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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 02/05/2026 22:20

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Buffering (43%)

    Buffering (43%)

  2. Sign in (24%)

    Sign in (24%)

  3. Playback Issues (24%)

    Playback Issues (24%)

  4. Crashing (8%)

    Crashing (8%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomHaverfordwest Buffering
United KingdomTowcester Playback Issues
United KingdomLuton Crashing
United KingdomDorchester Playback Issues
United KingdomHuddersfield Playback Issues
United KingdomStockton-on-Tees Buffering
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • _gloryglory1 GG 🇾🇪🇾🇪 (what’s a final? 😁) (@_gloryglory1) reported

    @Manhattan_TV iPlayer still not working properly on the T3R

  • nathargrave Natalie Hargrave (@nathargrave) reported

    @S4C Should be fine then! No problem, will try directly through iPlayer. Diolch yn fawr iawn

  • therobotfrom94 He had a health potion (@therobotfrom94) reported

    @vmprbt @unamipatch I think the issue is I filled in the no licence needed form when I moved in but then later on we watched iplayer so technically i did break the rules

  • PaulKesterton Paul Kesterton (@PaulKesterton) reported

    @itvhub Your streaming service via ITVHub is dreadful. Trying to watch the England - Poland game and it just keeps freezing. Never an issue with Netflix, Prime or iPlayer. It’s a good job the illegal stream works fine.

  • Joanna13071726 Joanna (@Joanna13071726) reported

    @itsandrewhj BBC/iplayer's out, cancelled my TV licence last year. I'm retired from nursing but my family and some friends are all health professionals and I'm clued up on the whole situation, I believe Covid's serious and the gov. have done their best to safeguard us from the worst effects.

  • JANUSZCZAK WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK (@JANUSZCZAK) reported

    @GingertrevTrev @sharonacross @tigerwa81 This is a big structural rebuild. Can't see them budging. BBC4 becomes a repeats channel. BBC3 gets the new lolly. BBC2 takes on the arts, and runs them down. IPlayer plays the old art films. The big problem here - no one at the BBC loves art.

  • croppersports Ben Cropper (@croppersports) reported from Leeds, England

    @gelventri @BBCSounds Never really got to grips with @BBCSounds, much preferred the iPlayer Radio app, a lot more user friendly. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

  • DennisCattell Dennis Cattell (@DennisCattell) reported

    @CuriousNat_ @redqueen76 @dieselkeds If you search on BBC iPlayer for 'Vincent And The Doctor' you shouldn't have any trouble in locating and watching it, and no, no knowledge of episodes before or after it would be required!

  • dazmcrogers darren rogers (@dazmcrogers) reported

    @itvhub quite simply does not work. Given up now. Sticking to Netflix and iplayer which work well. As does my5 and channel 4s.

  • harrythewhovian Harry The Whovian (@harrythewhovian) reported

    @jameswhovian The worst part is they're all on YouTube so you're just paying for the episodes (which are also on iplayer for free in the UK).

  • amysxvxn amy✨🌹 (@amysxvxn) reported

    who was gonna tell me good trouble was on iPlayer then

  • RaffiNoName Raffi (@RaffiNoName) reported

    @DrKevorkO Damn "BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues."

  • S4C S4C 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@S4C) reported

    @nathargrave Hi Natalie, do you have a Sky Q or a Sky HD box? Subtitles are available, but there may be an issue with downloaded programmes on the iPlayer on the Sky platform. If you go to the iPlayer directly, rather than downloading the programme, then subtitles are available on the series.

  • robotmaths RobotEggman (@robotmaths) reported

    @PynchonInPublic On iPlayer for another week. Better quality and watch anytime.

  • patyale Pat Yale (@patyale) reported

    @paulclammer Sounds like complete muddle w/RT of BBC Three at same time! Yet STILL BBC won't allow Brits resident overseas to buy a licence to use iplayer citing ludicrous "rights" issues in what might look like obvious win-win situation.

