diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
index aea6a02a7a..451cde76d2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TEDIE(InfoExtractor):
         '''
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_our_consciousness.html',
-        'md5': 'fc94ac279feebbce69f21c0c6ee82810',
+        'md5': '0de43ac406aa3e4ea74b66c9c7789b13',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '102',
             'ext': 'mp4',
@@ -37,21 +37,26 @@ class TEDIE(InfoExtractor):
                             'consciousness, but that half the time our brains are '
                             'actively fooling us.'),
             'uploader': 'Dan Dennett',
-            'width': 854,
+            'width': 853,
             'duration': 1308,
         }
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-bcg/vishal-sikka-the-beauty-and-power-of-algorithms',
-        'md5': '226f4fb9c62380d11b7995efa4c87994',
+        'md5': 'b899ac15e345fb39534d913f7606082b',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'vishal-sikka-the-beauty-and-power-of-algorithms',
+            'id': 'tSVI8ta_P4w',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Vishal Sikka: The beauty and power of algorithms',
             'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.+\.jpg',
-            'description': 'Adaptive, intelligent, and consistent, algorithms are emerging as the ultimate app for everything from matching consumers to products to assessing medical diagnoses. Vishal Sikka shares his appreciation for the algorithm, charting both its inherent beauty and its growing power.',
-        }
+            'description': 'md5:6261fdfe3e02f4f579cbbfc00aff73f4',
+            'upload_date': '20140122',
+            'uploader_id': 'TEDInstitute',
+            'uploader': 'TED Institute',
+        },
+        'add_ie': ['Youtube'],
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.ted.com/talks/gabby_giffords_and_mark_kelly_be_passionate_be_courageous_be_your_best',
+        'md5': '71b3ab2f4233012dce09d515c9c39ce2',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '1972',
             'ext': 'mp4',
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ def _talk_info(self, url, video_name):
                 'vcodec': 'none',
             })
 
-        self._sort_formats(formats, ('width', 'height', 'tbr', 'format_id'))
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         video_id = compat_str(talk_info['id'])
 
@@ -267,7 +272,11 @@ def _watch_info(self, url, name):
 
         config_json = self._html_search_regex(
             r'"pages\.jwplayer"\s*,\s*({.+?})\s*\)\s*</script>',
-            webpage, 'config')
+            webpage, 'config', default=None)
+        if not config_json:
+            embed_url = self._search_regex(
+                r"<iframe[^>]+class='pages-video-embed__video__object'[^>]+src='([^']+)'", webpage, 'embed url')
+            return self.url_result(self._proto_relative_url(embed_url))
         config = json.loads(config_json)['config']
         video_url = config['video']['url']
         thumbnail = config.get('image', {}).get('url')