www.voot.com - Opening a video in a new tab and closing it causes the previous tab page to crash

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URL: https://www.voot.com/shows/the-sarkari-karyalay/1/1387972/vaibhavi-s-painful-struggle/1388681

Browser / Version: Firefox 108.0 Operating System: Windows 8 Tested Another Browser: Yes Chrome

Problem type: Video or audio doesn't play Description: The video or audio does not play

Preconditions: VPN actively pointing toward INDIA Account login performed

Steps to reproduce:

1. Navigate to: https://www.voot.com/shows/madhubala-ek-ishq-ek-junoon/1/365229/madhu-digs-to-the-root/370502
2. Play the video.
3. Open a video in a new tab and play it (same link can be used).
4. Close the newly opened tab and return to the previous tab.
5. Observe the result.

Expected results: The video plays in the previous tab.

Actual results: Page crashes and an error pop-up message is displayed.

Tested with:

Browser / Version: Firefox Nightly 108.0a1 (2022-11-03) (64-bit)/ Operating System: Windows 10 PRO x64

Notes:

1. Screenrecording attached.
2. The issue is not reproducible using Chrome.
3. Reproducible on the latest build of Firefox Nightly and Release.
4. Reproducible regardless of the status of ETP.
5. Reloading the page plays the video.

Watchers: @softvision-raul-bucata @calin-sv

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