diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 6a6033491..d26019975 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -1591,6 +1591,8 @@ def report_extraction(self, video_id):
 		self._downloader.to_screen(u'[dailymotion] %s: Extracting information' % video_id)
 
 	def _real_extract(self, url):
+		htmlParser = HTMLParser.HTMLParser()
+		
 		# Extract id and simplified title from URL
 		mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
 		if mobj is None:
@@ -1601,7 +1603,6 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 		self._downloader.increment_downloads()
 		video_id = mobj.group(1)
 
-		simple_title = mobj.group(2).decode('utf-8')
 		video_extension = 'flv'
 
 		# Retrieve video webpage to extract further information
@@ -1631,12 +1632,13 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 		video_url = mediaURL
 
-		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<title>\s*(.+)\s*-\s*Video\s+Dailymotion</title>', webpage)
+		mobj = re.search(r'<meta property="og:title" content="(?P<title>[^"]*)" />', webpage)
 		if mobj is None:
 			self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to extract title')
 			return
-		video_title = mobj.group(1).decode('utf-8')
+		video_title = htmlParser.unescape(mobj.group('title')).decode('utf-8')
 		video_title = sanitize_title(video_title)
+		simple_title = _simplify_title(video_title)
 
 		mobj = re.search(r'(?im)<span class="owner[^\"]+?">[^<]+?<a [^>]+?>([^<]+?)</a></span>', webpage)
 		if mobj is None: