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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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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.
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Buffering (41%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (8%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Southampton |
Playback Issues | |
| Turriff |
Sign in | |
| Haverfordwest |
Buffering | |
| Towcester |
Playback Issues | |
| Luton |
Crashing | |
| Dorchester |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Lesley Cameron 🏴💜🤍💚
(@Elsee29) reported
@GraceBrodie Just watched it on iPlayer, Pete Wishart had not one single forward looking contribution to the debate. All he can do is dig at others - we need solutions, not problems!
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E 🧡
(@EJRW95) reported
Just wasted our time watching Chloe on BBC iPlayer pure dragged out bullshit with an awful ending. Poor.
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Stuart Clarkson
(@Stuart_Clarkson) reported
@CarlosNFFC The Car radio has gone out of tune as the battery went flat. Can you retune it? We can’t get iPlayer anymore. Your Aunty can’t get her TV to work, the screens blank. And many more
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Sarah 💙
(@Wildsea1) reported
After another crappy, long day at work spotting a new series of Shakespeare and Hathaway on iPlayer has perked me right up!
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Dandan
(@guv360) reported
BBC iPlayer making you sign in is unconstitutional
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🇮🇱 David Ha'ivri 🤠 دافيد هعفري
(@haivri) reported
@Gurujuish Can it be viewed on other platforms? The iplayer doesn't work outside of the UK. What language is it in?
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david
(@david46245140) reported
@BBCiPlayer Hi. Is anyone having problems with sound on iplayer on Mac?
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Actually Franziska Von Karma
(@snailguy69420) reported
OMFG MY TVS APPS ARE ALL NOT WORKING IM LIKE HALFWAY THROUGH THE FINALE DEAR GOD PLEASE IF THERE IS ANY POWER GREATER THAN THAT OF MY OWN I BEG PLEASE LET ME USE BBC IPLAYER
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Josh Bunting
(@Buntingfootball) reported
Looking at the Larne attendance why could they not just give Glentoran a few extra tickets , they would have sold them out no problem, looks bad on the Iplayer the way the camera angle is set. Think Larne have made a bad error with their ticketing this week.
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Becca Wray
(@lebeccar) reported
@andymccaff @BBCiPlayer Have the same problem here. Last cast on Thursday no problem. Today I get the iPlayer ready to cast on screen but can't get it to load a programme. Pixel 4a.
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Tilly ©
(@Tilly_Suffield) reported
@BBCiPlayer my iplayer isn't working now for 2 days. Any tips on how to fix?
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Becca Wray
(@lebeccar) reported
@andymccaff @BBCiPlayer Seems to work on a Samsung tablet that hasn't updated the iPlayer app...
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aleks
(@melkaobv) reported
Literally having to torrent drag race because iplayer quality is ******* trash
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Sheila Cristin Larkin
(@SheilaPortobelo) reported
@kerenlarkinire The VPN on my work laptop lets me use the iPlayer 🎉
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Dean Sykes
(@DeanSykestattoo) reported
@jemccudden @aclr1972 @brianmoore666 I watched s2 in work today, it’s good but not a patch on the original. The promise on bbc4/iPlayer is a great watch. From the creators of engrenage/spiral
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shannon thee stallion
(@shandoggTTV) reported
Bbc iplayer not working on my TV thus me not being able to watch drag race is a literal hate crime
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Nick Gray
(@path_dependent) reported
@AndyWWestwood Definitely. Probably on iplayer though... zoom through the worst parts.
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James pointing
(@jpointing) reported
@Jack_WJB My issue is that the way coverage is stored on iPlayer is so incredibly hectic. It's like they let the work experience do it drunk at 3am. Like seriously, I wanna watch the whole men's figure skating free program, why isn't it even possible to find that?
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thenoikz
(@thenoikz) reported
@russty_russ Another that would be perfect for iPlayer but I guess all of the appearances by U2, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra are holding it back due to rights issues.
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🌻 💚~ Cath P ~💚 🌻
(@CathPeeeea) reported
Hi, wonder if anyone in the twittersphere can help. I stream #iplayer via #firestick and for some reason #BBC1 has moved to HD meaning I can't get the local news programme. Anyone know of a fix for this? Thanks
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James Hodden
(@JamesHodden) reported
I watched The Promise on Iplayer, and anyone pitching an English remake is going to need to look up the word coincidentally in a thesaurus before they get to work.
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Julie Broadfoot
(@juliebee) reported
@SkyHelpTeam Hi, are there TV issues around Perth PH1? My Mum can't get her TV to work (only Netflix and iPlayer) and I can't check it from Glasgow. I'm assuming it's a temporary outage and she doesn't need someone in to fix it. Thank you.
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Y Wal Sbaenaid/The Hispanic Wall 🏴
(@TheHispanicWall) reported
I am watching in iPlayer because I can't work today because I am sick :'( Don't tell BBC 🤫
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Nick Harris
(@sportingintel) reported
@BenSkyWatcher1 @amolrajan Omg you really are stupid; if you watched the 30-minute interview on BBC1 last night and didn’t see him being asked, I can’t help you. I’m sure it’s still on iplayer.
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Andrew McCafferty
(@andymccaff) reported
@BBCiPlayer my mum called me up to tell me she couldn't Chromecast from BBC iPlayer tonight. I find that I can't either. We both have Google Pixel 4a phones. Makes me think this could be a widespread problem, and it's started happening recently
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Tetchywayo
(@Tetchywayo) reported
@orbette Even the slightest wind caused issues with our digital freeview signal (which living on coast made it permanently unwatchable). Most of yer live tv should still be watchable on iPlayer, ITVHub, All4 etc. though.
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Emma 💙
(@bazinga8913) reported
@Robster65 Watched from the start at work on iPlayer and on the final stone had to answer a call and missed the win 😭😭
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aiden 🦔🍂
(@greglestradebff) reported
bbc iplayer sign in frog ily
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VainePaine 🏳️🌈
(@Vaine_Paine) reported
@TrinityTheTuck Part of the problem is the BBC is funded for by the tax payer. There are strict rules around sponsorships etc due to that. We have Canada's Drag Race on iPlayer here and they remove the sponsorship blurb in the intro. Don't get me wrong though, I wish they got £££
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Anthony
(@4nth0ny_g4llag) reported
Watched The Promise on iPlayer from BBC4 another show totally ruined by a terrible final episode. #ThePromise #BBC4 #iplayer