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On Sunday, HBO showed the latest episode of Game of Thrones, the fifth in its seventh season. Its next episode was scheduled to make its first appearance on the broadcaster's US cable channel this weekend - but things haven't exactly gone to plan.
Earlier today, Reddit users reported having seen episode six, entitled Death is the Enemy, on HBO's video platforms in Europe for around one hour, before it was finally removed. HBO later confirmed the incident, in a statement to The Verge:
We have learned that the upcoming episode of Game of Thrones was accidentally posted for a brief time on the HBO Nordic and HBO España platforms. The error appears to have originated with a third-party vendor and the episode was removed as soon as it was recognized. This is not connected to the recent cyber incident at HBO in the US.
Unfortunately for HBO, there's no way to squeeze this toothpaste back into the tube. The episode was recorded and quickly spread across file-sharing sites around the world, days ahead of its official broadcast.
Last month, HBO said it had suffered a 'cyber incident', in which hackers claimed to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data from the company's servers, including a script for an unaired Game of Thrones episode. The fourth episode of the season also leaked online earlier this month, after what was described as a 'breach' at broadcasting partner Star India.
Source: The Verge
Just because you and your friends have moved to different corners of the globe doesn’t mean you have to stop watching shows and movies together.
Trying to all hit play at the same moment — as well as juggling between Netflix and Skype, a Facebook chat, Slack, Discord, or any other online chat program — isn't exactly the most convenient thing in the world. Luckily, there is another way.
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There are several great apps, extensions and websites with the goal of syncing up Netflix streams across the Internet, but they all have their ups and downs. Some are exclusive to Chrome, some have top-notch chat features and some don’t go full screen.
Here are the pros and cons of the best ways to watch Netflix with your friends online.
1. Netflix Party
Netflix Party is a Google Chrome-exclusive extension that only requires one person to install it, making it the easiest of the three to set up.
Once you install it, choose a movie or show, pause it, and then click the red “NP” button at the top right of your browser to get a link to a shared session. The extension allows you to chat with everyone in the viewing session, but doesn’t allow you to put in a name, so you’ll have to remember your friends’ random symbols.
Netflix Party allows for full-screen viewing and anybody in the session can hit pause, play or scrub through the timeline. The stream adjusts seamlessly.
The biggest downside to Netflix Party is that if you want to watch a few episodes of something or another movie, you’ll have to create a new session every time. Even if Netflix autoplays to the next episode, it will kick everyone out of the session and you’ll have to send out a new link to everyone.
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2. Rabbit
Rabbit is one of the most well-rounded stream-sharing services available, partially because it can be used with any browser and partially because you can share all your favorite streaming services including Netflix, Hulu, Crackle and more.
Rabbit requires you to have an account and add the people you want to share a stream with as your friends. It works by having one person in control of the stream, which is shared via a proxy browser right on the Rabbit website. This means you're essentially sharing the view of a full browser with everyone in your party, and you can go anywhere on the web that you like.
While this is a great feature, it doesn't give the best stream quality. Even when watching something in a Rabbit room alone, the Netflix stream is pretty pixelated. It also cannot be put in full-screen mode or resized, relegating your viewing area to a small portion of your actual screen. If you're watching on a laptop or tablet that's 13 inches or less, good luck seeing much of what's happening.
The chat options on Rabbit are great, though. The chat window on the right shows everyone's username and picture, and you can even do voice and video chat.
These services have their upsides and downsides but they are the best Netflix-sharing services available, at least for now. Happy viewing with your friends.