diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/metacafe.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/metacafe.py
index 3c786a36df..5b0b426086 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/metacafe.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/metacafe.py
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         # Extract URL, uploader and title from webpage
         self.report_extraction(video_id)
         video_url = None
-        mobj = re.search(r'(?m)&mediaURL=([^&]+)', webpage)
+        mobj = re.search(r'(?m)&(?:media|video)URL=([^&]+)', webpage)
         if mobj is not None:
             mediaURL = compat_urllib_parse_unquote(mobj.group(1))
-            video_ext = mediaURL[-3:]
+            video_ext = determine_ext(mediaURL)
 
             # Extract gdaKey if available
             mobj = re.search(r'(?m)&gdaKey=(.*?)&', webpage)