diff --git a/apps/api/schedule.py b/apps/api/schedule.py
index f775d8d72..8441b8ac2 100644
--- a/apps/api/schedule.py
+++ b/apps/api/schedule.py
@@ -17,10 +17,16 @@ def _require_video_api_key(func):
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         auth_header = request.headers.get("authorization", None)
-        if not auth_header or not auth_header.startswith("Bearer "):
+        if not auth_header:
+            abort(401)
+
+        if auth_header.startswith("bearer "):
+            bearer_token = auth_header.removeprefix("bearer ")
+        elif auth_header.startswith("Bearer "):
+            bearer_token = auth_header.removeprefix("Bearer ")
+        else:
             abort(401)
 
-        bearer_token = auth_header.removeprefix("Bearer ")
         if not compare_digest(bearer_token, app.config["VIDEO_API_KEY"]):
             abort(401)
 
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ def patch(self, proposal_id):
             "thumbnail_url",
             "c3voc_url",
             "video_recording_lost",
+            "video_download_url",
         }
         if set(payload.keys()) - ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES:
             abort(400)
@@ -60,10 +67,7 @@ def patch(self, proposal_id):
         return {
             "id": proposal.id,
             "slug": proposal.slug,
-            "youtube_url": proposal.youtube_url,
-            "thumbnail_url": proposal.thumbnail_url,
-            "c3voc_url": proposal.c3voc_url,
-            "video_recording_lost": proposal.video_recording_lost,
+            **{a: getattr(proposal, a) for a in ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES}
         }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/schedule/data.py b/apps/schedule/data.py
index f128b719e..a17c98116 100644
--- a/apps/schedule/data.py
+++ b/apps/schedule/data.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def _get_proposal_dict(proposal: Proposal, favourites_ids):
         video_res["youtube"] = proposal.youtube_url
     if proposal.thumbnail_url:
         video_res["preview_image"] = proposal.thumbnail_url
+    if proposal.video_download_url:
+        video_res["video_download_url"] = proposal.video_download_url
     video_res["recording_lost"] = proposal.video_recording_lost
     if video_res:
         res["video"] = video_res
diff --git a/apps/schedule/schedule_xml.py b/apps/schedule/schedule_xml.py
index c06b966e4..8672be7d4 100644
--- a/apps/schedule/schedule_xml.py
+++ b/apps/schedule/schedule_xml.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ def add_event(room, event):
 
     _add_sub_with_text(event_node, "subtitle", "")
 
+    if vdu := event.get("video", {}).get("video_download_url"):
+        _add_sub_with_text(event_node, "video_download_url", vdu)
+
     add_persons(event_node, event)
     add_recording(event_node, event)
 
diff --git a/migrations/versions/a666c0f102e2_add_video_download_url.py b/migrations/versions/a666c0f102e2_add_video_download_url.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505625180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/a666c0f102e2_add_video_download_url.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""add video download url
+
+Revision ID: a666c0f102e2
+Revises: 7249f66e2ae0
+Create Date: 2024-08-26 23:39:26.318321
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'a666c0f102e2'
+down_revision = '7249f66e2ae0'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('proposal', sa.Column('video_download_url', sa.String(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('proposal_version', sa.Column('video_download_url', sa.String(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('proposal_version', 'video_download_url')
+    op.drop_column('proposal', 'video_download_url')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/models/cfp.py b/models/cfp.py
index abd92ec15..61f2c990e 100644
--- a/models/cfp.py
+++ b/models/cfp.py
@@ -440,6 +440,13 @@ class Proposal(BaseModel):
     youtube_url = db.Column(db.String)
     thumbnail_url = db.Column(db.String)
     video_recording_lost = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
+    video_download_url = db.Column(
+        db.String,
+        doc="""
+        Canonical, potentially ephemeral source for the video recording.
+        Used to automate release of videos to other platforms, in particular media.ccc.de.
+        """,
+    )
 
     type_might_require_ticket = False
     tickets = db.relationship("EventTicket", backref="proposal")