diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutv.py
index d9df068613..f7fe1fecee 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutv.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class RUTVIE(InfoExtractor):
         is_live = video_type == 'live'
 
         json_data = self._download_json(
-            'http://player.rutv.ru/iframe/%splay/id/%s' % ('live-' if is_live else '', video_id),
+            'http://player.rutv.ru/iframe/data%s/id/%s' % ('live' if is_live else 'video', video_id),
             video_id, 'Downloading JSON')
 
         if json_data['errors']: