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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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Buffering (43%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (23%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Huddersfield |
Playback Issues | |
| Stockton-on-Tees |
Buffering | |
| Bristol |
Sign in | |
| Dunstable |
Playback Issues | |
| Croydon |
Sign in | |
| Leeds |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jamie Stickman
(@JamieStickman) reported
@GoldCascade @ITV I like my glass. The itv app on it is the main issue. iPlayer, Prime, Netflix, Disney YouTube etc etc apps do everything you expect, itv hub doesn't do pause or scrub bar control. Only control is a stop button 😠 Glass native ui (the sky smart TV app if you like) is fine
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SpookiNight🎃
(@JohnSmi44549239) reported
@Tardis_Central @NerdgazmTweets Aside from watching it live Ireland is screwed, iPlayer doesn't work here
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linda mather
(@250460) reported
@ManningOfficial I've not got cable provider,so can't watch on BBC America app & the iPlayer not work across the pond 😭,they should've livestreamed as they did with 50th, but then I was still 🏠'd & could watch it so might not've unless they'd live stream it 2 FB
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bats count as spooky🏳️⚧️ 🦇
(@kandybat) reported
@savoytruffle99 IT WAS SO BAD THE BREAKS WERE SO UNNATURAL. I usually watch on iplayer with a vpn, but my vpn was being ridiculously slow and I couldn’t get it to work. ALSO THERE WAS LIKE 3 BURGER COMMERCIALS IN A ROW WE GET IT
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jordan
(@M0RETH4NLIFE) reported
just tryna catch up on eastenders why is my iplayer not working 🤔
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Conor Michael
(@conormichael01) reported
@bbcdoctorwho @BBC @DisneyPlus When you say UK and Ireland - do you mean just the North, or the whole island? iPlayer doesn’t work in the Republic - so there won’t be a legal way to stream it :/
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Dr Kit Byatt
(@Laconic_doc) reported
Does anyone out there know what error code 01119 means on the BBC iPlayer...? (...I'm guessing it's related to the extended buffering sessions we're having, though the rest of my tech is working quite happily with the 'net!)
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DrCJ - 😷 (she/her) #GTTO 💙🔶🇪🇺🇬🇧
(@DrCaz_1000) reported
@nigelm65 @miffythegamer Same here. Tested pos on Sunday. Rest, rest, and more rest. Laptop during covid is for iPlayer, not for work!
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Macro 🏴
(@Macro117) reported
@TheQuiver_ Can they put it on Disney+ in the UK too? Some of us are under the age of 40 and don't have regular TV (and BBC iPlayer is maybe the single worst streaming site I've ever tried to use, gutter trash)
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Andy Finney
(@Delverie) reported
@DTIF__ @a516digital I’m using a Roku box for online viewing through iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 etc. Good quality HD. The only problem is I can’t record a streamed service, as I can with a DTR. I’m in Bournemouth with very bad DTT due to interferers.
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it's me hi i'm the problem it's me
(@jamieproduced) reported
im sorry but do the **** subtitles on iplayer and all 4 not constitute a serious accessibility issue? even after the 'sonic wave' left 4 w no subs for months, the ones they now have on both platforms are so full of basic errors, main characters and proper nouns constantly wrong
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Declan Taylor
(@Declannn48) reported
I can never tell if my wifi is slow or if BBC iPlayer servers are just down bad
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Redfan1892
(@Kloopslads) reported
@LFC__Missy Iplayer doesn’t work over here geo blocked🙄🙄🙄
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Jo Pellereau 🦭
(@PhysicsJo) reported
Friend: I really want to watch Dr Who but how can I without using iPlayer Friend 2: Are you abroad? Use a VPN F1: No, but I refuse to pay the licence fee so I can’t have a BBC account and they need you to login F2: So basically you’re asking how to steal it? F1: … 😳
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ya boi skinny penis
(@SonnyCarlin115) reported
@tvukzone The problem is that so many people watch it on BBC IPlayer as they use a vpn to get way with watching it for free.
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casu!
(@showarider) reported
doctor who bein on d+ everywhere but the UK and ireland makes sense bc d+ is a global streamin service nd bbc (nd iplayer by extension) is free but one small lil problem w/ this is ireland doesnt get it on d+ nor can we access iplayer which is region locked to the UK
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Stuart Thompson
(@doctordst) reported
@Red_Jonkks @scribblesscript Not on iPlayer, but I backed up in my cable box and so I saw it there. I can post a video of my TV screen if you like (but you can probably find better quality versions somewhere else).
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Steven Cruse
(@Steviecruse91) reported
@itsjamesstewart @BecsMmm All of the above. Used it China to keep in touch with family and my socials, used it to book flights at better rates, and then the cheeky wee perks of getting the iPlayer abroad, and the different libraries on Netflix. Basic security too, as I work in cafes a lot.
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jack thomas
(@jacktho17364212) reported
@IpswichTown Some horrible distances that night then. Fleetwood to us, Exeter to Morecambe, Port Vale to Plymouth to name a few. Hopefully these games will be available on iplayer to help out the fans that can't make the games now.
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ethan is a mastermind 🫂
(@tswoodvale) reported
i cant rmemeber the iplayer login i just wanna watch gavin and stacey
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Stu
(@stuartprophet1) reported
@GoogleUK hi, have you had any reports of problems with chrome cast recently? Mine keep stopping and starting. Worst on Disney plus. Keeps putting up the loading wheel and stuttering. I have very reliable and fast broadband and iplayer works ok. Thanks Stu
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💙💙 THASMIN FOREVER ✨️🌍
(@bluthetimelord) reported
Has anyone got a link so I can watch POTD just BBC Iplayer the quality isn't great
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DR
(@TheRoonMeister) reported
@VulcanMonk @DisneyPlus Do you get BBC one but no BBC iPlayer? Thats awful if that's the case.
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Minister for Birds
(@Birb_Boiii) reported
@yascaoimhin Had the exact same problem, still don't understand how I can watch BBC shows on my TV right now but somehow access to the iPlayer is absolutely not allowed? It doesn't make any sense that the globally accessible version isn't actually global it's what ******* websites are for!!!
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Elizabeth Piner-Francis
(@SweatyBetty1976) reported
@Iromg “Do your own research” and watch the clip on iPlayer, they had technical issues. Honestly, who’d have thought you just believe something on SM?
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Karl Stanley 🏳️⚧️
(@karlstanley) reported
@colmanareilly I have seen Nord VPN + iPlayer on Safari work on a mac. Though it's not push-button, sometimes there's some disconnect/reconnect cycles involved. Chrome is a pain though - avoid.
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Sam
(@FridoKala) reported
@DrJazzTehara can you really get past it? i thought iplayer was one of the worst for not letting you use a vpn. i need to look at nord again
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Graham
(@llewellyn1_g) reported
@itvhub just walked from living room to bedroom to carry on watching a program,16 adverts in an I’ve give up. Your app is awful and don’t ask what device I’m watching it on because that shouldn’t matter. IPlayer,My5 and All4 wipe the floor with you.
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Amedeo RF 🏁🎨🎭🎼🎬
(@MrAFelix) reported
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@Kranitoko @GerardGroves iPlayer is great. I really wish I could access it without a VPN which doesn't always work.
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jacob: 7 IS BACK BABY
(@CapaldiEra) reported
I think some people are confused how this will work, so simply put: - BBC & Bad Wolf still create show - Disney have NO say in creating it - They only distribute outside UK - Will only be on BBC1 and iPlayer here - They will only show s14 and onward