diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bliptv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bliptv.py
index 159ea39d9a..4f1272f29a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bliptv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bliptv.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from ..utils import (
 class BlipTVIE(InfoExtractor):
     """Information extractor for blip.tv"""
 
-    _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?blip\.tv/((.+/)|(play/)|(api\.swf#))(.+)$'
-    IE_NAME = 'blip.tv'
+    _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?blip\.tv/((.+/)|(play/)|(api\.swf#))(.+)$'
+
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'http://blip.tv/cbr/cbr-exclusive-gotham-city-imposters-bats-vs-jokerz-short-3-5796352',
         'file': '5779306.mov',
@@ -46,17 +46,12 @@ class BlipTVIE(InfoExtractor):
             raise ExtractorError('Invalid URL: %s' % url)
 
         # See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/857
-        api_mobj = re.match(r'http://a\.blip\.tv/api\.swf#(?P<video_id>[\d\w]+)', url)
-        if api_mobj is not None:
-            url = 'http://blip.tv/play/g_%s' % api_mobj.group('video_id')
-        urlp = compat_urllib_parse_urlparse(url)
-        if urlp.path.startswith('/play/'):
-            response = self._request_webpage(url, None, False)
-            redirecturl = response.geturl()
-            rurlp = compat_urllib_parse_urlparse(redirecturl)
-            file_id = compat_parse_qs(rurlp.fragment)['file'][0].rpartition('/')[2]
-            url = 'http://blip.tv/a/a-' + file_id
-            return self._real_extract(url)
+        embed_mobj = re.search(r'^(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?blip\.tv/(?:play/|api\.swf#)([a-zA-Z0-9]+)', url)
+        if embed_mobj:
+            info_url = 'http://blip.tv/play/%s.x?p=1' % embed_mobj.group(1)
+            info_page = self._download_webpage(info_url, embed_mobj.group(1))
+            video_id = self._search_regex(r'data-episode-id="(\d+)', info_page,  'video_id')
+            return self.url_result('http://blip.tv/a/a-' + video_id, 'BlipTV')
 
         if '?' in url:
             cchar = '&'
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 377ae91c43..57a6b1820c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -273,16 +273,12 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             }
 
         # Look for embedded blip.tv player
-        mobj = re.search(r'<meta\s[^>]*https?://api.blip.tv/\w+/redirect/\w+/(\d+)', webpage)
+        mobj = re.search(r'<meta\s[^>]*https?://api\.blip\.tv/\w+/redirect/\w+/(\d+)', webpage)
         if mobj:
-            return self.url_result('http://blip.tv/seo/-'+mobj.group(1), 'BlipTV')
-        mobj = re.search(r'<(?:iframe|embed|object)\s[^>]*https?://(?:\w+\.)?blip.tv/(?:play/|api\.swf#)([a-zA-Z0-9]+)', webpage)
+            return self.url_result('http://blip.tv/a/a-'+mobj.group(1), 'BlipTV')
+        mobj = re.search(r'<(?:iframe|embed|object)\s[^>]*(https?://(?:\w+\.)?blip\.tv/(?:play/|api\.swf#)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)', webpage)
         if mobj:
-            player_url = 'http://blip.tv/play/%s.x?p=1' % mobj.group(1)
-            player_page = self._download_webpage(player_url, mobj.group(1))
-            blip_video_id = self._search_regex(r'data-episode-id="(\d+)', player_page, u'blip_video_id', fatal=False)
-            if blip_video_id:
-                return self.url_result('http://blip.tv/seo/-'+blip_video_id, 'BlipTV')
+            return self.url_result(mobj.group(1), 'BlipTV')
 
         # Look for Bandcamp pages with custom domain
         mobj = re.search(r'<meta property="og:url"[^>]*?content="(.*?bandcamp\.com.*?)"', webpage)