Repository: yt-dlp/yt-dlp
File: yt_dlp/extractor/ninenow.py (Python)

Code before:
                continue
            common_data = {
                'episode': (cache.get(current_key) or list(cache.values())[0])[kind],
                'season': (cache.get(current_key) or list(cache.values())[0]).get('season', None)
            }
            break
        else:
            raise ExtractorError('Unable to find video data')

        # Video Data extraction
        if try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['drm'], bool):
            raise ExtractorError('This video is DRM protected.', expected=True)
        brightcove_id = \
            try_get(
                common_data, 
                lambda x: x['episode']['video']['brightcoveId'] or f"ref:{x['episode']['video']['referenceId']}"
                , compat_str
            ) 
        video_id = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['id'] or brightcove_id, compat_str)

        # Episode/Season data extraction
        title = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['name'], compat_str)
        season_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['season']['seasonNumber'], int)
        episode_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['episodeNumber'], int)
        timestamp = unified_timestamp(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['airDate'], compat_str) or None)
        upload_date = unified_strdate(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['availability'], compat_str) or None)
        thumbnails = [{
            'id': thumbnail_id,
            'url': thumbnail_url,
            'width': int_or_none(thumbnail_id[1:]),
        } for thumbnail_id, thumbnail_url in try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['image']['sizes'], dict).items()]

        return {
            '_type': 'url_transparent',
            'url': smuggle_url(
                self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % brightcove_id,
                {'geo_countries': self._GEO_COUNTRIES}),
            'id': video_id,
            'title': title,
            'description': try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['description'], compat_str),
            'duration': float_or_none(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['duration'], float), 1000),
            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
            'ie_key': 'BrightcoveNew',
            'season_number': season_number,
            'episode_number': episode_number,
            'timestamp': timestamp,
            'upload_date': upload_date,
        }


Review comment (suggestion):
Do these point to the same time? if so, remove `upload_date`. If not, see if `release_timestamp`/`release_date` is more appropriate for one of them

Code after:
        },
        'expected_warnings': ['Ignoring subtitle tracks'],
        'params':{
            'skip_download': True,
        }
    }]
    BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/4460760524001/default_default/index.html?videoId=%s'

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        display_id = self._match_id(url)
        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
        page_data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
            r'window\.__data\s*=\s*({.*?});', webpage,
            'page data', default='{}'), display_id, fatal=False)
        if not page_data:
            page_data = self._parse_json(self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
                r'window\.__data\s*=\s*JSON\.parse\s*\(\s*(".+?")\s*\)\s*;',
                webpage, 'page data'), display_id), display_id)

        for kind in ('episode', 'clip'):
            current_key = page_data.get(kind, {}).get(
                'current%sKey' % kind.capitalize())
            if not current_key:
                continue
            cache = page_data.get(kind, {}).get('%sCache' % kind, {})
            if not cache:
                continue
            common_data = {
                'episode': (cache.get(current_key) or list(cache.values())[0])[kind],
                'season': (cache.get(current_key) or list(cache.values())[0]).get('season', None)
            }
            break
        else:
            raise ExtractorError('Unable to find video data')

        if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats') and try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['drm'], bool):
            self.report_drm(display_id)
        brightcove_id = try_get(
            common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['brightcoveId'], compat_str) or 'ref:%s' % common_data['episode']['video']['referenceId']
        video_id = str_or_none(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['video']['id'])) or brightcove_id

        title = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['name'], compat_str)
        season_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['season']['seasonNumber'], int)
        episode_number = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['episodeNumber'], int)
        timestamp = unified_timestamp(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['airDate'], compat_str))
        release_date = unified_strdate(try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['availability'], compat_str))
        thumbnails_data = try_get(common_data, lambda x: x['episode']['image']['sizes'], dict) or {}
        thumbnails = [{
            'id': thumbnail_id,
            'url': thumbnail_url,
            'width': int_or_none(thumbnail_id[1:]),