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The BBC iPlayer is a streaming television and radio service made available by the BBC. In addition to programming from the BBC, the platform also offers programs from broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of iPlayer reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  • 30% Sign in (30%)
  • 30% Playback Issues (30%)
  • 20% Buffering (20%)
  • 20% Crashing (20%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Wrexham Buffering 2 days ago
London Sign in 2 days ago
Kingston upon Hull Playback Issues 3 days ago
Margate Crashing 8 days ago
Pontypridd Playback Issues 9 days ago
Didcot Playback Issues 14 days ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • lyncey_gilbe
    lyncey 🇬🇧 yorkshire 💋 (@lyncey_gilbe) reported

    @RyanSoapKing25 @BBCiPlayer Definitely Kim! Westbrook is awful

  • andrewkerr64832
    andrew kerry (@andrewkerr64832) reported

    @BBCiPlayer #bbc #Winter Olympics Dear the BBC, your coverage is absolutely shocking. Tuned in at 1230 today for the men’s biathlon on your red button service. Nothing. Thanks for nothing. Worst coverage EVER 😡

  • TirnAOge
    Cats Rule (@TirnAOge) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Hmmmmmm, not sure how this will work. He is so full of himself and full of being "Welsh" (I have nothing against Welsh people in general). Shame as I always enjoyed this show

  • konatona1
    konatona (@konatona1) reported

    @BBCMOTD @BBCiPlayer arsenal have problem

  • Wee_Westie29
    Westie (@Wee_Westie29) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Alfie leaving to visit Spencer. Hopefully he brings him back with him. As for Jake, he can’t keep hiding what he did to Danny forever. Also it looks like Jake maybe getting cold feet about Chrissie. But he wants to fix things #Eastenders

  • JAC2725
    jeno (@JAC2725) reported

    @BBCiPlayer deciding to show 2/3 of an ice hockey game and show the last third a hour after it’s played. AWFUL BROADCASTING.

  • RaymondAlastair
    Alastair Raymond (@RaymondAlastair) reported

    @Lord_Sugar @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Loved this programme when it first started I was invited but had commitments,Standard of contestants has bottomed out-all terrible

  • MensAdvisoryP
    The Men's Advisory Project (@MensAdvisoryP) reported

    @StephenNolan @BBCiPlayer This is why MAP or Women's Aid provide time & support whilst a victim thinks through their options. We support them with examining risk and making safety plans and work together to see how to leave safely. For so many, leaving or ending the relationship is the most dangerous time

  • Gee_McK
    Gee_McK (@Gee_McK) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Stop mucking about with your website! Looks awful, why the white background????

  • Thenaish1
    Tosh (@Thenaish1) reported

    @Helen_Barnard @BBCiPlayer Can someone help Helen understand the difference between adverts and trailers. Cheers. Please donate to help others on the internet who cant read or think. 🙏

  • thenightswstch
    Will (@thenightswstch) reported

    @StephenNolan @DHamill2004 @BBCiPlayer Dermot just summed up the problem quite clearly there without even realising what he just done.

  • LesTwigg
    Les Twigg (@LesTwigg) reported

    @antonydandrea1 @BBCiPlayer Took us numerous attempts to even log on then when we eventually got to the program it would only play a few seconds then start buffering. Pausing it for a couple of minutes seemed to do the trick. No problem with ITV.

  • TomTomlewis063
    Tom (@TomTomlewis063) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Johnny’s actor is awful.

  • drowsyfire
    Kim Frinton (@drowsyfire) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Oh lord, help us. Smug, sanctimonious wokery incoming.

  • Mingoobies
    Shuahae⛸️ (@Mingoobies) reported

    @BBCiPlayer get somebody to fix the stream please. I'm trying to watch the figure skating team event and it's showing all sorts of random other sports

  • oldschool454
    Tom Parker (@oldschool454) reported

    @SamsungUK Please can you tell my why I keep getting error code 02100 when trying to play @BBCiPlayer on my Samsung TV? I have googled problem and done every suggested fix with no success. Please help!!

  • Laineygirl20
    Lainey (@Laineygirl20) reported

    @StephenNolan @EoinTennyson @BBCiPlayer Alliance dress up crucial issues of womens rights & child safeguarding as culture wars. My rights aren't a culture war. Then they distract by 2 MLA's making cringe videos. You'd think they'd never been in Stormont to hear Tennyson whine. Take responsibility for this circus too.

  • thetoddy111
    thetodd (@thetoddy111) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer As if ANY of them are any better As if we coukd have faith in them Theyre ALL awful

  • actionslaxx
    actionslaxx (@actionslaxx) reported

    @Gordon_998877 @Helen_Barnard @BBCiPlayer yep, having to login every time you switch back to the iPlayer (even if you've just got one profile) is a PITA - other streaming services don't make you do this

  • nollaigde
    leon green32 (@nollaigde) reported

    @StephenNolan @SJAMcBride @BBCiPlayer A United Ireland problem solved.

  • CorporateDude
    The Corporate Dude (@CorporateDude) reported

    @anon_opin I love @BBCiPlayer, it's years ahead of the awful @ITVX, but they need to track my usage and see that I skip EVERY SINGLE TRAILER. I don't want to watch a trailer for something else, I want to watch what I've selected.

  • dolfingray
    Booba (@dolfingray) reported

    @StephenNolan @gordonlyons1 @BBCiPlayer If they are entitled to them then what’s the issue? You know you are punching down here Stephen? People with disabilities and conditions having to justify themselves to you and your sensationalist reporting. Poor form.

  • musomusings
    Sara Foster (@musomusings) reported

    @EnarialP @Helen_Barnard @BBCiPlayer They do need to work on their algorithms though - if I’m about to watch a film about Emily Brontë, do I really want to see a trailer for FA Cup coverage?

  • TraceyW83194634
    TJW (@TraceyW83194634) reported

    @bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer God help this country really hope reform can save it

  • adeduntan
    Ogbeni D (@adeduntan) reported

    @ifeelflames It’s even worse in Ireland where the @BBCiPlayer doesn’t work This means you can’t record or pause @deathinparadise

  • jackdoor2681151
    SnoopDoge (@jackdoor2681151) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Who gives a fig, why is the final episode of the welsh open missing? Seriously, please fix this!

  • cfs_jo
    Jo (@cfs_jo) reported

    @BBCCasualty @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Worst episode in a long time.

  • jamiethinking
    jamie (@jamiethinking) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The government just raised my council tax 6% wiping out any and all so called efforts they have made ! This labour government has broken everything

  • lickle_monster
    Saor Alba (@lickle_monster) reported

    @ITVX fancy getting the Ireland v Scotland 6 nations match up on replay or something so folk can watch it that couldn’t see it live? Don’t have these issues with @BBCiPlayer when they show the matches. Just saying.

  • chazul11
    wbd (@chazul11) reported

    @bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer What we’re dealing with is a woke academic who is again using this falsehood toxic masculinity! These are yobs and the problem is ultras and the entitlement of Celtic football club who due to victimhood believe they can do what they want and the issue is the reaction only