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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.

iPlayer Outage Chart 03/24/2026 09:25

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  1. Sign in (34%)

    Sign in (34%)

  2. Buffering (28%)

    Buffering (28%)

  3. Playback Issues (21%)

    Playback Issues (21%)

  4. Crashing (17%)

    Crashing (17%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomAberdeen Sign in
United KingdomCardiff Buffering
United KingdomChichester Sign in
United KingdomPoole Sign in
United KingdomEpsom Sign in
United KingdomChatham Crashing
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • fergusboden Fergus (@fergusboden) reported

    Thought iPlayer was broken, but nope - there's a bit in Teletubbies where they shout "again again", and show the same video again. Genius move from whoever thought it up, filling 2 minutes of the 15 minute show with zero extra effort.

  • SegalAnnie Annie Segal 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 (@SegalAnnie) reported

    Why isn’t jays episode of the games not on bbc iplayer I can’t see it help a gal

  • ValksyLG Drowned (@ValksyLG) reported

    Not watching the history thing either - streaming service for BBC (called “iPlayer”) sucks via AppleTV. The subs don’t work And since the original gym AV control unit died, the substitute doesn’t have functional iPlayer at all [shrug]

  • McGoo1888 McGoo1888 (@McGoo1888) reported

    Never mind aw the world issues...why dae the commentators no talk between frames on iPlayer ? 🤔

  • vivjones10 Viv Jones (@vivjones10) reported

    @ajcdeane Just watch it on bbc iPlayer- that’s time I won’t get back!!! Lammy really is terrible. Definitely saying the Durham situation was different & tried to gloss over Rayner. Sophie really pushed him & he didn’t like it. Do hope someone has a clip for you.

  • eleanorgoodman Eleanor Goodman (@eleanorgoodman) reported

    @SamCoare On Netflix (and I think iPlayer). Someone has a problem with space in their house and they get two architects to do plans, which they show them in VR. Then they choose one to make a reality…

  • benzosarebad Fiona French, honesty and integrity are my values (@benzosarebad) reported

    @jill_d35 It is on BBC IPlayer if you want to see it, just awful, one couple lost their home and were living in a van for a year.

  • MikeH0llister Mike (@MikeH0llister) reported

    Have the bbc actually put the semi final of the snooker on the red button or has my tvguide on iplayer broken….?

  • melvyn1975 Andrew Melvyn Walden (@melvyn1975) reported

    @harryfremantle My friend in America is logged into my bbc iplayer so that would work for match of the day I assume.

  • Mich_ael77 Michael 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😷 💙 (@Mich_ael77) reported

    Sat watching a programme on BBC Iplayer using @virginmedia and the hub starts flashing green.....service checker says no issues but technician needed.....I came to virgin for the reliability, did I make a mistake?

  • thuggee168 Thuggee 🎃 (@thuggee168) reported

    @NadineDorries why the hell are you forcing the issues that we have to have that BBC garbage iPlayer installed on our smart TV. it is OUR property not yours if we don't want the garbage APPS then why should we be forced to have them. we don't want your government run ****** TV

  • goonerlgh Lawrence ****** 🇺🇦 (@goonerlgh) reported

    @BBC Why do I have to sign in to use iPlayer and why with password and then a code? The patronising voice over trying to insist it's so easy doesn't help either. 'Easy' might be just entering your password. Not having to use a second device to go on the web to use another code!

  • jkbrizzle John (@jkbrizzle) reported

    @BellaWallerstei To be fair it could jave been worse. Not like they were watching BBC iplayer. Thats a real problem

  • SkyHelpTeam Sky Help Team (@SkyHelpTeam) reported

    @novahob Yeah there's no work arounds for being conencted to the dish I'm afraid, Sky Go will give you the majority of On Demand content, unless its things like BBC, which you'd need to use the iPlayer for. Thanks, William

  • petesintact Petesintact (@petesintact) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer And now over to iPlayer, ffs terrible coverage, not everyone lives in the UK!!

  • LlamaBusiness Bready The Beagle Breadwards (@LlamaBusiness) reported

    @dravid58 @BBCiPlayer It’s driving me insane. If you have sky, you can get it, buried deep in their on demand sport content, but that’s Sky’s servers storing catch-up TV, not BBC iplayer. It’s INFURIATING.

  • wanye_m ⓦⒶⓃⓨⓔ aka roger shakshuka (@wanye_m) reported

    @thoughtcat freeview doesnt use wifi, it uses your aerial. do you mean things like iplayer/4od/etc? buy the best quality panel you can afford, and attach a firestick/etc for smart features. oh, and buy from somewhere with 5+ yr warranty like richer sounds, costco, john lewis, etc...

  • verbatim_evans Tim Evans (@verbatim_evans) reported

    @InsideNo9Tweets the Live episode - Dead Line doesn’t seem to work work on BBC iPlayer. Is there anywhere else we can watch this?

  • purbrooktony Tony (@purbrooktony) reported

    @Teddylegs61 I binged the whole series on iplayer. I couldn't help myself.

  • snookerstatsace joshua morrison (@snookerstatsace) reported

    @Rhianlovesbooks not at u rhian i was trying to help her with iplayer

  • martin_hamilton Martin Hamilton ⍼ (@martin_hamilton) reported

    Hey @BBCa11y do you know if there are any plans for iPlayer to support simultaneous subtitles and Audio Description? This would be a big help for lots of people if technically feasible 🙏

  • hellsbronze Star | Light • looking for doctor who mutuals • (@hellsbronze) reported

    pretty little liars is on bbc iplayer and i have a terrible urge to watch it

  • LondonComment Ian (@LondonComment) reported

    @ajcdeane It'll be up on BBC iPlayer when the show ends if that's any help.

  • pompeytoppers Gary Topliss (@pompeytoppers) reported

    Just finished watching the Gazza program on the iPlayer. What a sad sad story! Yes Gazza didn’t always help himself. But he got used by @piersmorgan & the other woman in their bid for their own success/fame🤮 one thing nobody can take away from him was his talent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #gazza

  • thecastleaarrgh ♥ 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 ♥ (っ◔◡◔)っ (@thecastleaarrgh) reported

    @BostonZoomer7 btw if u do watch it the BBC iPlayer version will be better quality but you'll need a VPN to switch to the UK

  • SuperSajuuk Gordon (@SuperSajuuk) reported

    @Nick_Metcalfe The BBC are terrible for this. I guess their live feed technology on the iPlayer is outdated. I can go to Eurosport Player and its about 15 seconds behind whats on the BBC channel itself. Wish the BBC would improve it tbh.

  • Ronnie383838 Ronnie 🎗 (@Ronnie383838) reported

    @surfshark Surfshark useless !! When I using surfshark google won’t let me google it doesn’t matter which ever or countries I choice !! Or just google , bbc iPlayer doesn’t work !! When I use NordVPN it’s all working perfectly!! I am going to abandon surfshark ! Rebbish

  • benfll ben // 22 DAYS TIL MCR!!! (@benfll) reported

    @paramoremusicom Ah, I wasn't sure since I know iPlayer doesn't work. I'm in the UK anyway but that surprised me since I thought that meant even people in the US couldn't listen

  • crellin_kevin87 Kevin Crellin (@crellin_kevin87) reported

    @bhindi12 @WeAreWST @Betfred Does iPlayer not work in Northern Ireland?

  • bear_mystic MysticBear (@bear_mystic) reported

    The Fleetwood commentators on the iplayer replay referring to both Dapo and Baka as "Bakayoko" and then, after 20 minutes, saying, "Bakayoko is getting through a lot of work!" I know, lads. Almost like there's two of him at times there. #bwfc