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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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Buffering (29%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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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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 Epsom |
Sign in | |
| Chatham |
Crashing | |
| Sheffield |
Sign in | |
| Reading |
Sign in | |
| Hackney |
Playback Issues | |
| Poplar |
Sign in |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Elaine Davies
(@ElaineD93369957) reported
@callikitson @MetroUK Eastenders is not on tonight & can't find it on iplayer? Help
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shirbarbie
(@shirbarbie) reported
as if there isn’t so much on my plate at work i have realised gossip girl is on bbc iplayer so that is gonna take priority cos havnt watched it in yearsssss
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Robin Davies
(@rdavies6) reported
😡Grrr…why oh why does DNSSec break my LG TV’s WiFi? It clearly still has a working connection (‘coz Netflix , iPlayer & YouTube work)…but the TV’s OS seems to think its WiFi link isn’t established, so app & OS updates + some other apps (like Amazon Prime & Disney+) fail…😕
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Jade🌙
(@WirlyGirly17) reported
Will someone either send me clips of all this weeks Suki scenes and Evesuki scenes or tell me what’s happening, I’m not in the uk and bbc iplayer doesn’t work here!! It’s a disaster #EastEnders
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Sue
(@Sue_Pook) reported
@cherryaimless I’m a terrible one for blubbing at the best of times, but these games have tipped me right over the edge. Still got iPlayer coverage on to see the medal ceremony. Tissues at the ready!
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Chris🏴
(@arabforlife83) reported
from
Mogán, Canary Islands
Anyone for a stream for Az v Dundee utd thatll work in spain?. I was intending watching via iplayer and a van. But won't work for stream
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Lucie
(@ByrneLuc) reported
@0bj3ctivity @BBCOne I wasn't anticipating that they'd show the entire thing but they'd been dipping in at key moments. They could have easily left the hockey to show the last 2km live. iPlayer definitely needs work, other streaming services work here but iPlayer is so glitchy.
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Craig Williams
(@williamscraig85) reported
from
Liverpool, England
I am having trouble loading iplayer on @amazonfiretv
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james
(@james28133117) reported
@TheBarmyArmy Yes it has to be now I think it did really well at the games near sell out the only issue I had was how much cricket got shown on the tv I feel it was hidden away a bit not everyone can use the iPlayer
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Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦
(@statsguyuk) reported
@BBCSport It's all very well them saying "you can watch continuing coverage on iPlayer", but that doesn't really work so well if they then don't actually make it available on iPlayer. Really disappointing.
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Mark ELVIS Goddard
(@GBsBestElvis) reported
@Valnoon13 Agreed, sometimes you get the same issue with football and turn it down, or have the radio commentary instead! But they obviously don’t care as neither the bronze playoff, or the final have been on the main channel, both on iPlayer!
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Rob
(@RobL_L) reported
@janinegibson We'd have never have had this issue with iPlayer radio.
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Rohit
(@romeo8800) reported
@virginmedia okay sure, just seems strange, if its recording onto the box, but the recording hasnt finished, it doesnt let u play from what has been recording already. the issue is the bbc iplayer stream is not HD or 4K. depends on the amount of people streaming from bbc iplayer itself.
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Carlos Camejo
(@existingcarlos) reported
Solution to fix BBC America: get rid of it and give US IP addresses access to iPlayer
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Mimi Pinson 🏴🇪🇺🇨🇵
(@MimiInternet) reported
Anybody else having trouble using the BBC IPlayer website ?
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little ******* legend
(@dianalethabys) reported
bbc iplayer is both my bezzie for life and my actual worst enemy cause why isnt tipping the velvet or mapp & lucia on there...
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s
(@fourtheclout) reported
@putasinghonit no honestly i stopped watching when i thought kheerat left but now he’s back and suki is gay. bbc iplayer is gonna be on all day at work x
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Ellie | Tosh’s Wife
(@ellie_enrose) reported
Iplayer is literally not working at all, fml
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Sys Reviewer 🔍📚✍️
(@WakeArtisan) reported
@GorwayGlobal iPlayer doesn't work outside the UK. I did see someone had uploaded the matches to YouTube. They were in speeded up motion but I'll see if I can find it.
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@AEmindmatters
(@Aishamindmatte1) reported
@SchizoMan09 Makes sense to get rid I guess. Unless you watch a lot of iplayer stuff as u still need it for that. Mind u that’s not too bad when u work it out weekly
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Hayley Jones
(@HayleyNJones) reported
@EricaCrompton @lifeinunreality Unfortunately it’s not currently available on the iPlayer, but from memory some found it revelatory & others didn’t find it helpful. The background discussions re ethical approval & procedures is fascinating. Participants had access to support & took it with people there to help.
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Alison Stacey
(@Alibaabra) reported
@VJOsgood @birminghamcg22 I have been trying to work that out too. Think I'll have to iplayer. He was 🔥🔥
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ViaggiareLeggeri
(@VLeggeri) reported
@djhenshall Watched. Great. Oh sh*t. Just discovered I will miss the last episode because of my holidays. Let’s hope iPlayer can help…
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Rohit
(@romeo8800) reported
@virginmedia Yes I would expect a show that is recording to play from the beginning via the recording itself...not iPlayer at lower quality and reduced features...why would we do this? And exiting the iPlayer show keeps you in iPlayer, u need to click back/exit few times...sky Q don't do this
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Sys Reviewer 🔍📚✍️
(@WakeArtisan) reported
@GorwayGlobal I've just realised the link you gave is not iplayer so it may work abroad!
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Sheikh Rokon
(@skrokon) reported
@DrLouLavictoire Though BBC iPlayer only works in the UK, due to rights issues. Unfortunate we are.
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Snufkin
(@the_sisu_one) reported
I stopped being able to access @BBCiPlayer via my @RokuUK stick. I have no problem accessing every other channel so it can't be the stick. I have reported it several times to BBC iPlayer but several weeks later nothing has changed.
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Izuvthesqrll
(@Izuvthesqrll) reported
“The problem of _global_ climate change is one that effects us all. We _can’t_ just do nothing.” - Margaret Thatcher, *1989* 👈 Big Oil v the World, BBC iPlayer #ERG #TuftonStreet #ThirtyYearsGone @BBCJustinR
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TCL
(@TCL_1995) reported
@BBCiPlayer is the Xbox iPlayer app supposed to be crashing when trying to watch anything? It’s made it pretty much unusable
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Lucy D
(@dibbersbakes) reported
Just cancelled £30+ of monthly TV channel subscriptions to help finance a teeeeensy bit of heating this winter. Because books. And BBC iplayer. And doing something “less boring instead..” will do me just fine.