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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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.
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Playback Issues (61%)
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Buffering (25%)
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Crashing (11%)
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Sign in (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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Crashing | |
| Newton-le-Willows |
Buffering | |
| City of London |
Buffering | |
| Manchester |
Sign in | |
| Oldbury |
Playback Issues | |
| Glasgow |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Carri Mallard
(@CarriMallard) reported
@BBCiPlayer Angry that you are not allowing the Queen's state funeral to be shown on iPlayer for those of us who are abroad at the moment. How can it be "due to rights issues" when it's your own broadcast? Why not a one off amnesty? Watching it when we return is not the same.
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Liz Fraser
(@lizfraser1) reported
Also, before the legal eagles start, my daughter obviously isn't aware of any issues of mine with TV and she doesn't read twitter, and also I haven't written here why I get PTSD about it so it could be a fear of the iPlayer logo for all she knows so it's FINE to post this👌🏻🙏🏻
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YeahitsmeRyan 💙 🏆 55! 🇬🇧🇺🇦
(@EducatedOranje) reported
@katzenzungen I won't see it at all. I'm relying on seeing the entire thing back on Iplayer. I have to work 😪
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Petrocelli's decorator ©
(@AndrewC_53) reported
Question. If I watch Iplayer using someone else's Now TV login, do I need a licence? Nothing to show I have watched it.
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Surfshark
(@surfshark) reported
@rietti7 We're sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with BBC iPlayer while using our secure VPN service. Perhaps you could get in touch with our Customer Success team, though? They'd be more than happy to assist you with resolving the issue!
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Lauren Larkin
(@laurenlarkin95) reported
@BBCiPlayer help please! I have 2 toddlers that watch iPlayer all the time. However recently when the auto play starts the countdown for the next episode it just goes back to the main menu without playing the next episode? Very annoying when some programs are only 5 mins long!
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paulusthewoodgnome 🇺🇦💙
(@woodgnomology) reported
@DanielThePope Regional HD was supposed to happen this year, I think. I'm sure there are technical issues that take time to resolve but it's frustrating when you think how the BBC led the world when it launched iPlayer. Meanwhile, Sky, Virgin, BT are just getting on with it. UHD aplenty. 🫤
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Sergio Sureshot
(@andrewlucas44) reported
@MarkWHL Need my iplayer login?
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It’s all turning to garbage
(@NigelGarbage) reported
@robertsessford1 @PeterTatchell Didn’t realise bank holidays were only for monarchists. Do you go around at Christmas and tell non-Christians to get back to work? And we all pay for the BBC so it should have something for everyone (esp those who don’t have iPlayer)
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Enoch the Sloth
(@EnochTheSloth) reported
@stukershaw BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice.
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PJB
(@TamertonPJB) reported
Could somebody at the BBC please explain why the lost (by which I mean buried by the BBC)masterpiece of The Roads To Freedom has already been taken off the Iplayer? It was 13 episodes & some of us were watching it gradually to savour it.@ClarkeMicah please help! #roadstofreedom
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Arthur Trubshaw
(@OllytheG) reported
Roxy Music at the BEEB on iPlayer. How can a channel be so good at times and so awful at others?
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Isla Dowds-Skinner
(@Isla_Skinner) reported
@BBC thx for cut & paste reply to complaints. I don’t think you even read the content as the reply sent doesn’t address the issues.. You may like to note too that the solution you offer is flawed as many people don’t have access to iPlayer/ Sounds #complaint #digitamexclusion
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David Goodwin
(@TheGingerDog) reported
from
Bromsgrove, England
iPlayer looks broken. Almost as if everyone's trying to watch it.
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Gilly Theresa
(@CareyGilly) reported
@BBCiPlayer Help! Programmes aren't autoplaying the next episode on iPlayer which means I'm constantly having to press play on the next episode for my 3yo twins. I can't get anything done 😩 Please tell me this is being fixed soon
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JuleyR
(@JuleyAyres62) reported
@BBCTwo I know, hard to work out what an earth is going on but plse respect that not all of your audience feel the same. @StewartLeeis where we turned in our moment of greatest need! #insanityantidote please explain and put it back not just on #iplayer! Yours sincerely #snowflake
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c crompton
(@ccc123abcd) reported
@transformageing @Zubhaque Thank you, brilliant work. Thank goodness someone realises that life does indeed go on. Pity nhs appointments have been cancelled, nhs must not have heard of iPlayer !
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ً
(@TweetXan_) reported
@cityboyhamz Quality, BBC iPlayer dat
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Chris Cain 🇺🇦
(@CaptainHippo) reported
@CornetMaster @EvilBoris @SebastianEPayne Could be available in UHD on iPlayer later. I can’t believe it isn’t being captured in the highest quality possible.
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Greg Ruthen
(@GregRuthen) reported
@bickimoon @MTtegs1 Off to unscheduled appearance at work! Having a number of Internet problems not of my making? New Pharmacy site in a right royal mess. Three areas didn't work day 4 they work but won't send prescription, good job I'm not in any hurry? Then BBC iplayer packs up. Now fixed.
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Ellie 🏳️⚧️
(@syntaxerror9347) reported
is anyone else having picture in picture issues on iPadOS 16.1 Beta 1 v2?? my nephew keeps learning to use my iPad and keeps activating picture in picture on bbc iplayer, but then it doesnt work after turning off PIP, and i have to refresh the page
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John Otoole
(@JohnOto88123277) reported
@BBCOne can u fix the sound. It sounds like BBC one has interference. It's on iPlayer too
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Ben Bishop
(@MrBishopGeog) reported
@mildthing99 @EduCaiti @bruceparry We ended up buying this, loads of great stuff in there about communities, energy issues etc. Unfortunately the great clips are no longer on iPlayer as far as I could find!!
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Richard Leader Music - Leader's American Pie
(@leader_music) reported
from
Croydon, England
@SimonMcCoyTV The quality is fine, the quantity a little overwhelming - I'm glad, however, for streaming services including iPlayer but some actual news would be nice
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KO Club
(@KOClubBoxingMMA) reported
@EverythingBoxi2 Been watching dazn via my firestick since it started, never had any issues always top quality. People moan it’s an app but it’s literally no different than using Netflix/Amazon Prime/BBC iPlayer etc etc. Amazon Prime’s live football is awful quality so it beats that
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(@poorukko) reported
@stuart_foy What a bizarre world it is. I can’t believe it’s streaming live on iplayer. I returned from work to find the gf watching it and felt she would have been better off watching one of those crackling fireplace videos.
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Carolanne
(@Carolan00728712) reported
@marionmain3 @BBCSport why on earth did you take team GBs David Cup Tie with USA off the iplayer so quickly? Came home from work Wednesday to watch 2 brilliant singles matches by streaming but had to go to bed for work early believing I could watch decider next day but coverage was gone?
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ponder
(@ponder_69) reported
@gothictemptress There are some good quality movies out there, think the issue is now i have HDTV they look ropey. Dig out some of the screwball comedies, like Bringing up Baby, usually found on the iplayer
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Caroline Buckley
(@CarolineB78) reported
@kpearny @Fern_Britton Terrible isn’t it, I watched us walking through on iplayer and realised Jacob Rees Mogg was inside at the same time with about 4 of his sons, my young daughter queued for 7 and a half hours with no complaint why are his children different?
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Timmo🇺🇦
(@Overtherooftop) reported
@Lynn_GT That's the problem when streaming TV, I think we were watching Shetland on iplayer