determining by a video server, a first source from a plurality of sources for downloading a first video stream, the plurality of sources all configured to stream the same first video stream;

sending, by the video server, a request for the first video stream to the determined first source;

receiving, by the video server, the first video stream from the determined first source;

sending, by the video server, a request to a host device for a second video stream to be presented simultaneously with the first video stream at a plurality of devices;

receiving, by the video server, the second video stream;

timestamping the first video stream and the second video stream to enable synchronization of the first and second video stream at the plurality of devices; and

transmitting the timestamped first video stream and the timestamped second video stream to the plurality of devices;

wherein each of the plurality of devices is configured for synchronized display of the first and the second video streams based on the timestamps.