diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/netzkino.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/netzkino.py
index bc17e20aa..0d165a82a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/netzkino.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/netzkino.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class NetzkinoIE(InfoExtractor):
             'http://www.netzkino.de/beta/dist/production.min.js', video_id,
             note='Downloading player code')
         avo_js = self._search_regex(
-            r'window\.avoCore\s*=.*?urlTemplate:\s*(\{.*?"\})',
+            r'var urlTemplate=(\{.*?"\})',
             production_js, 'URL templates')
         templates = self._parse_json(
             avo_js, video_id, transform_source=js_to_json)