diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 578359a5e..c9b9ebd23 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ from .fc2 import (
     FC2EmbedIE,
 )
 from .fczenit import FczenitIE
+from .filmon import FilmOnIE, FilmOnVODIE
 from .firstpost import FirstpostIE
 from .firsttv import FirstTVIE
 from .fivemin import FiveMinIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/filmon.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/filmon.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987792fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/filmon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import qualities
+from ..compat import compat_urllib_request
+
+
+_QUALITY = qualities(('low', 'high'))
+
+
+class FilmOnIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?filmon\.com/(?:tv|channel)/(?P<id>[a-z0-9-]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.filmon.com/channel/filmon-sports',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.filmon.com/tv/2894',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        channel_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        request = compat_urllib_request.Request('https://www.filmon.com/channel/%s' % (channel_id))
+        request.add_header('X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest')
+        channel_info = self._download_json(request, channel_id)
+        now_playing = channel_info['now_playing']
+
+        thumbnails = []
+        for thumb in now_playing.get('images', ()):
+            if thumb['type'] != '2':
+                continue
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'url': thumb['url'],
+                'width': int(thumb['width']),
+                'height': int(thumb['height']),
+            })
+
+        formats = []
+
+        for stream in channel_info['streams']:
+            formats.append({
+                'format_id': str(stream['id']),
+                # this is an m3u8 stream, but we are deliberately not using _extract_m3u8_formats
+                # because 0) it doesn't have bitrate variants anyway, and 1) the ids generated
+                # by that method are highly unstable (because the bitrate is variable)
+                'url': stream['url'],
+                'resolution': stream['name'],
+                'format_note': 'expires after %u seconds' % int(stream['watch-timeout']),
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'quality': _QUALITY(stream['quality']),
+                'preference': int(stream['watch-timeout']),
+            })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'id': str(channel_info['id']),
+            'display_id': channel_info['alias'],
+            'formats': formats,
+            # XXX: use the channel description (channel_info['description'])?
+            'uploader_id': channel_info['alias'],
+            'uploader': channel_info['title'], # XXX: kinda stretching it...
+            'title': now_playing.get('programme_name') or channel_info['title'],
+            'description': now_playing.get('programme_description'),
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+            'is_live': True,
+        }
+
+
+class FilmOnVODIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?filmon\.com/vod/view/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.filmon.com/vod/view/24869-0-plan-9-from-outer-space',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '24869',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Plan 9 From Outer Space',
+            'description': 'Dead human, zombies and vampires',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.filmon.com/vod/view/2825-1-popeye-series-1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2825',
+            'title': 'Popeye Series 1',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 8,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        result = self._download_json('https://www.filmon.com/api/vod/movie?id=%s' % (video_id), video_id)
+        if result['code'] != 200:
+            raise ExtractorError('FilmOn said: %s' % (result['reason']), expected=True)
+
+        response = result['response']
+
+        if response.get('episodes'):
+            return {
+                '_type': 'playlist',
+                'id': video_id,
+                'title': response['title'],
+                'entries': [{
+                    '_type': 'url',
+                    'url': 'https://www.filmon.com/vod/view/%s' % (ep),
+                } for ep in response['episodes']]
+            }
+
+        formats = []
+        for (id, stream) in response['streams'].items():
+            formats.append({
+                'format_id': id,
+                'url': stream['url'],
+                'resolution': stream['name'],
+                'format_note': 'expires after %u seconds' % int(stream['watch-timeout']),
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'quality': _QUALITY(stream['quality']),
+                'preference': int(stream['watch-timeout']),
+            })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        poster = response['poster']
+        thumbnails = [{
+            'id': 'poster',
+            'url': poster['url'],
+            'width': poster['width'],
+            'height': poster['height'],
+        }]
+        for (id, thumb) in poster['thumbs'].items():
+            thumbnails.append({
+                'id': id,
+                'url': thumb['url'],
+                'width': thumb['width'],
+                'height': thumb['height'],
+            })
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': response['title'],
+            'formats': formats,
+            'description': response['description'],
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
+        }