  • BritishRowing British Rowing (@BritishRowing) reported

    @KatB1978 No problem... 📺The semi-finals will be shown on the Red Button, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website on Saturday, 10 April and the finals on Sunday, 11 April on BBC2

  • harrythewhovian Harry The Whovian (@harrythewhovian) reported

    @jameswhovian The worst part is there all on YouTube so you're just paying for the episodes (which are also on iplayer for free in the UK).

  • jay_winter jamie Winter (@jay_winter) reported

    @SamsungUK just spent 1 hour on the phone to your tech team being passed around trying to remove the bbc iplayer app and others like Samsung health from my tv. They weren’t able to help so it would be great to speak to a developer that can. Thanks!

  • shooterkriegler Kriegler (@shooterkriegler) reported

    @TheWizardOfIce Never seen Third Man (but will this weekend on iPlayer)- obviously the other two are owned. It's not a problem for me, I don't watch live telly. But for some poor sod it would have been a real headscratcher. Can't you show a bit of empathy for others, you heartless ****?

  • yasmuhammedh MYS (@yasmuhammedh) reported

    @virginmedia I'm unable to open YouTube application in TiVo box. Other applications (i.e. Netflix, iPlayer) are working fine. I tried the network reset as well. Can you pls help?

  • stephenrtilley Stephen Tilley (@stephenrtilley) reported

    @helenczerski I rarely watch “live” tele but BBC 4 is my main port of call on iPlayer and guide. Mainly have to use iPlayer because of endless totp. Hopefully the same quality of programming will continue

  • Wendy_PriEdu Wendy (@Wendy_PriEdu) reported

    @deputygrocott Demon headmaster? Loose link but might work and the series is on iplayer at the moment x

  • Huffy1001 Dan Potter (@Huffy1001) reported

    HuffyTechStuff: If you have issues connectin’ to BBC iPlayer on your Mobile in the UK you don’t have to remove your VPN just press the i button next to your VPN and turn off Connect on Demand you then should be able to access BBC iPlayer👍

  • ProgFedParty Progressive Federalist Party #FBPA #FBPR (@ProgFedParty) reported

    @Zobyismyname If they made iPlayer work like Netflix in terms of payments/subscription, it would be as popular as anything else. Problem is keeping BBC tied to households/postcodes, with TV Licence payments being a massive pain to set up/change. Easy monthly payments, and hey presto

  • NoelCurrid Noel Currid (@NoelCurrid) reported

    @sbasdeo1 A few years ago, I read a Tory MP proposed that in exchange for the licence fee the BBC should put everything they had ever broadcast on iPlayer. However, I guess that would show how far standards and quality have fallen.

  • EgoEire Mark Egan 🇮🇪 (@EgoEire) reported

    @KeithMillsD7 @willgoodbody I had the previous version of it, the RTE and Channel 4 players work grand on it as do most media apps installed on your phone but could never get the BBC iplayer to work when their geoblock was upped

  • Duchess_taylor TheCat'sMother (@Duchess_taylor) reported

    @BigBenInLondon @ComicDaveSmith Yes, I use a vpn. Seems to work, as it thinks I'm in London. I'm not, and the BBC says I live abroad. It is irritating having to turn it off to watch iPlayer.

  • Socrates1882 Socrates1882 (@Socrates1882) reported

    I feel like I have watched all the content. There is no film, no series that I want to watch. Netflix, Amazon, Disney, iPlayer, More 4 ..... I have considered everything on there and I have either watched it or don’t want to. I realise these are very much first world problems.

  • hiaw61 Robert Frame (@hiaw61) reported

    @virginmedia Every evening I use streaming and it times out and I called Virgin to order a WiFi Pod but was unable to I was put through to the technical but no answer. Also when I go to use Netflix or iPlayer etc I says there is a problem so I have to turn off the box and then reboot

  • _bpaigeyu Paigey (@_bpaigeyu) reported

    @SMSpursJL Women are way more likely to go to a doctors and seek help, or at least talk to their families about it. There is a really good documentary on BBC 1/iplayer called Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency which really shows the problem with it.