[generic] False-positive Brightcove embed (was: Site Request: BoomerangTV.co.uk/videos)

[BridgeUK]

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.02.07
• At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)

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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

youtube-dl.exe -v http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/videos/tom-and-jerry-toothache
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/videos/tom-and-jerry-toothache']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.07
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] tom-and-jerry-toothache: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] tom-and-jerry-toothache: Downloading webpage
[generic] tom-and-jerry-toothache: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove video detected.
[download] Downloading playlist: Toothache| Tom and Jerry Videos | Boomerang
[generic] playlist Toothache| Tom and Jerry Videos | Boomerang: Collected 1 vide
o ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[brightcove:legacy] ' + video_url + ': Downloading webpage
ERROR: brightcove said: This player is not enabled for access without key.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfjt892j_\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 696, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfjt892j_\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 369, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfjt892j_\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\brightcove.py", line 277, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfjt892j_\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\brightcove.py", line 300, in _get_video_info
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: brightcove said: This player is not enabled for
 access without key.
...
<end of log>

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/videos/tom-and-jerry-toothache

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I'd like to make request for boomerangtv.co.uk/videos please, it's a UK based website, thank you.

[yan12125]

A workaround:

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 3db31debe..561d76350 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1809,23 +1809,6 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             return self.playlist_result(
                 urlrs, playlist_id=video_id, playlist_title=video_title)
 
-        # Look for Brightcove Legacy Studio embeds
-        bc_urls = BrightcoveLegacyIE._extract_brightcove_urls(webpage)
-        if bc_urls:
-            self.to_screen('Brightcove video detected.')
-            entries = [{
-                '_type': 'url',
-                'url': smuggle_url(bc_url, {'Referer': url}),
-                'ie_key': 'BrightcoveLegacy'
-            } for bc_url in bc_urls]
-
-            return {
-                '_type': 'playlist',
-                'title': video_title,
-                'id': video_id,
-                'entries': entries,
-            }
-
         # Look for Brightcove New Studio embeds
         bc_urls = BrightcoveNewIE._extract_urls(webpage)
         if bc_urls: