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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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Playback Issues (56%)
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Buffering (29%)
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Crashing (10%)
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Sign in (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Swindon |
Buffering | |
| Yarm |
Sign in | |
| Treharris |
Buffering | |
| Manchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Inverurie |
Buffering | |
| City of London |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Sikee Atric
(@ElgieSimon) reported
@Iromg Go and watch a few episodes of something like 'Ambulance,' on iPlayer, and try to work out what their job is really like.... The episode where they're declaring a person dead at the scene after jumping from a bridge, should give you an idea of what their job can be like....
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Castor
(@Cas_Troy_) reported
@BBCiPlayer BBC iplayer with the worst live streaming quality around, trying to watch the FIFA world cup. And no it's not my internet, much better quality on ITV hub. Do something about it BBC!..
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THIS MEANS WAUGH
(@thismeanswaugh) reported
@gralefrit Absolutely. Besides iPlayer and itvX having a few choice 30s-70s films, YouTube and Dailymotion have been godsends. But the quality varies wildly. Would pay top £££ for an older film streaming service.
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BIG NATE
(@BigNate237) reported
IPlayer better just work on this train
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Lee Burkitt 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 🇬🇧
(@burkitt_lee) reported
@NordVPN Sure it seems to be iPlayer related. Have swapped servers etc but same "no connection" message
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aiden bliss
(@aidenbliss5) reported
@funsty90 @GaryLineker it was live on the iPlayer and red button it didn't help that FIFA moved the world cup to start a day earlier than planned since the BBC already had scheduled a WSL game and snooker on TV before things got moved and BBC have not shown a world cup opening ceremony on TV since 98
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Andrew Morelli
(@AndrewMorelli12) reported
@IAmPhilChapman My BT picture has always been terrible. I've had new boxes, engineers out. They refuse to let me cancel. I'm just persevering until Feb then Im free. I watch most of the WC games on iPlayer, as the picture is just better.
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(@LustyGobbles) reported
@anon_opin Nope, nope and nope. Movies on iPlayer are crap, I cancelled my TV license and Netflix has a 100 times more quantity and quality.
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aiden bliss
(@aidenbliss5) reported
@dohkell Nope they didn't block viewer's because if you clicked the Red button or went on the iPlayer you could have watched it it didn't help that FIFA moved the world cup to start a day earlier for a the when the bbc already had scheduled a WSL game and snooker championships
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Muscadin Monty 🏴
(@KuluesqueV7) reported
Ffs iplayer crashed. Fix up @BBCiPlayer
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Arvind Hickman
(@ArvindHickman) reported
Folks watching football on BBC iPlayer - are you having problems with the audio stream not being aligned with vision? It’s quite annoying. Anyone know how to fix it?? #BBCiPlayer #BBCWorldCup #USAvNED
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ST✌🏼
(@SophT77) reported
How can you mirror Netflix & Disney+ etc onto a projector? Literally won’t work and I’m 💔 only BBC iplayer and stuff like that works. 🚨 HELP 🚨
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Lee Burkitt 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 🇬🇧
(@burkitt_lee) reported
@MrD_UAE @NordVPN Have changed to lots of different servers and all doing the same with iPlayer!
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Chris *****
(@ChristophGooch) reported
BBC just switched iplayer feeds with 3 minutes to go in the Uruguary game....great work....not...
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toby 'chill and **** vibe' mcilroy ⭐🐀
(@realbigtobz) reported
WHYBTHE IPLAYER CRASH 3 MINS LEFT OF URUGUAY GAME **** OFF WHAT
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Damien_RFC
(@damien_rfc) reported
The problem with women commentators is they just dont shut up. Thank God BBC iplayer has an alt audio option.
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aiden bliss
(@aidenbliss5) reported
@dohkell Nope they didn't block viewer's form watch because if you clicked the Red button or went on the iPlayer you could have watched it it didn't help that FIFA moved the world cup to start a day earlier for a the when the bbc already had scheduled a WSL game and snooker championships
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Just an ordinary bloke
(@WYSIW) reported
@AnniHamilton @sabaone @TheMontyDon Thank you. IPlayer not available on my TV, and I do not watch tv on phones,iPads or computers,fortunately the sky watch again works well, and then there is always YouView, both of which I have,and I hate having to sign in to watch what I could have watched already and paid for
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Nathan 🏴
(@nathanlCCFC) reported
Watching iplayer and being on twitter is a terrible mix
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Lee Burkitt 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 🇬🇧
(@burkitt_lee) reported
@MrD_UAE @NordVPN Started today, started VPN connections not connecting, then connected but no passing traffic and now connected and passing traffic but iPlayer saying no internet. Tried 4 different devices (phone, TV and Chromebook) and same issue. Also pay for private IP but that's the same.
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Jonny Weston
(@JonnyFuitHic) reported
Can't believe the truly awful coverage of the @WorldCup by the @BBC . Once again muted TVs all over the country. Can we not have an iPlayer alternative?
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ThatKSG
(@ThatKSG) reported
@The_Major_Knows @GaryLineker Nearly £17mil people watched England’s opener on either BBC1 or IPlayer and that was a 1pm kick off on a work day but sure, no interest in football for this country… and you haven’t had to pay, nobody is forcing you to pay the licence you’re choosing to pay it
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amy 𖦹
(@gaIlifreyfalls) reported
cant screen record dw from iplayer, soap2day and the site i watched on without the audio getting broken😭😭help
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Jane Lord
(@JaneLord68) reported
@DarrenSugg1 I am trying to work out what would be included in the BFI iPlayer subscription and which would cost extra rental 🤔🤯 Not transparent! I’m confused!!
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𝙅𝙊𝙀 𝘿 🎾
(@triscoe) reported
Hi @bt_uk. Need your help. For some inexplicable and bizarre reason, your broadband has decided over the last week to stop loading various apps correctly. Won't load Twitter well, and won't load BBC iPlayer or BBC Sounds at all. Switch to data and all loads fine. Help please!
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Coley
(@elegant_elz) reported
@Matt50854765 I had to cancel as had too much work and uni work 😭 Watched it in iplayer thiugh
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James Hamilton
(@jamesrhamilton) reported
@rwmorris Many years ago I bought a bit of kit that was meant to stream video over your home network. This was well before iPlayer etc so would have been genuinely useful. It really didn’t work. Watching their technology people ‘test’ it as I tried to return it as not fit for purpose… 😩
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James Scholes
(@JamesScholes) reported
@twynn92 @FreakyFwoof Or indeed, a link inside a heading! I have an add-on for quickly grabbing the URL to BBC and ITV programs while browsing, and getting it to work for BBC schedule, iPlayer and Sounds pages consistently was a challenge.
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Mary Fuller
(@sustainablist1) reported
If you finding yourselves on own this xmas. Look out todays @SaturdayKitchen on iplayer. For an all in one roast xmas meal. I am not on commission. Struggling as many, but maybe not as much. Help is here.
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Carrie
(@MissCarrieW) reported
WTF @BBCSport cutting the stream of the #URUGHA game with 3 mins to go! iplayer not working.