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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 (29%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (24%)
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Crashing (18%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Epsom |
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| Chatham |
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| Sheffield |
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| Reading |
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| Hackney |
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| Poplar |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Gazza Biker
(@gazzabiker) reported
Empty house. They're all at work / school... But the iplayer won't play last nights Dr Who 😡
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Stella Mills 🏉
(@stella_mills_) reported
@IrishWomens @RugbyKino BBC IPlayer ? Or won’t that work
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Si Barsby
(@SiBarsby) reported
@bigfishwr I've got the aguri TX720 DVR truck nav. It doesn't have but in TV. Its an android tablet you can put apps on. IE BBC Iplayer etc. You can set yiur vehicle on it. Height, length & weight etc. Never had an issue and paid about 200 for mine I think.
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julianne
(@Whiskygalore12) reported
I've only just watched the first half of the tonight's show on iPlayer and I'm mortified! On behalf of the Northern Irish people, I would like to say that bloody awful cringe worthy opening dance has nothing to do with us! We're not responsible for The Script either! #Strictly
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The_Flux_Who
(@flux_who) reported
@Outpost_Skaro Who says it would do any better on Saturdays? There isn't as much space in the scheduole on Saturdays, hence why Capaldi's era was thrown around and often aired comparatively late which didn't help anyone. Who says timeslot really matters with iPlayer?
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Lion Academy FC
(@LionAcademyFC) reported
@Millar_Colin Terrible news. I watched a really good programme on iPlayer recently, "One Hundred Years of Union" with Patrick Kielty. Did you see it, Colin? Really brought home how the kids don't remember how bad it was before so they don't realise the massive error they're making with this.
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Claire Hartley💙
(@Bigley30) reported
@NOWHelpTeam No other issues on apps on TV tried iPlayer, Netflix etc all working
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Erispookability 🏳️🌈
(@Hilblock_xD) reported
@HjRobins I'm surprised that iPlayer's video quality is so meh. Especially since it's not just bad for live TV but also for on demand
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ScHarry Robins
(@HjRobins) reported
I’ve literally had to stop watching Doctor Who on iplayer and get a HDTV rip of it because the quality is much better
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lexie/basil ✩☽
(@mo0ny_blck) reported
i can’t watch doctor who tonight because i’m at work :(( but it’s ok because i can watch it on bbc iplayer when i get home 😌😌
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Geraint Harrison
(@GeraintHarrison) reported
Why is BBC IPlayer's live stream quality SO BAD. I will have to watch #DoctorWhoFlux after it has aired :(
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Guy (M0GUY)
(@guypl) reported
@bbc Why does the iPlayer web app ask each time if I have a TV license? I login so you know who I am!.. Your not even checking if the answer is true or not. Just wasting time and getting in the way!
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SparrowWho | CommissionsOpen
(@WhoSparrow) reported
@HarboWholmes Yeah I really wasn’t feeling it. The last cliff hanger just ignored, Dialogue was so clunky, audio issues again on iplayer where you can’t hear the dialogue over the internet and the next time trailer yet again spoiled the cliff hanger.
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Emma Wilkinson
(@penfoldcraven) reported
@michaelglasper You’re right. I’ll have to get my fix on iplayer then.
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FLUXing Woman in a TARDIS 🍁
(@jodiesTARDIS13) reported
@txrdisparrow If I had watched live on iPlayer yesterday, it would’ve been 1:15pm here. And I was at work! I did eventually watch on my phone later, but won’t get to properly watch on TV until it pops up on iTunes and I watch on the Apple TV app tonight.
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Tom Clayton
(@tdjclayton) reported
@MikeBubbins @BBCWales @BBCiPlayer Watching it tonight Bubbs. Flew over specially from Hamburg (I didn't, it's a work trip but let's not split hairs), and will be firing up the iPlayer in the hotel tonight. Should have brought a combi TV/VCR admittedly...#Mammoth
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IrishWomensRugbySupportersClub
(@IrishWomens) reported
@GaryStreet9 Got sorted. iPlayer won't work in Ireland
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EliGoXv3
(@eligoxv3) reported
@CAceHarrison @bbcdoctorwho Unfortunately "BBC iPlayer only works in the UK". Maybe with a VPN it could work. But with french subtitles is would be better
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Frank
(@AhoFrank) reported
@hobbs_aj I can't bring myself to watch it on iPlayer because then I would have to listen to Starmer. I seriously don't know; I'm 100% sure Marr would have made this an issue in an interview with Corbyn when he was leader, but not so sure now. Maybe somebody has watched it and can tell.
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Si Barsby
(@SiBarsby) reported
@bigfishwr I've got the aguri TX720 DVR truck nav. It doesn't have but in TV. Its an android tablet you can put apps on. IE BBC Iplayer etc. You can set tumour vehicle on it. Height etc. Never had an issue and paid about 200 for mine I think.
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Diane Jones
(@dianemjones1961) reported
@BBCiPlayer is there a problem ? My iplayer will not load 😩
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Diane Englot ✌🏻❤️🌍
(@DiEnglot) reported
@BBC @BBCOne Can’t watch this in the U.S. because the BBC iPlayer won’t work here…🙁😭
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linda mather
(@250460) reported
from
San Jose, California
@BBC @BBCOne IPlayer sends U 2 BBC sounds, which is no help at all, no help anyway, being across the pond
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Ismael Hussain
(@IsmaelHussain13) reported
showtrial, bbc iplayer. Quality drama
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Ryan Keaney
(@RyanKeaney) reported
Some personal news - at some point last week my time with the BBC ended. I'm very proud of the work I did with iPlayer - especially the launch of voice controls on Amazon devices. I'm currently using up some holiday leave by lying on the sofa, and thinking about going to the gym.
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Adam
(@AdamWasTakenLOL) reported
Really enjoyed this week. I think my only issue is that I had to watch it again with earphones in on Iplayer later because the audio-levelling was very weird and I missed stuff. But I'm semi-convinced that's cos the living room TV is maybe a bit crap.
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Alternative NOAA
(@altNOAA) reported
@pbiels That might work. But you should download the BBC iPlayer, get a VPN to spoof your IP address to London and see the difference.
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Dan Wilson
(@wilsondan) reported
The quality of subtitles on @BBCOne dramas is shocking. My household needs accuracy for a hard of hearing resident. Just tonight, on #SHOWTRIAL we had a Talitha called Tabitha and a Dillon called Dylan and many other errors. It wasn’t live. It’s on the iPlayer. Better please.
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Weso
(@AllenWeso6) reported
Had a boss night surprise party for Christine and John was brilliant called in to me mates house part on me way now sitting in ours pissed as a fart BBC iPlayer won't work for match of the day **** knows why
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Sailesh 🏳️🌈💖✨
(@SaileshVaghela) reported
iPlayer has been serving painfully low quality video recently, has anyone else been experiencing this? I wanna watch new What We Do in the Shadows with vampire sparkles intact ✨😢✨