diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index f161a33509..f4eb00f059 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -1369,6 +1369,7 @@ from .nova import (
     NovaIE,
 )
 from .novaplay import NovaPlayIE
+from .nowcanal import NowCanalIE
 from .nowness import (
     NownessIE,
     NownessPlaylistIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nowcanal.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nowcanal.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46a1eeb7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nowcanal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from .brightcove import BrightcoveNewIE
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+
+
+class NowCanalIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?nowcanal\.pt(?:/[\w-]+)+/detalhe/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.nowcanal.pt/ultimas/detalhe/pedro-sousa-hjulmand-pode-ter-uma-saida-limpa-do-sporting-daqui-a-um-ano',
+        'md5': '047f17cb783e66e467d703e704bbc95d',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '6376598467112',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Pedro Sousa «Hjulmand pode ter uma saída limpa do Sporting daqui a um ano»',
+            'description': '',
+            'uploader_id': '6108484330001',
+            'duration': 65.237,
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https://.+\.jpg',
+            'timestamp': 1754440620,
+            'upload_date': '20250806',
+            'tags': ['now'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.nowcanal.pt/programas/frente-a-frente/detalhe/frente-a-frente-eva-cruzeiro-ps-e-rita-matias-chega',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    _BC_URL_TMPL = 'https://players.brightcove.net/6108484330001/chhIqzukMq_default/index.html?videoId={}'
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+
+        video_id = self._search_json(
+            r'videoHandler\.addBrightcoveVideoWithJson\(\[',
+            webpage, 'video data', display_id)['brightcoveVideoId']
+
+        return self.url_result(self._BC_URL_TMPL.format(video_id), BrightcoveNewIE)