diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index dde65fa96..32f38c401 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ from .limelight import LimelightBaseIE
 from .anvato import AnvatoIE
 from .washingtonpost import WashingtonPostIE
 from .wistia import WistiaIE
+from .mediaset import MediasetIE
 
 
 class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -2648,6 +2649,12 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             return self.playlist_from_matches(
                 wapo_urls, video_id, video_title, ie=WashingtonPostIE.ie_key())
 
+        # Look for Mediaset embeds
+        mediaset_urls = MediasetIE._extract_urls(webpage)
+        if mediaset_urls:
+            return self.playlist_from_matches(
+                mediaset_urls, video_id, video_title, ie=MediasetIE.ie_key())
+
         # Looking for http://schema.org/VideoObject
         json_ld = self._search_json_ld(
             webpage, video_id, default={}, expected_type='VideoObject')
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/mediaset.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/mediaset.py
index 3ebc7f2e1..9a0e41663 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/mediaset.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/mediaset.py
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class MediasetIE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_urls(webpage):
+        return [
+            mobj.group('url')
+            for mobj in re.finditer(
+                r'<iframe\b[^>]+\bsrc=(["\'])(?P<url>https?://(?:www\.)?video\.mediaset\.it/player/playerIFrame(?:Twitter)?\.shtml\?.*?\bid=\d+.*?)\1',
+                webpage)]
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)