{"id":20634,"date":"2022-08-22T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1696607"},"modified":"2022-08-22T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T09:58:12","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-premiere-crashes-hbo-max-app","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-crashes-hbo-max-app\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Dragon premiere crashes HBO Max app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The world of Westeros returned to our screens last night with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-thrones-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a> \u2013 HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones prequel \u2013 however, not all fans were able to access the highly-anticipated premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers in the US complained via Twitter about being unable to watch House of the Dragon\u2019s first episode after the HBO Max app crashed.<\/p>\n<p>An HBO spokesperson told <a href=\"\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/house-dragon-premiere-crashes-hbo-max-app-1235203198\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that the problem seemed to be among viewers connecting via Amazon\u2019s devices.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6311091791112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon is being successfully viewed by millions of HBO Max subscribers this evening,\u201d the channel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re aware of a small portion of users attempting to connect via Fire TV devices that are having issues and are in the process of resolving for those impacted users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has reached out to HBO for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans were reporting difficulties on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/lgbeddow\/status\/1561550915412295680&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> when trying to watch House of the Dragon through the HBO Max app, citing the Game of Thrones spin-off as the only show on the platform that would cause it to crash.<\/p> <p>The fantasy drama, which has been three years in the making, follows the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-targaryen-family\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Targaryen family<\/a> during their rule on the Iron Throne, covering the events leading up to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-dance-dragons-war-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dance of the Dragons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a star-studded cast including the likes of Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Emma D\u2019Arcy and Olivia Cooke, the series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-time-release-uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">aired on Sky Atlantic in the early hours<\/a> of the morning in the UK, with the episode airing once again tonight at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>House of the Dragon is available from 22nd August exclusively on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW \u2013 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">sign up for Sky TV her<\/a><a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">e<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>With <a href=\"\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/NKZ6C92YoizNm30CEio_q?domain=eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">an Entertainment Membership<\/a>, fans can currently bundle together a NOW Entertainment and Cinema Membership for \u00a314.99 per month for six months.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>All episodes of Game of Thrones are also available to stream on NOW.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am The world of Westeros returned to our screens last night with House of the Dragon \u2013 HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones prequel \u2013 however, not all fans were able to access the highly-anticipated premiere. 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