Synchronous delivery of media content in a collaborative environment

A method for delivery of media content to user devices, the method comprising:

• streaming media content to a first user device of a first user and to a second user device of a second user, the first user different from the second user;
• receiving, during the streaming, user content from the first user device;
• transmitting, during the streaming, the received user content to the second user device;
• receiving, during the streaming, a command from the first user device to control playback of the media content;
• and
• synchronously controlling the streaming on the first user device and on the second user device in accordance with the command received from the first user device.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium for providing instructions that, when executed, enable a system to perform operations to deliver a media object to a first user device and a second user device, the operations comprising:

• streaming the media object to a first device and to a second device;
• during the streaming, receiving user content from the first device;
• during the streaming, transmitting the user content to the second device;
• during the streaming, receiving a command from the first device to control a playback of the media object;
• and
• synchronously controlling the streaming on the first device and on the second device, at least in part based on the command from the first device.