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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.

  • 40% Buffering (40%)
  • 30% Crashing (30%)
  • 13% Playback Issues (13%)
  • 10% Video Quality (10%)
  • 7% Sign in (7%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Brighton Buffering 5 days ago
London Playback Issues 11 days ago
York Sign in 20 days ago
Manchester Crashing 29 days ago
London Buffering 1 month ago
London Video Quality 1 month ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • actuallywill1
    ActuallyWill (@actuallywill1) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews ******* awful.

  • 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.

  • crabshank
    Gelasius Corbin (@crabshank) reported

    The worst thing about watching the World Cup on catch-up is how long it takes them to upload the matches @ITVX @BBCiPlayer

  • C25802878
    Peach pie (@C25802878) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Courtroom scenes were awful why is he not in the dock, he wouldn’t be standing next to his barrister, his solicitor is randomly at the back of the room addressing the Judge when he wouldn’t be allowed to as there’s a barrister.. definitely get a legal advisor to assist next time

  • Sebby2067
    Dave M (@Sebby2067) reported

    @bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Terrible competition The Hundred this gimmick cricket is just garbage

  • Tender1933
    IlleagleTender1933 (@Tender1933) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer @BBCSounds The worst World Cup commentary ever! It sucks!

  • Daz_Gizmo
    Daz 💯 Make Tweeting Great Again 💙 (@Daz_Gizmo) reported

    @DazzMetalFlame @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer The main problem was the lack of emotion with the cast knowing Honey was missing and held hostage. Diabolical...

  • AlexRic79797880
    AlexRichardson (@AlexRic79797880) reported

    @justalazyguyy @piersmorgan @BBCiPlayer I just woke up at 5.45, watched the game. Now getting ready for work. Not so much sleep missed.

  • leanjeanp
    Jean Dorothy Pedder 💙 (Hudson) (@leanjeanp) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Right.. I don’t recall, I can’t remember, I wasn’t aware, I didn’t spend much time in my kitchen, I never visited my mother in law, I never checked the funds despite warnings of issues, I never suspected Peter blah blah.. I know nothing!

  • PremierKickk
    Dave (@PremierKickk) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Those awful story TikTok ads were less cringe than the Honey Bea segments on today’s ep

  • HolfordCarolyn
    Cazzy Ford 🥦🥦🥕🥕 (@HolfordCarolyn) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Awful awful episode and acting 😡

  • 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.

  • 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!!

  • HolfordCarolyn
    Cazzy Ford 🥦🥦🥕🥕 (@HolfordCarolyn) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Awful awful episode and acting 😡 😢

  • HarperLou100
    HarperLou100 💙💛INVOKE THE 25TH NOW,🌊🌊 (@HarperLou100) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer He is a creep and a ****. with really bad hair, and she is dressing like trampy *********, another awful uncomfortable watch, from the most depressing soap on TV

  • QuestorTho9502
    Raymond Thompson (@QuestorTho9502) reported

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

  • StevenWilc34988
    Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Libby has been back for 5 minutes, and she has already brought trouble to Chelsea's door by convincing Chelsea to get involved with Grey's gran. Sheila is not going to tell Chelsea she's cut ties with her grandson, despite being in prison for murdering 3 people.

  • everindecisive
    Dr Tommy Bananas (@everindecisive) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is ******* awful.

  • Tommy_Oldham1
    Tom O (P) (@Tommy_Oldham1) reported

    @GMNonLeague @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Sounds like a major Own goal we was only talking in work about the days when you could watch a game a few hours later without knowing the score.

  • flyingspud75
    Glen 'Riddo' Ridley (@flyingspud75) reported

    @wallsendredicko There's a world cup "best matches" highlights on BBCIplayer...lasts for about 2 hours starting from the 94 world cup...I watched that,as I was feeling the same...can't wait now,got a work wall planner and everything.

  • trevorgi
    Trevor Gibbons (@trevorgi) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What a terrible idea. Real ‘cool’ uncle at a party vibe…

  • lasagneinmyshoe
    Harumph 😾 (@lasagneinmyshoe) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer He's literally in the flash forward so we know he's in it for 6 more months. The flash forward has sucked so much intrigue out of the show and left a sense of dread as we now know we are stuck with the abysmal twins until New year's as well. Terrible idea poorly executed

  • emmettmoore12
    Emmett Moore (@emmettmoore12) reported

    Anyone else having problems with the @BBCiPlayer app? It's freezing all the time and useless on live streams for the #worldcup

  • LinghamColin
    Colin Lingham (@LinghamColin) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Without any doubt, The worst program on Television. And the bbc want the British Tax paying public to pay for this. Outrageous.

  • DeathUnicursal
    C . A . T (@DeathUnicursal) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Next time invite Ebola on and let it’s do its work on everyone involved in making this bullshit

  • bernadette67_a
    Bernadette Shaw (@bernadette67_a) reported

    @shellthestig @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer So is Oscar….definitely signs with him. Jean has behavioural issues in addition to bipolar. And Bert & Ernie act strangely but they might just be terribly bad actors! Not sure this is necessarily miles off for a Square of people.

  • FilmNoirUK
    Film Noir UK (@FilmNoirUK) reported

    @JoeFrady @BBCiPlayer So it wasn't just us with a terrible Blu-ray then?! This is the (what we call) the 'French Correction' edition; but it's the one which they cleaned up after the disastrous release.

  • Leon88ElB
    Leon El ⚫️&⚪️ (@Leon88ElB) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The worst episode I've seen in years.

  • lordclifton2
    lordclifton 🇬🇧🇮🇪 (@lordclifton2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Why aren’t they at the Airport police station? Why is arrested Sheila arriving at the front entrance like that? The show is so poorly written these days and terrible continuity I may have to quit after 41 years.