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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.
- Buffering (41%)
- Playback Issues (26%)
- Crashing (21%)
- Sign in (10%)
- Video Quality (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Wimborne Minster
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Crashing | 54 minutes ago |
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Porth
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Buffering | 5 days ago |
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Altrincham
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Crashing | 6 days ago |
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Poplar
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Playback Issues | 6 days ago |
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London
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Video Quality | 6 days ago |
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Southwark
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Buffering | 11 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jill T - Food safety person and G/F foodie (@jill_jtc) reportedWhy has @BBCiPlayer gone from being the best to worst platform for tv?!! Your programmes & indexing & available prog’s are out of date & rubbish!! @TheRepairShop new series live on tv but you can’t watch on iPlayer - that’s just one example. Come on, where’s my licence fee going?
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Martin Nisbet (@TartanLeotard) reported@bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Possibly the worst incidental music ever written.
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FilmChampion (@PanopticalDream) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You should fire all the people who made and signed off on this and they should never work in the industry again.
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Lorraine (@LORRAIN25481106) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Awful storyline and writing = awful acting from everyone involved.
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Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders I wish Nicola took the opportunity to be honest with George - not just about her financial problems with the businesses but also about Eddie's money when she had a chance 😬 Now this will drive tensions between her and George and this isn't good for Ivy.
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Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer A huge and emotional day ahead for Patrick as he prepares to meet his grandson Josh for the very first time. After eveything that happened with Jasmine - you can't blame him for thinking the worst. He's got nothing to worry about though. #EastEnders
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Joseph H Clarke (@clarkejoseph49) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer What was that poor attempt fire effect at the end of tonight’s episode? That CGI fire was absolutely terrible.
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ActuallyWill (@actuallywill1) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews ******* awful.
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Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer @bbceastenders made some errors. Why was Jack wearing a surgical mask and apron in one scene with Denise, and the following day he, Chelsea and Libby wore no mask? Surely, with Jordan in the hospital as well, they can transfer germs to each other.
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Ciaran Wallace💙 (@oldbencjw) reportedWatching some of these World Cup highlights from previous tournaments on #bbciplayer you realise how awful David Seaman was for #England #FIFAWorldCup
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Alison Maitland (@alison_maitland) reported@bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s a narcissist boot. She’s played all her cult for fools for years. Nicola Sturgeon only cares about Nicola Sturgeon. She loved living the high life and now it’s came crashing down. Crocodile tears won’t work anymore.
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Davide (@Ivorbigyin11) reportedExposed : The high street crime crisis. BBCiPlayer 😳 Ripping the absolute p*ss out of the UK. Broken Britain.
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Ann Hacke 🕷🌱🇪🇺 #FBPA 🌻🇺🇦 (@AnnHacke) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Zzzzzz. Awful characters. Can they buzz off now Sharon and son are back please. Surprised Vicki isn’t wearing her black tights under her wedding dress.
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KDUK (@KD_UK1) reported@BBCPanorama @BBCiPlayer The worst miscarriage of justice is Gosport, the Liverpool Care Pathway still continuing under its new name End of Life Pathway. Normalised way of killing of people who may or may not be dying. Horrific enforced deaths by pulmonary oedema. But it looks peaceful due to sedation
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Tyke on a bike (@MelvinJCain) reported@BBCiPlayer U assume you don’t want you licence payers to use iplayer. I have watched it for years. Now it’s telling me to log in, log in. It’s not the correct password I create new password. Still cannot login The sooner the BBC loses its charter the better.
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WeTheMany (@WTM_TTF) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You just failed to call out the real problem with AI while committing the same problem yourselves stealing intellectual property.
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Andrew (@Grokton) reported@dnmcg @BBCiPlayer Hi! Spotted a UI bug on Red Dwarf. The page says "Available until Sat", but clicking the "?" help icon next to it just gives an "Oops, something went wrong" error page. Just flagging the broken link/incorrect countdown for your tech team!
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sæmunder99 (@SaeMunder99) reported@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Can I just say your commentators are ******* awful to listen to. So poor and biased
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Lorraine (@LORRAIN25481106) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer As long as it’s doesn’t include those twins and Oscar….bloody awful actors and storylines. They’ve ruined this soap for months.
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OCD Soundsystem 🇵🇸 🇻🇪 (@millenumcholic) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen
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AzBalofski (@AzzerBall1968) reported@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Commentary is bloody awful. Muted it
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Paul Duerinckx (@drinckx) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Terrible, though they all Looked more realistic than Fiona Bruce.
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iggyboy63 (@DavidSh99798518) reported@bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Thought it terrible tbh..safe,middle class viewing
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melonax9 (@melonax9) reported@tlukethompson @BBCiPlayer ******* FINALLY A BETTER QUALITY !!!!
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Steve Jones (@antoniosteve) reported@newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer BBC News wasn't the worst, by a long way. But they did contribute.
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John Huyton (@JohnHuyton) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Probably the worst Question Time I’ve ever seen. Total trash 🧐
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Peter Jones ⚒️🔭🌍 (@innov8tor3) reportedThe 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?
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Zippy (@zippyyu) reported@StephenNolan @BBCNolan @BBCiPlayer Our airport has no problem worshipping one
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AlisonAbraham (@AlisonA02620688) reported@thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer With some conditions there is no way to alleviate the horror & indignity. Palliative care can only do so much. Watching a loved one vomit up faeces is awful but nothing to the appalling experience by the patient. It should be the individual’s choice.
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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)