diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index dabf86ec88..bd707e0286 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     NRKIE,
     NRKTVIE,
 )
-from .ntv import NTVIE
+from .ntvru import NTVRuIE
 from .nytimes import NYTimesIE
 from .nuvid import NuvidIE
 from .oktoberfesttv import OktoberfestTVIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ntv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ntvru.py
similarity index 97%
rename from youtube_dl/extractor/ntv.py
rename to youtube_dl/extractor/ntvru.py
index ee740cd9c0..8b9166d486 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ntv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ntvru.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class NTVIE(InfoExtractor):
+class NTVRuIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?ntv\.ru/(?P<id>.+)'
 
     _TESTS = [
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class NTVIE(InfoExtractor):
     ]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        video_id = mobj.group('id')
-
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
         page = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         video_id = self._html_search_regex(self._VIDEO_ID_REGEXES, page, 'video id')