diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/closertotruth.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/closertotruth.py
index 1e5fa1be5..66b41a9d3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/closertotruth.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/closertotruth.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 
 
 class CloserToTruthIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'http?://(?:www\.)?closertotruth\.com/series/\S+#video-(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?closertotruth\.com/series/[^#]+#video-(?P<id>\w+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://closertotruth.com/series/solutions-the-mind-body-problem#video-3688',
         'md5': '2aa5b8971633d86fe32152827846a5b4',
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ class CloserToTruthIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         video_title = self._search_regex(r'<title>(.+) \|.+</title>', webpage, 'video title')
 
-        entry_id = self._search_regex(r'<a href="\S+" id="video-' + video_id + '" data-kaltura="(\w+)">.+<span.+<\/a>', webpage, "video entry_id")
+        entry_id = self._search_regex(r'<a[^>]+id="video-%s"[^>]+data-kaltura="([^"]+)' % video_id, webpage, "video entry_id")
         interviewee_name = re.sub(r'(<[^>]+>)', '', self._search_regex(r'<a href="\S+" id="video-' + video_id + '" data-kaltura="\w+">(.+)<span.+<\/a>', webpage, "video interviewee_name"))
 
         video_title = video_title + ' - ' + interviewee_name
 
-        # extract the partner id for kaltura.com
-        p_id = self._search_regex(r'<script src="http://cdnapi\.kaltura\.com/p/(?P<p>\w+)/sp/\w+/\S+/partner_id/\w+"></script>', webpage, "kaltura partner_id")
+        p_id = self._search_regex(r'<script[^>]+src=["\'].+?partner_id/(\d+)', webpage, "kaltura partner_id")
 
-        return self.url_result('kaltura:%s:%s' % (p_id, entry_id), 'Kaltura', entry_id, video_title)
+        return {
+            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+            'id': entry_id,
+            'url': 'kaltura:%s:%s' % (p_id, entry_id),
+            'ie_key': 'Kaltura',
+            'title': video_title
+        }
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