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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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Sign in (34%)
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Buffering (28%)
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Playback Issues (21%)
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Crashing (17%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Aberdeen |
Sign in | |
| Cardiff |
Buffering | |
| Chichester |
Sign in | |
| Poole |
Sign in | |
| Epsom |
Sign in | |
| Chatham |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Alison Morris-Jones
(@Floweryally) reported
@BBCSport What happened with the coverage of the showjumping? I was watching it on iplayer & it stops just before Ben Maher was about to jump for medals. Had to google the result. Can you fix it so we can see the end of the competition please? Would only be an extra few mins.
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fabian kasper
(@fabiankasper5) reported
@johnredwood Do you actually work or just say stupid things all day long ? Use bbc iplayer. A smart guy like you who usually lectures people should have worked this one out.
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guy saxton
(@SackoSaxton) reported
@BBCiPlayer women's unparallel bars still not working on iPlayer.
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Epping O
(@darin_burrows) reported
from
Epping, England
Now got to sign into bbc iplayer if I want to watch it. Why, why do I need to sign in to watch ******* tv.
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💙 Sarah Mills ✏️ 🥷🏼 🦫
(@NinjaBeaver) reported
I've had the olympics on a lot on my tablet via iPlayer while I work and I have to wonder.. ... why none of the athletes have taken a swing at the bloody cameramen. You don't need to do the sporting equivalent of an ******* every couple of minutes.
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Karen ‘ apparently’ 😊
(@Toynbird) reported
@johnredwood John I agree . And all those saying iPlayer is good that still filed with the commentators having the egos massaged. You have to do a lot of fast forwarding. It’s been a terrible coverage by the BBC.
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Dave Smith
(@DaveSmi95674277) reported
@Lisa_J_Smyth NHS Staff won't take the Vaccine, thats why they are having to self isolate! Nolan show on iplayer, Nurse has broken silence over the vast numbers of Nurses and Staff not Vaccinated. For weeks the Nolan team have asked CMO & NHS Trusts for numbers, their Silence is now deafening?
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Terence Smith 🚂
(@TerenceSmith14) reported
I really must remember iPlayer runs 15 seconds behind Live BBC for the Olympics because I think if I give @LouisGraves_LG one more spoiler about a crash or a Gold Medal win he's gonna blow! #Olympics #TeamGB
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Trevor Edwards🏴 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
(@Hedgehog1963) reported
@johnredwood I'm not surprised to find an idiot like you can't work out how to use the iPlayer.
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abz ♡
(@bensfluffyhair) reported
omg at work for the strictly reveal gonna have to wait until it’s put on socials aka a two min delay like my iplayer usually is 😣😣😣
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𝔸 𝕕 𝕖 𝕝 𝕖
(@JoyceHermit) reported
@GoatIips So this will work with the BBC iPlayer from America and won't infest my laptop with malware/spyware? 🤨
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Lynda Mullan
(@lyndadee) reported
@Statman_Jon @WorldAthletics I've been doing a 7am iPlayer trawl to keep me caught up but now I'm on my work holidays and trying to stay up and watch the multi events. I'm flagging already
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Claire Porter
(@indigok9massage) reported
@BBCSport appalling coverage of the #Olympics2021 by the #BBC Confusing iplayer, tiny clips. I want to watch the whole event, not 30 seconds. Awful. I will be signing up to #Eurosport 😡😡😡😡
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Josh 🏴
(@Josh_More) reported
@bocxtop @LissaJoStewart Why are so many companies incapable of designing a half decent and functional app. Prime is getting better, Disney+ is useless and in the UK all our basic TV channel apps are awful. BBC iplayer is okay, but ITV, Channel 4, 5 and Sky are all absolutely dreadful
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Simon
(@sijt) reported
Are you aware of issues accessing bbc iPlayer today? Stopped working about an hour ago. Works from the same device on 4g and other streaming services work on your connection. Also works on your connection if I use a VPN.
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Ciaran McLaughlin #FBPE #RejoinEU #BrexitIsTreason
(@TheTwistedApe) reported
@johnredwood What are you whinging on about now? That you're so stupid that you do understand how different time zones work? (Japan is half a day ahead so when it's nighttime here, it's daytime there) Or that you don't know how to use iplayer?
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kyrl
(@kyrl23041714) reported
@artymystery I live in Spain so cannot see any BBC TV on iplayer due to what they say are "copyright" issues, you can on the other hand listen to bbc radio archives it is all very odd.
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Nick Thornley
(@nick_thornley) reported
@BBCiPlayer Why does iPlayer nearly always stream in low quality (960x540 or less) despite having selected it to use highest quality and my having a 500Mbps fibre connection and no other notable network traffic?
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Rookmeister
(@Rookmeister) reported
@BPDCouncillor It's been on, check iPlayer. We don't have a team of course so no mainstream coverage. Two semi's were awful. Both 0-0 at FT. Spain 1-0 over Japan AET, Brazil beat Mexico on penalties
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混亂🌪
(@fz25g_) reported
Someone give me a live tv app I can’t believe iPlayer and itv hub don’t work in Ireland wth
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Lynda Mullan
(@lyndadee) reported
@IanTnf Haha I have been getting up for work and watching 8 hours on fast forward on iplayer am now on holidays and have gone head first into possibly being up all night.
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James
(@MrJSkitz) reported
@natalie_17 @liamtwit15r @hannahskiw well if worst comes to worst a VPN and iPlayer or Sky Go log in would work
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Alex
(@Beechy22) reported
Not sure I’ve known excitement quite like having the omnium playing on bbc iplayer at the bottom of my work screen, let’s go Matt Walls #Tokyo2020
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Dave Smith
(@DaveSmi95674277) reported
@BBCNewsNI NHS Staff won't take the Vaccine, thats why they are having to self isolate! Nolan show on iplayer, Nurse has broken silence over the vast numbers of Nurses and Staff not Vaccinated. For weeks the Nolan team have asked CMO & NHS Trusts for numbers, their Silence is now deafening?
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Nicholas Trent
(@William_Cowper) reported
@BBCSport Good morning. Olympics Day 13 BBC One 23:05 - 04:00 is not available on the iplayer. Is this an error? Thanks!
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Phil
(@philipjones09) reported
@BolwellLily Sorry to hear that you are struggling. I have to find things to distract myself with at night to help. I watch films, Iplayer, Netflix. Or try online gaming.... helps distract the mind
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Lend_me
(@your_ears_93) reported
@atvfriend 2 of 2: The BBC doc 'The Prosecutors' was a passive, observational doc. to show the work of the CPS. In the Ash-Smith episode they unwittingly (imo) exposed the very low bar of professionalism exhibited by certain members of the CPS. I hope the BBC will put it back on iPlayer.
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Stuart Russell
(@tweeting_stu) reported
from
Thame, England
@Argos_Online hello. Faulty TV sold and on inspection of all the reviews it is a known problem. iPlayer and All4 apps do not work. Shame!!
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Earlswood Sunsets 💙
(@EarlswoodSunset) reported
from
Redhill, England
@UKnoGum @abbyaug @johnredwood He's angry because he can't work out the iPlayer...
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Aaron Gallagher
(@AaronGa61291255) reported
@virginmedia woke up at 14:00 turned iplayer on 14:50 and we have 1st outage of the day. Since I've been awake anyway, could be 1st 4th 10th or 20th.