediagen_url, video_id,
+            'Downloading video urls')
 
         description_node = itemdoc.find('description')
         if description_node is not None:
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
         return {
             'title': title,
-            'formats': self._extract_video_formats(mediagen_page),
+            'formats': self._extract_video_formats(mediagen_doc),
             'id': video_id,
             'thumbnail': self._get_thumbnail_url(uri, itemdoc),
             'description': description,
@@ -106,6 +107,17 @@ class MTVServicesInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
             'Downloading info', transform_source=fix_xml_ampersands)
         return [self._get_video_info(item) for item in idoc.findall('.//item')]
 
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        title = url_basename(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, title)
+        try:
+            # the url is in the format http://media.mtvnservices.com/fb/{mgid}.swf
+            fb_url = self._og_search_video_url(webpage)
+            mgid = url_basename(fb_url).rpartition('.')[0]
+        except RegexNotFoundError:
+            mgid = self._search_regex(r'data-mgid="(.*?)"', webpage, u'mgid')
+        return self._get_videos_info(mgid)
+
 
 class MTVIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)^https?://
@@ -158,3 +170,17 @@ class MTVIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
     
             uri = self._html_search_regex(r'/uri/(.*?)\?', webpage, 'uri')
         return self._get_videos_info(uri)
+
+
+class MTVIggyIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'mtviggy.com'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.mtviggy\.com/videos/.+'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.mtviggy.com/videos/arcade-fire-behind-the-scenes-at-the-biggest-music-experiment-yet/',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '984696',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Short',
+        }
+    }
+    _FEED_URL = 'http://all.mtvworldverticals.com/feed-xml/'
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a9aaa24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/spike.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .mtv import MTVServicesInfoExtractor
+
+
+class SpikeIE(MTVServicesInfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.spike\.com/(video-clips|episodes)/.+'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.spike.com/video-clips/lhtu8m/auction-hunters-can-allen-ride-a-hundred-year-old-motorcycle',
+        'md5': '1a9265f32b0c375793d6c4ce45255256',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'b9c8221a-4e50-479a-b86d-3333323e38ba',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Can Allen Ride A Hundred Year-Old Motorcycle?',
+            'description': 'md5:fbed7e82ed5fad493615b3094a9499cb',
+        },
+    }
+
+    _FEED_URL = 'http://www.spike.com/feeds/mrss/'