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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.

  • 31% Sign in (31%)
  • 31% Playback Issues (31%)
  • 28% Buffering (28%)
  • 11% Crashing (11%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Cheltenham Buffering 1 day ago
Feltham Buffering 2 days ago
City of London Playback Issues 4 days ago
Waterlooville Buffering 7 days ago
Blackpool Buffering 14 days ago
Cambridge Buffering 23 days ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • marieaire
    🍭Minty Claire🌿 (@marieaire) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer This funeral show was extremely well done. Not too sobby…well acted and well written. Thank you for a good show. On the other hand..the stupid car bet , as if selling a car turns anyone into a cash cow. Characters buy property, cars etc with no problems but can’t afford a bap

  • MustBeMam
    M (@MustBeMam) reported

    @bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Total and utter failure by Scot Gov who have taken away every support and back up a teacher had. No wonder they’re leaving in their droves. And to not even try and fix it, it shows such a throw away attitude to professionals lives. It’s disgusting.

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Bad idea ,she's been away much too long. Just like Zoe, it won't work.

  • Frances00494672
    Frances Maxwell (@Frances00494672) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Hope they bump Mark off. He's a terrible character.

  • melaniebelle808
    melaniebelle (@melaniebelle808) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBC @BBCiPlayer Denzel brought bad medicine into the house. Now Yolande must find an Obeah man to fix this. And she won't find one in yellow pages.

  • Colinbr87729419
    Colin Brown (@Colinbr87729419) reported

    @newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer The BBC has been terrible in recent months, it shares opinions and rumors rather than the facts, very disappointed.

  • colleensvannah
    Colleen Savannah (@colleensvannah) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The UK is in trouble because people like you

  • jackdoor2681151
    SnoopDoge (@jackdoor2681151) reported

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

  • Chlocrutch1
    Chloécrutch (@Chlocrutch1) reported

    @StephenNolan @BBCiPlayer Band 5 ICU nurses fighting for years for band 6 pay - some with 20+ years experience - told there’s no money in the budget. Not saying MLA’s don’t deserve it but other professions are being left behind when it comes to recognition! & don’t get me started on our car parking issue!

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders Phil took a massive risk in calling in a favour for Mark which landed Mark in debt in the first place so I can't see Phil helping Mark again especially when he's got Lexi and Nigel to think about. Don't think Sharon would want to help Mark either if she knew.

  • LesTwigg
    Les Twigg (@LesTwigg) reported

    @clive_wilson @BBCiPlayer Ours stopped working a couple of days ago. Just stalls on the BBC iPlayer logo. All the other channels are fine, just the one we have to bloody pay for doesn't work!

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Nicola took a massive risk going behind George's back like that to see Eddie when if he wants to see him that's her decision. As parents to Ivy - George and Nicola have built that strong level of trust and now it's broken between them. #EastEnders (1/2)

  • TheeTayRiahStan
    𝓚𝓿𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓱 𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓮𝔂🦋✨️ (@TheeTayRiahStan) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Worst storyline of all time

  • Bekola1975
    LouBen 🎀 (@Bekola1975) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Surprised there's no STD problems in EE. So much bed hopping!

  • eddieg_11
    Eddie Goss* (@eddieg_11) reported

    @Carl_M79 @BBCiPlayer Loved the novel back in school but that drama is terrible, best of with the old movie

  • PGUK78
    PC (@PGUK78) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The decor is so awful.

  • 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.

  • April_1970s
    Tracey (@April_1970s) reported

    @Andy___Douglas @vicderbyshire @BBCiPlayer If you had bothered to read her testimony you’d know that she couldn’t explain why she had gynaecological problems which she sought help for. What is your point ? She knew, she lied ? Why is it men like yourself need the victim to explain themselves? Andy Douglas, I pity you.

  • JoolsJuevans
    Jools (@JoolsJuevans) reported

    @newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer Yes the whole thing has been unedifying to watch. But the Labour MPs cheering it on are worst than the journalists. Both complicit. It’s not the X Factor.

  • sutty56
    crazy cat lady (@sutty56) reported

    @BBCCasualty @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s the worst cast member in years , get her off the programme . Awful

  • Andy63473458597
    Andy (@Andy63473458597) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer What a poor game, Ross County proving they are worst team in the division and Colin Steven proving he is worst ref in Scotland.

  • Loretta37311
    Loretta (@Loretta37311) reported

    @o_charmian29763 @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Each to their own but I find her awful, totally unwatchable… those facial expressions. A terrible over-actor.

  • BarryTCks
    Barry Ticks (@BarryTCks) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer There is going to be trouble brewing for that family and residence soon, we all know what eddie is like.

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Lauren is beautiful but a terrible actor, she either shouts or mumbles most of the time. And of course she has another disaster this week, she's always doomed!

  • SA01189711
    S.A (@SA01189711) reported

    @FootyAccums They're hiding it behind a paywall because they know everyone will see how much better the FA Cup final on BBC iPlayer UHD HDR HLG looks. It completely embarrasses the TNT Ultimate feed. The drop-off in quality since BT Sport left is an absolute joke. @BBCiPlayer @tntsports

  • TomTomlewis063
    Tom (@TomTomlewis063) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Johnny is terrible 🤢 hurry up and axe him.

  • 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.

  • innov8tor3
    Peter Jones ⚒️🔭🌍 (@innov8tor3) reported

    The saga of @BBCiPlayer on our @SamsungUK TV continues. Not swift and somewhat unsure, Samsung; 96 hours outage and counting. I connected via DMs, gave personal and TV details, and asked about timescales. No answer? Is this a kind of limbo?

  • AnthonyParryUK
    Anthony Parry (@AnthonyParryUK) reported

    So @Google @BBCiPlayer please can you fix iPlayer on Google TV as it doesn't show anything in the continue watching rail of the home screen.. thanks 👍

  • StevenWilc34988
    Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The show is on the verge of going all gangster again, which is why people turn off in the first place. Why would you want to undo all the hard work you've done to go backwards?