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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 (58%)
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Buffering (28%)
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Crashing (10%)
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Sign in (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Yarm |
Sign in | |
| Treharris |
Buffering | |
| Manchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Inverurie |
Buffering | |
| City of London |
Crashing | |
| Newton-le-Willows |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Charlie
(@pensionscanwork) reported
@musicmeandtea I'm pretty sure we're around the same age! I literally made her weekend last week by introducing her to iPlayer, as she was berating my dad for not recording it. And actually dad's weekend, as he was in a lot of trouble.
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lys
(@fukkiretaX9) reported
@Papapishu Biggest issue is most servers I've used are flagged by a lot of places. Can't open the taco bell website for ex. I have no idea how normal this is for other vpns. Occasionally you can get into BBC iPlayer with it tho
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Hassaan Mohammad
(@hassaan97) reported
@robinparker55 I can't say I'm massively keen. I've been annoyed with the BBC for trying so hard to emulate the streamers for the last two years. Linear & iPlayer should work hand in hand, rather than one replacing the other.
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Sally-Anne Ingham
(@SallyAnneIngha1) reported
@QueenLancashire I don’t have Netflix or ITVX so catchup is tricky usually iPlayer I have sky so I record on planner when I see Sarah’s work is being transmitted
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Ian Bailey 💙
(@ibailey500) reported
@itvxhelp why is ITVX not working correctly. Starts but cannot navigate. IPlayer fine, my4 fine. Tried ITVX on more than one device none working.
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Adam
(@adamcobb) reported
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Saint Ninians, Scotland
@njr_private @trogtroglodytes Also iPlayer was a phenomenally good (world class) on demand platform when it launched (after years of trialing an awful peer to peer platform they bit the bullet and built the Flash version in months). Sadly Kangaroo being killed caused most of the team to leave.
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M18 Snooker Est. 2019
(@M18Snooker) reported
@Rhianlovesbooks Literally, Discovery+ froze on me, then said I had a poor internet connection (even though it's working fine everywhere else), then I tried iPlayer and it wouldn't load, now I'm trying iPlayer again and it's frozen on the sign in screen
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Garp
(@According2Garp) reported
@Sparkletutu Totally agree - it freezes, chucks you out- absolutely awful compared to iPlayer and All4
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Peter Aldiss, PhD
(@Peter_Aldiss) reported
Iplayer is the worst streaming platform ever. 15 in and spent more time buffering than playing. Joke.
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The Greater Good #StayHomeSaveLives
(@Experimentness) reported
@ITVXhelp I've done all that. I've tried all the usual things. Clear cache and cookies, restart device, uninstall and reinstall - nothing works because your app is awful. I don't have any issues with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, BBC iPlayer... But ITVX? I give up.
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They call me Mr Jones
(@playedandmissed) reported
Movie advice please… Watching “Children of men” on iplayer. I’m 15 mins in and so far it’s awful. Does it improve or should I cut my losses? x
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Freesat Advice
(@freesatadvice) reported
@bikeruk111 We are aware of a temporary access issue effecting UHD (4K) streaming on BBC iPlayer and Red Button service. Our team is working to resolve this with BBC and hope to restore UHD streaming shortly.
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M18 Snooker Est. 2019
(@M18Snooker) reported
@Rhianlovesbooks It's fine, I'll see if iPlayer will work on my iPad, got plenty of data on that at least
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Julian Brooks
(@Wildwatertv) reported
@UKTVPlayHelp We have no patience left. It’s been a week and all major streaming platforms except iPlayer are broken. Ridiculous.
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ginzeh
(@ginzeh) reported
it's madness we have to pay for tv license. I cancelled virgin TV as rarely watch live TV! I have netflix, disney and youtube But I watch eastenders and the apprentice on iplayer. At least I help their wages I suppose lol.
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Bad_school_parent 💙📚🤦🏻
(@BadSchoolparent) reported
Because I needed a lift I’ve gone back to W1A on iplayer. I am now convinced that I work within that show, like some sort of Truman show…funny and yet still sad!
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Chris Hamilton
(@hammycfc) reported
Anybody get Questions time to work on iplayer?
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Ess 🇯🇲
(@SharLDN) reported
I don’t know why but out of all the streaming apps on my phone BBC iPlayer is the only one that works. Everything else comes up with error messages
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PDM 🤓
(@bayerninmunchen) reported
@robinparker55 Word now is that iplayer is king, but how does that work with tariffs for daytime and peak etc?
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BoleynAli
(@BoleynAli) reported
@EmArSee1 @sammywoodhouse1 I’m in the centre of London so no issues with me, I just thought that as it’s on iPlayer people abroad might not be able to view it. I also use a VPN so I can watch what I want to but thank you for the advice that a VPN would help viewings abroad.
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Shaun Crabby Higgs
(@CrabbyValiant) reported
@virginmedia No error codes, they simply sit waiting. ITVX today loaded but will only play adverts then nothing for a while as though loading the programme, then adverts again. BBC IPlayer won't load.
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TheRealGrumpyDad
(@TheRealGrumpDad) reported
@jameslineytv @gilliancopsey @MaertensDanny Never has it been so apparent why someone has the job role you do..."Senior producer, Dan Wootton tonight"...& you can't work out that if you don't watch Iplayer or the BBC channels, you're not obliged to pay the BBC's TV license fee.
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Anthony Bibby
(@Bibby8Anthony) reported
@ITVXhelp watching itvx on my TV us not the best. Can't FF when ads are on or anytime watching a programme,and it's clunky and time-consuming to load. BBC IPLAYER does not have any issues.
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Chelsea x Celtic
(@ChelseaXCeltic) reported
@jf6788 @CelticFCWomen If YouTube doesn’t work try BBC iplayer
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alljusthuman #FBPE #leavealighton 🇪🇺🇵🇸
(@alljusthuman) reported
@BBCiPlayer Something odd with iPlayer. For 2 nights running I just get error message trying to watch the extra episode of Wild Isles. Now it won't start Our Changing Planet. Same error msge. Yet it works for other progs eg yesterday I also watched 2nd ep of HolyLand prog-no prob
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jen survivor
(@jen_survivor) reported
@WeHearYou2020 @sammywoodhouse1 I have tried to share again from iPlayer it didn't send. I shared another one from iPlayer it worked. I don't understand why Sammy's video link not working.
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8ball75
(@8ballwakefield) reported
@leah_michelle87 @BBCSport And iplayer not working. Unbelievable
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ada
(@2sharpfangs) reported
@Ur_m0mmy_d0m IT’S SO FUNNY idk if my iplayer is just broken or not but i think they took the first season off for no reason IM GONNA CHECK AGAIN I WANNA REWATCH
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Chris
(@Warwickshire01) reported
@RonnieStidolph @MartinDaubney @LeeAndersonMP_ Jugs....nickname. I take it you don't watch live TV, though you still need a licence to watch Iplayer ITVX etc. He was suspended for his biased views and at it again. He is paid a fortune for how many hours work a week at the BBC? It's not that many.
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angela sniff
(@angethecat) reported
Why is the coverage of the Snooker so poor this year. Swapping between BBC2, BBC4 and iPlayer that doesn’t work half the time. Can I have my license fee back because it’s so bad