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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.

iPlayer Outage Chart 02/17/2026 18:30

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  1. Buffering (37%)

    Buffering (37%)

  2. Playback Issues (26%)

    Playback Issues (26%)

  3. Sign in (24%)

    Sign in (24%)

  4. Crashing (13%)

    Crashing (13%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomCroydon Playback Issues
United KingdomCoventry Crashing
United KingdomManchester Playback Issues
United KingdomColchester Sign in
United KingdomRedcar Buffering
United KingdomReading Crashing
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • HB_JFT96 #FSGOUT BobbyDinho 🔴⚪ (@HB_JFT96) reported

    anyone else's bbc iPlayer not working?

  • Liberator_hen Lisa_Tea (@Liberator_hen) reported

    Tested my broadband speed and it's 72mb so why the hell is IPlayer still farting around?!! I've changed the video quality in the app, too. Blooming BBC.

  • smith_adara Adara Smith (@smith_adara) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI @Glentoran @cliftonvillefc How about fix the stream as haven’t been able to watch on bbc IPlayer!! JOKE 😡😡😡

  • gareth111191 gareth (@gareth111191) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI Still not working for me on BBC iPlayer

  • eyeballkidmusic eyeballkid (@eyeballkidmusic) reported

    When We Were Kings - currently on iPlayer - is close to being a perfect movie. If it wasn’t for that terrible eponymous song just before the end credits. Ali bomaye.

  • PaulSoupy Paul Campbell (@PaulSoupy) reported

    Anyone else having problems with the Iplayer coverage of Glens v Cliftonville.

  • thesprayshop Willie Stewart (@thesprayshop) reported

    Watching a film on iPlayer called A Lonely Place to Die. It's very tense and exciting and beautifully shot but the dialogue is bloody awful.

  • dornemartell Stephen (@dornemartell) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI absolute disgrace. Have given up. This wouldn't be allowed to happen with Ulster Rugby or GAA or golf. Utter shambles. Pretend at least to know what you're doing. The iPlayer still doesn't work. Nearly 45 minutes into the game & it doesn't work. Shambles

  • jo_m_88 Jo Mills (@jo_m_88) reported

    @fenifur It's not a film so feel free to ignore, but it FEELS like a fim cut into chunks and would be film length if you watched them in one hit (as I did) - have you seen Starstruck? It's on iplayer. Definitely fits the 'not too hard work to watch' box

  • donnellydavid07 David Donnelly (@donnellydavid07) reported from Belfast, Northern Ireland

    @jboyle20 JB, have you downloaded the BBC sports app? Never an issue watch the live games through this. Much better than through iPlayer. 👍

  • EarsDeafy Stu 🦻🏻 (@EarsDeafy) reported

    @itvhub I go on iplayer: easy. Same with Netflix, Amazon, Channel 4 and every other platform. ITV Hub? Type some silly code in, type your password. Doesn't work? Reset it, still doesn't work. 25 minutes gone 😡

  • FactsStomp Phil's Retro Life #retro (@FactsStomp) reported

    As the BBC require you to sign in to the iPlayer to collect your data, sorry curate your viewing experience why do they insist on giving programmes like Line of Duty and cop drama as "recommend" which I hate. Yet I have to search for Dad's Army which is clearly what I want

  • James2071618969 James_2010 (@James2071618969) reported

    @BBCNewsnight @TheGreenParty @jon_bartley BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice. Thanks a lot.

  • KyleMagill1986 Kyle Magill (@KyleMagill1986) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI Any reason the streams not working on iplayer but is on the site?

  • winkie192 William Sale YNWA (@winkie192) reported

    @BBCSport iPlayer not working for Glentoran v Cliftonville!!

  • IanGregg4 Ian Gregg (@IanGregg4) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI Why is Glens v C’ville cup coverage currently unavailable? Regular problems with this IPlayer service. Unacceptable,given your licence fee/tax.

  • SirCairns AC (@SirCairns) reported

    @BrownerGFC Is it always terrible on iPlayer? As a bitter blue Man I refuse to watch when yous are on but every other stream has been dead on

  • Finchi82 Peter Woolley (@Finchi82) reported

    The revolution has begun… my son prefers “live” CBeebies instead of the BBC iPlayer @CBeebiesHQ well until he wants his Waffle fix…

  • miss_dj_fifi fiona pruen (@miss_dj_fifi) reported

    @NOWHelpTeam I have a ‘sorry there was an error with your player’ message every 5 minutes. BBC iPlayer and 4od both work perfectly. What’s going on?

  • Andy_Macster AndyMacster 🏳️‍🌈 (@Andy_Macster) reported

    Why can't I watch the newest episode of RPDR Down Under on iPlayer? It's Saturday night????????? It was meant to be available this morning at 9am??????? Someone help :(

  • GeorgeWilton3 George Wilton (@GeorgeWilton3) reported

    @militaryhistori Worth watching Rich Hall on BBC iPlayer on America and Work. For the USA he said class was defined by your name. If on the factory wall upper/rich, if on your office door middle/comfortable, if on your coveralls working/poor.

  • The_burger_man 🍔Burgerman🍔 (@The_burger_man) reported

    @CFC_Hugh iplayer not working ?

  • seatzie Darren Seaton (@seatzie) reported

    @rigsy @Glentoran Not working on iPlayer on phones

  • WeeRed1879 WeeRed🇪🇺 (@WeeRed1879) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI Your feed was rubbish. The feed to the Iplayer didn't even work. The website feed was dire. Pathetic.

  • balf4our Joe (@balf4our) reported

    Very first world problems but why isn’t iPlayer available on my PS5

  • antisyzygy Andy Smyth - unethical, foolish& possibly illegal. (@antisyzygy) reported from Belfast, Northern Ireland

    @madebygoogle Hockey puck - trying to cast from BBC iPlayer, not connecting. Have turned off & on again. Not working on any other app either

  • joel_burrough Joel Burrough (@joel_burrough) reported

    Ifollow is so ****. I can use iPlayer, Netflix, NHL app, etc no problem at all on my , but I spend more time watching the buffering circle than the match on iplayer

  • No1Ghirl No1Ghirl (@No1Ghirl) reported

    @WJProgressive @Briansmyth99 Watch it on the website, iplayer not working.

  • ghosty1879 Púca (@ghosty1879) reported

    @BBCSPORTNI You now have 2 options on the iplayer to watch the Cliftonville game and both of them don't work. Wasters.

  • Swirlingfire Fire🔥Bird (@Swirlingfire) reported

    @Janusxuk Thankyou. #BBCSounds was buffering like a spiked badger at 3am. It's awful since it changed from iplayer format. I'll search spotify's when I next have wifi 👌