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iPlayer status: streaming issues and outage reports

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Users are reporting problems related to: buffering, playback issues and sign in.

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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.

June 17: Problems at iPlayer

iPlayer is having issues since 09:40 AM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

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

  • 39% Buffering (39%)
  • 29% Playback Issues (29%)
  • 16% Sign in (16%)
  • 16% Crashing (16%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Bridgend Buffering 2 days ago
Ipswich Sign in 5 days ago
Leeds Crashing 6 days ago
Godalming Buffering 9 days ago
London Buffering 11 days ago
Gateshead Crashing 13 days ago
Full Outage Map

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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • smile_out39443
    Christian Edwards (@smile_out39443) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer This afternoon's commentators on Si Jiahui v Hossein Vafaei are awful. Snooker is an interesting game. This pair are better off on mute

  • StevenWilc34988
    Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The show is on the verge of going all gangster again, which is why people turn off in the first place. Why would you want to undo all the hard work you've done to go backwards?

  • RyanSoapKing25
    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.

  • older_n_weirder
    Older&Weirder - Here We Go Again 💙 (@older_n_weirder) reported

    @BBCiPlayer never saw 2012 and I really missed out didn’t I? Thanks for putting it on along with W1A before 2026. Quality.

  • GoodName4X
    Rust is good (@GoodName4X) reported

    Can't access @BBCiPlayer . Red button not working on any device.

  • mattbun
    Matt Bunnell (@mattbun) reported

    @Giantdaz72 @1968Tv @BBCiPlayer A lot of the attraction of the old stuff is listening to Coleman/Motson/Davies commentating down a crackly phone line. Those recently re-voiced commentaries are terrible.

  • sukeve_xo
    s h a b s 🌷 🦚 (@sukeve_xo) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Sukeve clip during ******* visibility week? IKTR!!! But come on now guys, we've done the "Suki doesn't communicate when she's stressed and trying to make everyone's problems go away" before and she learned from it, if we're not making a point of showing her growth and how she's adapted for the better on this adoption journey and it's just revisiting old habits with no reasoning or closure, it's giving inconsistent.

  • Tardis_Type_40
    The Third Doctor? (@Tardis_Type_40) reported

    @BBCBargainHunt @BBCiPlayer Q.Ever wondered what your pet is thinking? A. Yes, not another of these awful recycled repeats compilation no one likes!

  • NorthYorksOwls
    North Yorkshire Owls (@NorthYorksOwls) reported

    @DGroundhopper @BBCiPlayer @BlairMcNally1 I think what you and I experienced in Berlin is fine, because it’s organised, because you know it’s going to happen and if you want to get away from it, you can. The issue over here is people letting them off incorrectly, unorganised and occasionally in enclosed environments.

  • LiamJM10TV
    Liam🗻🌸 (@LiamJM10TV) reported

    @tomgreat1990 @BBCiPlayer @BBCSport Ran into the same problem. They're going to have an awful lot of people watching on demand, majority will skip to kick off and end up with the forced spoilers in the marker boxes that appear forcibly.

  • Ivorbigyin11
    Davide (@Ivorbigyin11) reported

    Exposed : The high street crime crisis. BBCiPlayer 😳 Ripping the absolute p*ss out of the UK. Broken Britain.

  • SteadRobert
    Robert Stead (@SteadRobert) reported

    The @BBCiPlayer does my nut in, why is it so slow and dimwhitted. Just work for once. Every time I try to use it with my mum at the care home, sod all for 30 mins. @ITVX works like a dream.

  • DGroundhopper
    Drunken Groundhopper (@DGroundhopper) reported

    @liam_barnett @BBCiPlayer Yeh im with you on this, cut the fighting out and we have a safe environment, but unfortunately people see the ultra culture as the problem, I know lots of folk that hate what they do, like I say, cut the trouble out and it'll ve fantastic

  • JoolsJuevans
    Jools (@JoolsJuevans) reported

    @newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer Yes the whole thing has been unedifying to watch. But the Labour MPs cheering it on are worst than the journalists. Both complicit. It’s not the X Factor.

  • Omegapoint111
    zac (@Omegapoint111) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What an embarrassing load of utter ****. ******* awful

  • lasagneinmyshoe
    Harumph 😾 (@lasagneinmyshoe) reported

    @BBCCasualty @BBCiPlayer This has been the worst box set - Dylan's the only thing saving it

  • Fragstar00
    FRAGSTAR (@Fragstar00) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer The problem with flash forward episodes is when you have the cliff hanger like this we all know he's not going to prison or anything like that because 6 months from now he's the best man at Max's wedding. I mean come on, write better.

  • sutty56
    crazy cat lady (@sutty56) reported

    @BBCCasualty @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s the worst cast member in years , get her off the programme . Awful

  • Andy63473458597
    Andy (@Andy63473458597) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer What a poor game, Ross County proving they are worst team in the division and Colin Steven proving he is worst ref in Scotland.

  • Goodguybarry
    Good Guy Barry (@Goodguybarry) reported

    @william27504693 @BBCSportScot @BBCiPlayer It's not high bar, MON's goalies were poor e.g. Douglas, Hedman etc. Only after Boruc Celtic GK's vastly improved. Gordon brilliant shot stopper, just unfortunate he's garbage at crosses, prone to gaffes & terrible with ball at feet which is vital in modern game.

  • staynoided808
    carcosa (@staynoided808) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Awful, simply awful. This is the bottom of the barrel, BBC.

  • ranahabarana
    Ranahabarana (@ranahabarana) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Sorry but these two sound like teenagers fighting over some toy! I mean he is literally her dad & grandfather 👴 f her children and he wanted to make up with his kids! Seriously no thoughts to her mental issues & challenges!

  • WTM_TTF
    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.

  • Frances00494672
    Frances Maxwell (@Frances00494672) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Hope they bump Mark off. He's a terrible character.

  • JohnHuyton
    John Huyton (@JohnHuyton) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Probably the worst Question Time I’ve ever seen. Total trash 🧐

  • LesTwigg
    Les Twigg (@LesTwigg) reported

    @clive_wilson @BBCiPlayer Ours stopped working a couple of days ago. Just stalls on the BBC iPlayer logo. All the other channels are fine, just the one we have to bloody pay for doesn't work!

  • SaeMunder99
    sæmunder99 (@SaeMunder99) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Can I just say your commentators are ******* awful to listen to. So poor and biased

  • albarr1978
    Alex Barrett ☘️🇮🇪 (@albarr1978) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The storylines are awful right now and the so called acting is even worse

  • jeffprad1
    @jeffprad 🏴‍☠️ (@jeffprad1) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What a terrible waste of electricity. How much did this consume?

  • nicklesfletch
    Nick Fletcher (@nicklesfletch) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Why wasn't ravi sectioned earlier. He needs help. #eastenders