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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.

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 43% Buffering (43%)
  • 32% Crashing (32%)
  • 14% Playback Issues (14%)
  • 5% Sign in (5%)
  • 5% Video Quality (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
London Crashing 2 days ago
Township of Evan Sign in 18 days ago
Southampton Crashing 22 days ago
Birmingham Buffering 23 days ago
Gillingham Crashing 23 days ago
Crowborough Buffering 28 days ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • stevetsiuk
    steve smith (@stevetsiuk) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne Well, that was a waste of time! Nothing about illegal immigration, or oil and gas. All in all, one of the worst interviews I have seen.

  • NoahLott72
    Noah Lott (@NoahLott72) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer **** off with this shite and **** the BBC. Who’d have thought it would be them who would platform this grifter to help her cause. I’m shocked I tell you. #defundtheBBC #dontpayyourtvlicence

  • bodypolitic31
    bodypolitic3 (@bodypolitic31) reported

    @thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I cannot fathom how these ghouls, determined to push this through despite all the problems, still think they’re the good guys. It’s evil.

  • scottm
    Scott Matthewman (@scottm) reported

    Caught episode 1 of The Hairdresser Mysteries on @BBCiPlayer. Yikes. A daytime drama so banally terrible that even AI would call it slop.

  • JonAttwood1
    Jonathan Attwood (@JonAttwood1) reported

    Having watched Winterwatch 1963: The Big Freeze on @BBCiPlayer it's interesting to note that the only one piece of infrastructure that continued to work throughout the freeze were @bt_uk #copper lines & it's these that #BT in their stupidity are ending #LandlinesAreLifelines

  • 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.

  • QuestorTho9502
    Raymond Thompson (@QuestorTho9502) reported

    @BBCBargainHunt @BBCiPlayer That tiger was awful for that money.

  • derek2bell
    Derek Bell (@derek2bell) reported

    @newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer A huge number of people on buying a newspaper turn straight to the back page. Sports news is news, the worst thing is how much is excluded. They should do a separate sports news programme - 15 minutes every night - covering all aspects of all sports

  • JoeyboiiWTM
    Joe (@JoeyboiiWTM) reported

    @BBC @BBCiPlayer big man ting I have not sat up till 2am to watch the game buffer every 5 seconds on your ****** platform, pattern up ffs

  • PeteM237
    Pete (@PeteM237) reported

    @carol_baraniuk @BBCiPlayer I've started to get that too. I have 2 chromecasts and can select them on this new screen but it doesn't work every time so I end up switching the chromecast and phone off and on till it works. Only get it on the iplayer..all other apps work as they always did.

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

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Obsessed with Eve protecting her family. This feud is iconic but I'm so confused with what Nicolas problem is. What a doof door

  • KD_UK1
    KDUK (@KD_UK1) reported

    @BBCPanorama @BBCiPlayer The worst miscarriage of justice is Gosport, the Liverpool Care Pathway still continuing under its new name End of Life Pathway. Normalised way of killing of people who may or may not be dying. Horrific enforced deaths by pulmonary oedema. But it looks peaceful due to sedation

  • 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.

  • onein300
    Lee Millard (@onein300) reported

    @thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer We just need it regulated and the awful status quo rectified.

  • CathyHiya
    . (@CathyHiya) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Hope you asked her about the video Laura where she shut down everyone by saying there was no issue with the funds

  • MelJD46
    Mel D (@MelJD46) reported

    Dear @bbcone @BBCiPlayer, not a problem with folk enjoying #worldcup, truly havent. It has been publicised for months, i dont think every page on the #iplayer needs to advertise it .... #justmythoughts

  • JasonMo95527460
    Jason Moulton (@JasonMo95527460) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Ravi's car crash - rolled multiple times, all four occupants in and out of AE within an hour, with only a small plaster on Pryia's noggin. Ian reverses into a child at 0.000001 mph, boy is paralysed.

  • Sweetpea_Babies
    sam oconnor (@Sweetpea_Babies) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Please can you do something about the Wimbledon coverage in the late evening. It's been the same every day around 9pm...the coverage disappears and we have to scramble around iPlayer trying to locate the match...tonight it's the turn of Dimitrov. Help!!

  • 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.

  • DeniseFirman
    Gothic Mercy 🖤💋🇬🇧💀🌹 (@DeniseFirman) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Terrible! Not funny and the female lead makes it unwatchable for me. Shame because I do love Timothy Spall. I got to episode 2 but had to give up. Bring back Jonathan Creek!!

  • GHmonkeyboy
    Glenn Holland🐵 (@GHmonkeyboy) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer This was absolutely terrible. Nothing happened throughout, boring all the way too the end. Glad to see it finish! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

  • 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.

  • veryrad113332
    very rad (@veryrad113332) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I think they could have made more of how Kathy was pushing him to have one drink. I think a lot of people can relate to being pressured to just have ‘one’. Ultimately is Ian’s choice of course but peer pressure doesn’t help.

  • tomwhujones
    Tom (@tomwhujones) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Well at least this storyline was consistent, consistently terrible, EE has had some bad storylines over the years but this one could be top of the pile, whoever wrote this should 1st in line at the job centre tomorrow morning.

  • graydispo
    Graydispo (@graydispo) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews I don't feel the urge to listen to a pattern matchers idea of some of the worst people to live.

  • Jayefc60
    J (@Jayefc60) reported

    The picture quality on fhe @BBCiPlayer app for the world Cup is far better than on the @ITVX app. Proper UHD on the BBC. Poor from itv.

  • cj_annie
    annie cj 🌿💚🌿🦋🌿🦎🌱🐸 (@cj_annie) reported

    Anyone else having trouble with @BBCiPlayer loading tonight? It's trying to blame my Internet connection (which looks fine!)

  • AustinsSatnin
    MyboyAustie🌟 (@AustinsSatnin) reported

    Elvis wasn't enlisted in the army after the trouble performance that didn't happen So thats another inaccuracy 4 years on @BBCiPlayer #AustinButler #Elvis2022

  • AzzerBall1968
    AzBalofski (@AzzerBall1968) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Commentary is bloody awful. Muted it

  • BonnieScotland_
    Iain From Argyll Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 (@BonnieScotland_) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I suspect that both these women work for British intelligence agencies.