In July 2025, Ian Schmidt developed a unified extractor for the yt-dlp/yt-dlp repository, consolidating support for TBS, TNT Drama, and truTV into a single, maintainable module. He standardized URL parsing and site information handling, reducing edge-case failures and simplifying future updates. His work included updating and expanding automated tests to ensure robust handling of live streams and to validate the new unified approach. Leveraging Python and web scraping techniques, Ian focused on API integration and reliability improvements. The project demonstrated thoughtful engineering depth, emphasizing maintainability and test coverage to streamline ongoing development and improve extractor reliability across platforms.