diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 03ef0363bc..f8084fda51 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+version <unreleased>
+
+Extractors
++ [generic] Support Brightcove videos in <iframe> (#12482)
++ [brightcove] Support URLs with bcpid instead of playerID (#12482)
+
+
 version 2017.04.17
 
 Extractors
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
index c4fd96b3d7..a2db705b09 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ class BrightcoveLegacyIE(InfoExtractor):
             },
             'playlist_mincount': 10,
         },
+        {
+            # playerID inferred from bcpid
+            # from http://www.un.org/chinese/News/story.asp?NewsID=27724
+            'url': 'https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1722935254001/?bctid=5360463607001&autoStart=false&secureConnections=true&width=650&height=350',
+            'only_matching': True,  # Tested in GenericIE
+        }
     ]
     FLV_VCODECS = {
         1: 'SORENSON',
@@ -266,9 +272,13 @@ def _extract_brightcove_urls(cls, webpage):
         if matches:
             return list(filter(None, [cls._build_brighcove_url(m) for m in matches]))
 
-        return list(filter(None, [
-            cls._build_brighcove_url_from_js(custom_bc)
-            for custom_bc in re.findall(r'(customBC\.createVideo\(.+?\);)', webpage)]))
+        matches = re.findall(r'(customBC\.createVideo\(.+?\);)', webpage)
+        if matches:
+            return list(filter(None, [
+                cls._build_brighcove_url_from_js(custom_bc)
+                for custom_bc in matches]))
+        return [url for _, url in re.findall(
+            r'<iframe[^>]+src=([\'"])((?:https?:)?//link\.brightcove\.com/services/player/(?!\1).+)\1', webpage)]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
@@ -285,6 +295,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         if videoPlayer:
             # We set the original url as the default 'Referer' header
             referer = smuggled_data.get('Referer', url)
+            if 'playerID' not in query:
+                mobj = re.search(r'/bcpid(\d+)', url)
+                if mobj is not None:
+                    query['playerID'] = [mobj.group(1)]
             return self._get_video_info(
                 videoPlayer[0], query, referer=referer)
         elif 'playerKey' in query:
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index b22c3122a6..67184bc5d8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -430,6 +430,22 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'skip_download': True,  # m3u8 download
             },
         },
+        {
+            # Brightcove video in <iframe>
+            'url': 'http://www.un.org/chinese/News/story.asp?NewsID=27724',
+            'md5': '36d74ef5e37c8b4a2ce92880d208b968',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '5360463607001',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': '叙利亚失明儿童在废墟上演唱《心跳》  呼吁获得正常童年生活',
+                'description': '联合国儿童基金会中东和北非区域大使、作曲家扎德·迪拉尼（Zade Dirani）在3月15日叙利亚冲突爆发7周年纪念日之际发布了为叙利亚谱写的歌曲《心跳》（HEARTBEAT），为受到六年冲突影响的叙利亚儿童发出强烈呐喊，呼吁世界做出共同努力，使叙利亚儿童重新获得享有正常童年生活的权利。',
+                'uploader': 'United Nations',
+                'uploader_id': '1362235914001',
+                'timestamp': 1489593889,
+                'upload_date': '20170315',
+            },
+            'add_ie': ['BrightcoveLegacy'],
+        },
         {
             # Brightcove with alternative playerID key
             'url': 'http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v9/n7/fig_tab/nmeth.2062_SV1.html',