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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.

  • 33% Buffering (33%)
  • 33% Crashing (33%)
  • 15% Playback Issues (15%)
  • 11% Video Quality (11%)
  • 7% Sign in (7%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Brighton Buffering 11 days ago
London Playback Issues 17 days ago
York Sign in 26 days ago
Manchester Crashing 1 month 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:

  • MaganHGang
    Magan Hassan (@MaganHGang) reported

    @DanielO04532942 @PokemonNewsUK @BBCiPlayer They don't work on that..

  • Lynzoola
    Lyndsey (@Lynzoola) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Tonight's episode was awful

  • Staggerlee1950
    Bob Skowron (@Staggerlee1950) reported

    @BBCBargainHunt @BBCiPlayer Ha! 27th August episode - yet another broken item from the ‘wouldn’t trust you with a bag of stones’ amateur antiques program .

  • rob70625
    Robin (@rob70625) reported

    @bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Sounds truly awful

  • alison_maitland
    Alison Maitland (@alison_maitland) reported

    @bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s a narcissist boot. She’s played all her cult for fools for years. Nicola Sturgeon only cares about Nicola Sturgeon. She loved living the high life and now it’s came crashing down. Crocodile tears won’t work anymore.

  • 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

  • PanopticalDream
    FilmChampion (@PanopticalDream) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You should fire all the people who made and signed off on this and they should never work in the industry again.

  • McQ8__
    McQ8 (@McQ8__) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCiPlayer Quality

  • 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.

  • jeffprad1
    @jeffprad 🏴‍☠️ (@jeffprad1) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What a terrible waste of electricity. How much did this consume?

  • 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.

  • SportingNest
    Sporting Nest 🇬🇧🇮🇸🇺🇾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ‍🟧‍⬛‍ (@SportingNest) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Another ludicrous change of character, from really nasty piece of work to sheepish wimp? Wouldn't happen. And next week, we're supposed to believe that a few school kids throwing beer over him and taking photos is worse for him that juvenile detention was.

  • SiGallagher
    Simon Gallagher (@SiGallagher) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews So, in using the license fee for this ****, you’ve just opened yourself up to legal action from people who do not wish to have this drivel forcefed to us. Great work

  • Donna14634857
    Donna (@Donna14634857) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I’ve watched EE from day dot, since NY it’s the worst it’s ever been. Far fetched, ridiculous story lines that just don’t make sense or wouldn’t happen or far fetched it’s laughable , boring, more miserable than it ever was.

  • SarahWatts51281
    Sarah Watts, the Dragon Princess (@SarahWatts51281) reported

    @BBCiPlayer Why are the Doctor who episodes going from the episode you started from then fine in the middle then go back to the start of that first one, fix it please

  • marieaire
    🍭Minty Claire🌿 (@marieaire) reported

    @BeanuiUait @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Glad she’s naked in a trunk. What the hell is her problem. Trying to prove her superiority over Cindy? It’s really disgusting and viewers don’t think it’s cool or funny. Just pathetic ugliness

  • BbukSave
    TV Fan (@BbukSave) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What an awful use of the license fee

  • brianwhelanhack
    Brian Whelan (@brianwhelanhack) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews awful slop. but also, three of those guests would never have got onto a show like yours during their lifetimes

  • 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

  • QuestorTho9502
    Raymond Thompson (@QuestorTho9502) reported

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

  • LiverIron99
    (@LiverIron99) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Reeks of den watts 2.0 So desperate to relieve the glory days forgetting all the actual character work that went into why max and Stacey worked

  • BrettOfTheSouth
    Brett (@BrettOfTheSouth) reported

    Why is @ITVX always saying "there's something wrong with our connection" yet @BBCiPlayer and @Channel4 rarely have any issues...

  • staynoided808
    carcosa (@staynoided808) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Awful, simply awful. This is the bottom of the barrel, BBC.

  • louise675985
    louise 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 (@louise675985) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Absolutely terrible, bad acting, bit weird and unnecessary story 🙄

  • 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

  • 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.

  • martinianpaul
    Martin Paul (@martinianpaul) reported

    @SeventiesLegend @BBCiPlayer I'll never understand how these things work. Plus, why are Radio 4 plays only available on Audible?

  • LouloAndStitch
    Lou 🇯🇲 🫢🫳🏾 (@LouloAndStitch) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is terrible and you should feel bad. What a ******* waste of licensees money, a blight on the planet, and stain on the already worthless brand of QT and the BBC. A plague on both your houses

  • miss_traceydav
    Tracey Davies (@miss_traceydav) reported

    Watching The Vampire Lestat and the quality for the latest episodes recorded are terrible - tried iPlayer version and the same. Had to turn sound right up (I have checked other shows so not my hearing!) @BBCiPlayer

  • StevenWilc34988
    Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer @bbceastenders made some errors. Why was Jack wearing a surgical mask and apron in one scene with Denise, and the following day he, Chelsea and Libby wore no mask? Surely, with Jordan in the hospital as well, they can transfer germs to each other.