diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cnet.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cnet.py
index 5dd69bff7a..2fac0d79d3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cnet.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cnet.py
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 import json
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-)
+from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
 
 
 class CNETIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -15,29 +13,22 @@ class CNETIE(InfoExtractor):
         'url': 'http://www.cnet.com/videos/hands-on-with-microsofts-windows-8-1-update/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '56f4ea68-bd21-4852-b08c-4de5b8354c60',
-            'ext': 'flv',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Hands-on with Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update',
             'description': 'The new update to the Windows 8 OS brings improved performance for mouse and keyboard users.',
-            'thumbnail': 're:^http://.*/flmswindows8.jpg$',
             'uploader_id': '6085384d-619e-11e3-b231-14feb5ca9861',
             'uploader': 'Sarah Mitroff',
         },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': 'requires rtmpdump',
-        }
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.cnet.com/videos/whiny-pothole-tweets-at-local-government-when-hit-by-cars-tomorrow-daily-187/',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '56527b93-d25d-44e3-b738-f989ce2e49ba',
-            'ext': 'flv',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
             'description': 'Khail and Ashley wonder what other civic woes can be solved by self-tweeting objects, investigate a new kind of VR camera and watch an origami robot self-assemble, walk, climb, dig and dissolve. #TDPothole',
             'uploader_id': 'b163284d-6b73-44fc-b3e6-3da66c392d40',
             'uploader': 'Ashley Esqueda',
             'title': 'Whiny potholes tweet at local government when hit by cars (Tomorrow Daily 187)',
         },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,  # requires rtmpdump
-        },
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -45,26 +36,13 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
 
         data_json = self._html_search_regex(
-            r"<div class=\"cnetVideoPlayer\"\s+.*?data-cnet-video-options='([^']+)'",
+            r"<div class=\"videoPlayer\"\s+.*?data-cnet-video-uvp-options='([^']+)'",
             webpage, 'data json')
         data = json.loads(data_json)
-        vdata = data['video']
-        if not vdata:
-            vdata = data['videos'][0]
-        if not vdata:
-            raise ExtractorError('Cannot find video data')
-
-        mpx_account = data['config']['players']['default']['mpx_account']
-        vid = vdata['files'].get('rtmp', vdata['files']['hds'])
-        tp_link = 'http://link.theplatform.com/s/%s/%s' % (mpx_account, vid)
+        vdata = data['videos'][0]
 
         video_id = vdata['id']
-        title = vdata.get('headline')
-        if title is None:
-            title = vdata.get('title')
-        if title is None:
-            raise ExtractorError('Cannot find title!')
-        thumbnail = vdata.get('image', {}).get('path')
+        title = vdata['title']
         author = vdata.get('author')
         if author:
             uploader = '%s %s' % (author['firstName'], author['lastName'])
@@ -73,13 +51,27 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             uploader = None
             uploader_id = None
 
+        mpx_account = data['config']['uvpConfig']['default']['mpx_account']
+        tp = ThePlatformIE(self._downloader)
+        formats = []
+        subtitles = {}
+        description = vdata.get('description')
+
+        for vid in vdata['files'].values():
+            result = tp.extract(('http://link.theplatform.com/s/%s/%s' % (mpx_account, vid)))
+            formats.extend(result['formats'])
+            subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, result['subtitles'])
+            description = description or result.get('description')
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
         return {
-            '_type': 'url_transparent',
-            'url': tp_link,
             'id': video_id,
             'display_id': display_id,
             'title': title,
+            'description': description,
             'uploader': uploader,
             'uploader_id': uploader_id,
-            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'subtitles': subtitles,
+            'formats': formats,
         }