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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 11/24/2025 23:50

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Playback Issues (61%)

    Playback Issues (61%)

  2. Buffering (25%)

    Buffering (25%)

  3. Crashing (11%)

    Crashing (11%)

  4. Sign in (3%)

    Sign in (3%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomCity of London Crashing
United KingdomNewton-le-Willows Buffering
United KingdomCity of London Buffering
United KingdomManchester Sign in
United KingdomOldbury Playback Issues
United KingdomGlasgow Buffering
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • NeilMcKechnie13 Neilly (@NeilMcKechnie13) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer Terrible selection shame on Clarke

  • Veronic45342690 Veronica Hill (@Veronic45342690) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Pass awful prog

  • kinglee1984 lee henson (@kinglee1984) reported

    @BBCiPlayer I can't be the only one but after watching something that could/should've been great, but was terrible, could I have a television license refund please? 🙏🏽 King & conquerer was bloody awful

  • TerrellGla82736 TerreLL EuGene GLass ll (@TerrellGla82736) reported

    @AmandaHolden @BBCiPlayer i have no problem with foriegn domincance.

  • SiClare Simon Clare (@SiClare) reported

    @DominicKing_DM @BBCiPlayer It's incredibly powerful and distressing! The toll it has taken on those involved is awful

  • brianmcgovern8 Brian McGovern (@brianmcgovern8) reported

    @BBCTheOneShow I can't. I'm in Ireland. @BBCiPlayer doesn't work here unfortunately.

  • iwasid iwasid (@iwasid) reported

    @BBCRosAtkins @BBCiPlayer This BBC Verify on Proportionality is, quite frankly, one of the worst bits of journalism coming out of the BBC. From the off (Hamas killed 1200), to claims about "tunnels" (so overused it's a trope) and human shields, to the application of proportionality (& the "expert"). Uhg.

  • takethe_highway TaketheHighway (@takethe_highway) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Wondering if she might come back to Kat initially cos she thinks she can rip her off? She clearly has money issues and then she hears Kat now has the Vic.

  • Bufferb2012 2012 (@Bufferb2012) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer The worst commentators in my lifetime of watching athletics on the #bbc. Y is kwakche fronting, she is terrible. I can only think she is there because she was a former athlete or her skin colour? Jenny meadows is dreary and brings nothing.

  • Thecatman1970 Simon (@Thecatman1970) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer just watching your review of women's 200m heats. Did you not know that @daryllneita qualified as well? Why not show her run in a much stronger heat? Terrible coverage

  • RyanSoapKing25 Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer WHAT A MOMENT THIS WAS LAST NIGHT!!!! 👏🏼😱😱 I had a feeling that Zoe may have only come back to Walford for the money - remember as far as we're aware Zoe is in debt to some dodgy people in Spain or could this be a lie and Zoe's in more trouble then she's made out #EastEnders

  • RyanSoapKing25 Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer A great episode incoming for Zoe tonight as she continues to worry about her past. Has Zoe killed Greg? ( The man from the flashback who claimed he could help her find her adopted son)? Or did she just attack him? Either way Gregg could have contacts. #EastEnders

  • VeganJase Jason. (@VeganJase) reported

    @DetectoristsA @BBCiPlayer Met him when he came into my work to have his car repaired, lovely chap 👍

  • LawAndPolitics3 LawAndPolitics 🇺🇦 (@LawAndPolitics3) reported

    @BBCiPlayer why is your app so bad? I have to delete and reinstall constantly to get the start watching button to work and this only started recently. Why not hire a programmer? It’s an issue with the ‘do you have a to license dialogue box’ So so bad.

  • misstiaox Tia (@misstiaox) reported

    My @BBCiPlayer is not working on my smart TV, help!? #bbciplayer , I’ve already checked my internet connection and which is fine

  • Rakanika123118 Rakanika (@Rakanika123118) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer The ref sucks in this game. So many errors on england side but the ref is blind

  • Bufferb2012 2012 (@Bufferb2012) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer The worst commentators in my lifetime of watching athletics on the #bbc. Y is kwakche fronting, she is terrible. I can only think she is there because she was a former athlete or her skin colour? Jenny meadows is dreary and brings nothing.

  • TargeAndToon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Fingal🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@TargeAndToon) reported

    @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer Awful show. Waste of my money.

  • edwardmlyte Ed Maxwell-Lyte (@edwardmlyte) reported from Venn Ottery, England

    .@BBCiPlayer why would you make the adverts on kids profiles unskippable? That's such a terrible UX to inflict on children. This is a real step backwards.

  • flebonch Dan Gibson (@flebonch) reported

    @BBCiPlayer I’m struggling to explain to my 2 year old why, now, suddenly, she has to watch trailers - during which she moans like there is something I can do about it. I have 3 young children- help me out.

  • PeterM94908 ghengilhiscant (@PeterM94908) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer Better quality football o. Sky.max freeview Chelsea women v Man City women.

  • AlistairGrant11 Alistair Grant (@AlistairGrant11) reported

    @ScotlandNT @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer Mr Clarke still trying to work out how he can get an injured Ralston in the starting XI along side Hanley and McLean.

  • andymichelbacon KING OF AJMB PANTOLAND (@andymichelbacon) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Letitia is Out of rehab then. She looks awful.

  • DaveBla81093404 English Patriot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@DaveBla81093404) reported

    @PeteUK7 @drclairetaylor @BBCiPlayer Lost count of how many times Claire has had Convid. I guess the jabs don't work!! 🤦

  • RyanSoapKing25 Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders Greg may also have contacts that could trace Zoe back to Walford not helped by the fact that they'd know how to track her down because of that article. Going to the police about Greg may also bring more trouble to Zoe's door too.

  • Kyle_AD_Voice Kyle Warwick-Mathieu (@Kyle_AD_Voice) reported

    I’m so disappointed with the #AudioDescription for #MaloryTowers season 6 on @BBCiPlayer. It’s so sparse, you might as well not have it. For example, there was a scene where one of the new characters nods, and it wasn’t described. Setting changes or front-loading descriptions? Next to non-existent. Maybe there was a mixing error. Who knows?

  • XDebasisChakr01 Debasis Chakraborty  𝕏 (@XDebasisChakr01) reported

    @BBCMOTD @BBCiPlayer Bruno is the problem for the club and I hope that he will move to the Saudi Arabia soon.

  • BillyBoi100 Billy Harding (@BillyBoi100) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer On a Sunday lol... Yeah, think the social media team need to edit or redo the post 🤭! Cute how they made a small error though lol

  • LawAndPolitics3 LawAndPolitics 🇺🇦 (@LawAndPolitics3) reported

    Aside from the @BBCNews bias towards reform, the other really annoying thing is how their apps are of such poor quality. @BBCSounds radio just stops all the time - their website packs up when the cricket gets interesting. And @BBCiPlayer must have been written for a bet.

  • JonF59627958 Jon F (@JonF59627958) reported

    @ElsieYokel @Eve_Barlow @BBCiPlayer It's awful how the IDF incinerated cars leaving the festival. There really should be a transparent investigation...