diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/blinkx.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/blinkx.py
index db5e12b21b..d70a3b30ff 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/blinkx.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/blinkx.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'fullid': video_id,
             'title': data['title'],
             'formats': formats,
-            'uploader': data['channel_name'],
-            'timestamp': data['pubdate_epoch'],
+            'uploader': data.get('channel_name'),
+            'timestamp': data.get('pubdate_epoch'),
             'description': data.get('description'),
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
             'duration': duration,