diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 8c4c320df..39a196636 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -1603,12 +1603,19 @@ class DailymotionIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 		# Extract URL, uploader and title from webpage
 		self.report_extraction(video_id)
-		mobj = re.search(r'(?i)addVariable\(\"sequence\"\s*,\s*\"([^\"]+?)\"\)', webpage)
+		mobj = re.search(r'(?i)addVariable\(\"sequence\"\s*,\s*\"([^\"]+)\"\)', webpage)
 		if mobj is None:
 			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract media URL')
 			return
 		sequence = urllib.unquote(mobj.group(1))
-		mobj = re.search(r',\"sdURL\"\:\"([^\"]+?)\",', sequence)
+
+		mobj = None
+		for key in ['hd1080URL', 'hd720URL', 'hqURL', 'sdURL']:
+			pattern = re.compile(r',\"%s\"\:\"([^\"]+)\",' % key)
+			mobj = re.search(pattern, sequence)
+			if mobj is not None:
+				self._downloader.to_screen(u'[dailymotion] Using %s' % key)
+				break
 		if mobj is None:
 			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract media URL')
 			return
@@ -1618,18 +1625,19 @@ class DailymotionIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 		video_url = mediaURL
 
-		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<title>Dailymotion\s*-\s*(.+)\s*-\s*[^<]+?</title>', webpage)
+		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<title>Dailymotion\s*-\s*(.+)\s*-\s*[^<]+</title>', webpage)
 		if mobj is None:
 			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract title')
 			return
 		video_title = mobj.group(1).decode('utf-8')
 		video_title = sanitize_title(video_title)
 
-		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<span class="owner[^\"]+?">[^<]+?<a [^>]+?>([^<]+?)</a></span>', webpage)
+		video_uploader = ''
+		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<span class="owner[^\"]+">[^<]+<a [^>]+>([^<]+)</a></span>', webpage)
 		if mobj is None:
-			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract uploader nickname')
-			return
-		video_uploader = mobj.group(1)
+			self._downloader.to_screen(u'WARNING: unable to extract uploader nickname')
+		else:
+			video_uploader = mobj.group(1)
 
 		try:
 			# Process video information