diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tver.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tver.py
index eefd6f1af..4132be918 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tver.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/tver.py
@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import csv
 import re
 
-from .common import InfoExtractor
 from .brightcove import BrightcoveNewIE
-from ..compat import (
-    compat_HTTPError,
-)
-from ..utils import (
-    ExtractorError,
-    js_to_json,
-    unsmuggle_url,
-)
 
 
 class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
-    
+
     _TESTS = [
         {
-            'url': 'https://tver.jp/feature/f0057485', # 'feature'
-            'md5': '1c1c09662252571992dee0441028b4ec', # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
+            'url': 'https://tver.jp/feature/f0057485',  # 'feature'
+            'md5': '1c1c09662252571992dee0441028b4ec',  # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
             'info_dict': {
-                'id': 'f0057485', # TVer ID
-                'display_id': 'ref:hanzawa_naoki---s2----323-001', # Brightcove ID
+                'id': 'f0057485',  # TVer ID
+                'display_id': 'ref:hanzawa_naoki---s2----323-001',  # Brightcove ID
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': '半沢直樹(新シリーズ)　第1話 子会社VS銀行!飛ばされた半沢の新たな下剋上が始まる',
                 'description': '大和田(香川照之)の不正を糾弾し､子会社へ出向を命じられた半沢直樹(堺雅人)は､東京セントラル証券営業企画部長に｡ある日1500億円超の買収案件が舞い込むが…｡',
@@ -37,11 +27,11 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
             'skip': 'Running from test_download.py doesn\'t seem to be able to handle encrypted HLS videos',
         },
         {
-            'url': 'https://tver.jp/corner/f0056997', # 'corner'
-            'md5': 'aac4e681dcdb775fc44497da4f7bdd05', # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
+            'url': 'https://tver.jp/corner/f0056997',  # 'corner'
+            'md5': 'aac4e681dcdb775fc44497da4f7bdd05',  # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
             'info_dict': {
-                'id': 'f0056997', # TVer ID
-                'display_id': 'ref:kanokari_10', # Brightcove ID
+                'id': 'f0056997',  # TVer ID
+                'display_id': 'ref:kanokari_10',  # Brightcove ID
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': '彼女、お借りします　第10話「友達の彼女」-トモカノ-',
                 'description': 'バイトの初任給を何に使おうか考える和也だったが、ふと栗林のことが脳裏をよぎる。最近栗林の様子がおかしいと、木部から話を聞いていたのだ。ボーッとしていたり、女性不信のつぶやきをしているという。和也は意を決して、栗林を呼び出すことに。翌日、栗林が和也を待っていると──「駿君、だよね？」。待ち合わせ場所にやって来たのは、千鶴だった……！',
@@ -54,11 +44,11 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
             'skip': 'Running from test_download.py doesn\'t seem to be able to handle encrypted HLS videos',
         },
         {
-            'url': 'https://tver.jp/episode/76799350', # 'episode'
-            'md5': 'ad893db02b8a3e949216c463af7ce51e', # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
+            'url': 'https://tver.jp/episode/76799350',  # 'episode'
+            'md5': 'ad893db02b8a3e949216c463af7ce51e',  # MD5 hash of a short video downloaded by running youtube-dl with the --test option
             'info_dict': {
-                'id': '76799350', # TVer ID
-                'display_id': '2366_2365_4533', # Brightcove ID
+                'id': '76799350',  # TVer ID
+                'display_id': '2366_2365_4533',  # Brightcove ID
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': '港時間　#49　神奈川県／リビエラシーボニアマリーナ　9月18日(金)放送分',
                 'description': '【毎週金曜 よる12時15分から放送】\n\n日本のヨット文化 を育んできた三浦半島の西海岸、小網代湾にあるリビエラシーボニアマリーナ。昨年から始まったSailGPの日本チームを率いるヨット界のレジェンドに会いました。',
@@ -71,13 +61,13 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
             'skip': 'Running from test_download.py doesn\'t seem to be able to handle encrypted HLS videos',
         },
     ]
-    
+
     IE_NAME = 'TVer'
     IE_DESC = 'TVer'
 
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?tver\.jp/(corner|episode|feature)/(?P<id>f?[0-9]+)'
-    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP'] # TVer service is limited to Japan only
-    
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['JP']  # TVer service is limited to Japan only
+
     BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://players.brightcove.net/%s/default_default/index.html?videoId=ref:%s'
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -90,7 +80,7 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
 
         # extract video information
         video_info_csv = self._search_regex(r'addPlayer\((?P<video_info>.*?)\);', webpage, 'video information', flags=re.DOTALL).strip()
-        video_info_csv = video_info_csv.replace('\t', '').replace('\n', '').replace('\'', '') # remove \t and \n and '
+        video_info_csv = video_info_csv.replace('\t', '').replace('\n', '').replace('\'', '')  # remove \t and \n and '
         video_info = video_info_csv.split(',')
 
         # extract brightcove account id
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
         brightcove_video_id = video_info[4]
 
         # brightcove url
-        brightcove_url =  self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % (brightcove_account_id, brightcove_video_id)
+        brightcove_url = self.BRIGHTCOVE_URL_TEMPLATE % (brightcove_account_id, brightcove_video_id)
 
         # debug output
         if self._downloader.params.get('verbose', False):
@@ -119,15 +109,22 @@ class TVerIE(BrightcoveNewIE):
         # get video information
         info_dict = super(TVerIE, self)._real_extract(brightcove_url)
 
+        # get video description
+        description = \
+            self._og_search_description(webpage) or \
+            self._html_search_meta('twitter:description', webpage) or \
+            self._html_search_regex(r'<div class="description">(?P<description>.*?)</div>', webpage, 'description', default=None, flags=re.DOTALL)
+
         # undo _VALID_URL
         self._VALID_URL = _VALID_URL
 
-        # replacement
-        info_dict['id'] = video_id # TVer ID
-        info_dict['display_id'] = brightcove_video_id # Brightcove ID
-        info_dict['thumbnail'] = info_dict['thumbnail'].replace('160x90', '1920x1080') # select large thumbnail
-        info_dict['description'] = self._html_search_regex( # desctiption
-            r'<div class="description">(?P<description>.*?)</div>',
-            webpage, 'description', flags=re.DOTALL)
-        
+        # TVer ID
+        info_dict['id'] = video_id
+        # Brightcove ID
+        info_dict['display_id'] = brightcove_video_id
+        # select large thumbnail
+        info_dict['thumbnail'] = info_dict['thumbnail'].replace('160x90', '1920x1080')
+        # desctiption
+        info_dict['description'] = description
+
         return info_dict