diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index 8e47bd60dc..b523e9644a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 from .gdcvault import GDCVaultIE
 from .generic import GenericIE
 from .giantbomb import GiantBombIE
+from .giga import GigaIE
 from .glide import GlideIE
 from .globo import GloboIE
 from .godtube import GodTubeIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/giga.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/giga.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..775890112d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/giga.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import itertools
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    qualities,
+    compat_str,
+    parse_duration,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    str_to_int,
+)
+
+
+class GigaIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?giga\.de/(?:[^/]+/)*(?P<id>[^/]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.giga.de/filme/anime-awesome/trailer/anime-awesome-chihiros-reise-ins-zauberland-das-beste-kommt-zum-schluss/',
+        'md5': '6bc5535e945e724640664632055a584f',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2622086',
+            'display_id': 'anime-awesome-chihiros-reise-ins-zauberland-das-beste-kommt-zum-schluss',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Anime Awesome: Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland – Das Beste kommt zum Schluss',
+            'description': 'md5:afdf5862241aded4718a30dff6a57baf',
+            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'duration': 578,
+            'timestamp': 1414749706,
+            'upload_date': '20141031',
+            'uploader': 'Robin Schweiger',
+            'view_count': int,
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.giga.de/games/channel/giga-top-montag/giga-topmontag-die-besten-serien-2014/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.giga.de/extra/netzkultur/videos/giga-games-tom-mats-robin-werden-eigene-wege-gehen-eine-ankuendigung/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.giga.de/tv/jonas-liest-spieletitel-eingedeutscht-episode-2/',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+
+        video_id = self._search_regex(
+            [r'data-video-id="(\d+)"', r'/api/video/jwplayer/#v=(\d+)'],
+            webpage, 'video id')
+
+        playlist = self._download_json(
+            'http://www.giga.de/api/syndication/video/video_id/%s/playlist.json?content=syndication/key/368b5f151da4ae05ced7fa296bdff65a/'
+            % video_id, video_id)[0]
+
+        quality = qualities(['normal', 'hd720'])
+
+        formats = []
+        for format_id in itertools.count(0):
+            fmt = playlist.get(compat_str(format_id))
+            if not fmt:
+                break
+            formats.append({
+                'url': fmt['src'],
+                'format_id': '%s-%s' % (fmt['quality'], fmt['type'].split('/')[-1]),
+                'quality': quality(fmt['quality']),
+            })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        title = self._html_search_meta(
+            'title', webpage, 'title', fatal=True)
+        description = self._html_search_meta(
+            'description', webpage, 'description')
+        thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage)
+
+        duration = parse_duration(self._search_regex(
+            r'(?s)(?:data-video-id="{0}"|data-video="[^"]*/api/video/jwplayer/#v={0}[^"]*")[^>]*>.+?<span class="duration">([^<]+)</span>'.format(video_id),
+            webpage, 'duration', fatal=False))
+
+        timestamp = parse_iso8601(self._search_regex(
+            r'datetime="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'upload date', fatal=False))
+        uploader = self._search_regex(
+            r'class="author">([^<]+)</a>', webpage, 'uploader', fatal=False)
+
+        view_count = str_to_int(self._search_regex(
+            r'<span class="views"><strong>([\d.]+)</strong>', webpage, 'view count', fatal=False))
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'display_id': display_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'description': description,
+            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'duration': duration,
+            'timestamp': timestamp,
+            'uploader': uploader,
+            'view_count': view_count,
+            'formats': formats,
+        }