diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index f5ebae1e6..66b8d2dff 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ class BrightcoveNewIE(InfoExtractor):
         }
     }]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_url(webpage):
+        urls = BrightcoveNewIE._extract_urls(webpage)
+        return urls[0] if urls else None
+
     @staticmethod
     def _extract_urls(webpage):
         # Reference: