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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 (40%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (23%)
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Crashing (12%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Colchester |
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| Redcar |
Buffering | |
| Reading |
Crashing | |
| Chichester |
Crashing | |
| Southampton |
Playback Issues | |
| Turriff |
Sign in |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Gareth Birchall
(@goaliegaz) reported
Whilst the work has been started on the windows, I've spent the afternoon watching Bloodlands on iplayer. Jesus wept, that was good
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Another leaseholder
(@Ittakesaviva) reported
@madebygoogle Completely given up on iPlayer, button not appeared for days now. and now tv is now causing a lot of issues as well. Youtube is fine. This is casting to a @SeeNebula - will send back if this doesn’t change as very limiting.
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Becca 💙
(@x_b3cca_x) reported
After mentioning It's A Sin at work this week, I've been told to watch #Pose on iplayer. Surely this can't make me cry more can it? Can't deal with sobbing again!
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Petra Breunig
(@DieBedra) reported
@PamelaPollin @michael__price @VikingurMusic Yes, no iPlayer for me over here unfortunately. But BBCSounds does work. Thank you!
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Let Love Win esq 🏳️🌈
(@allthisandless) reported
@Nynzi @jen_jstephen There were problems with the subtitles until a few weeks ago on iPlayer
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Super Stiff Yogi
(@SuperStiffYogi) reported
@BBCSport couldn't find the Tokyo Olympics Rhythmic Gymnastics team event on iPlayer, please help.
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Simon Fox
(@FoxyRhino) reported
Cricket on TV - brand new #HouseOfGames on Iplayer (because that being slightly delayed isn't much of a problem)
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Iain S. Thomas
(@RealIainSThomas) reported
@jetfury @jimmy_castor BBC iPlayer, ITV hub etc should all work.
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Nienke 🏁🏳️🌈 | Williams double points 💙
(@avoidingtmrw) reported
@razzle_mcdazzle it is working again. My vpn also doesnt work always which is hella anoying bc i tried it today to watch on BBC iPlayer but my vpn keeps turning off
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D A Owen
(@DAOwen15) reported
@MattBloomFilms So entirely new to this. Not about films. Your play 'Find Me' is on my mind. A piece of work,not currently on iPlayer,heard it a few months ago. Published in any form?
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abbie
(@lec_vxttel) reported
bbc iplayer not working for me? imagine my surprise 😐
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Ellie
(@espanswick) reported
@ITV Hi, just wanted to let you know your Hub accessible via Freesat is rubbish. It goes black all the time in between ads breaks of a programme. When I go to resume a programme I was watching it goes back to the beginning. All in all pretty terrible and not as good as iPlayer.
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Paul Silk
(@TheSilkience) reported
@jetfury What it will do is make your computers internet route through the UK making it think it’s there so iPlayer will still work. I like express Vpn it seems to work well.
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The British Investor.
(@LargoJd) reported
Watched a documentary on BBC iPlayer on the Greensill Capital scandal and David Cameron’s involvement. It is crazy what the upper class and those with power can get away with. David Cameron expected to have walked away with £10m for some part time work.
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gazj73 🏳️🌈💙
(@gazj73) reported
@M_Struthers ITV Hub the worst, doesn’t even work once you can get on, closely followed by All4 - best is Iplayer by a country mile followed by Netflix
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Oliver Telfer
(@OliverTelfer) reported
@jetfury You'll need to fire up the VPN software then open browser and log into iPlayer, the VPN should make the BBC servers think you're in UK
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Catherine Evans
(@womblecat1) reported
@richardosman But the s*dding Bilsdale transmitter is out of order and here our corner of rural North Yorkshire iPlayer really doesn't work very well 😢
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Henry I
(@hunter__pog) reported
@TubboTWO you should watch horrible histories series 1-5 on bbc iplayer nothing past 1-5 cos after 5 its terrible
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𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥 🎬
(@_MxtthewHxll_) reported
@BBCWilliamWho It’s trivial detail when it comes down to it but it just grates me when I find stuff like this in the iPlayer edits. Sound of Drums has a problem with dialogue being shifted around that also carries over to the DVD & Blu-Ray edits so I’ve found. Tiny but infuriating details.
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Daryl Millar
(@daryl_millar) reported
Football Focus takes until midnight to get to iPlayer? Live shows are usually quicker than that (e.g. Saturday Kitchen's already up). Must be a rights issue due to footage of Premiership football.
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Chris Muscroft
(@chrismuscroft) reported
Anybody else experiencing very poor #motd quality on #bbcfootball iPlayer? Barely watchable.
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G.Ananthakrishnan
(@ganant) reported
Isn't it time @BBC came up with an app for phones and TV offering direct subscription, or make iplayer open, since many of us use the internet to separate wheat from chaff & don't subscribe to DTH now? Most Indian TV news is terrible, no point paying for that. @BBCWorld
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jamie 🌙
(@summer_damage) reported
bbc iplayer is so bad what is this quality
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Ser Liam Holman 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴
(@serliamholman) reported
@NoContextBrits 'I'm trying to sign in to iPlayer, not PornHub!'
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MatthewLaidlow
(@MatthewLaidlow) reported
Bitterlake on iplayer will be seeing an uplift Nik streams with all the awful stuff happening in Afghanistan.
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V. #IWearAMask #InLimbo #LesMaitresdelOrage
(@InlimboV) reported
Watching #PMQs on BBC iPlayer. Johnson has to be the worst speaker I've ever heard. Clicheed, hackneyed, vague, repetitive and having made a speciality of speaking void and BS.
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Adam Guy
(@WildonGrange) reported
@a516digital Prob stupid Q… if I helped elderly neighbour with no wi fi organise FreeSat installed, inc getting a dish put up, that will work despite no Bilsdale? She won’t have iPlayer (no wi fi) but could watch live tv? She’s DL5, could that be tricky area when temporary antennae built?
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Longleat
(@Longleat) reported
@dana41976810 Hi Dana, I'm afraid that BBC iPlayer is restricted to UK residents only. Sorry we can't be of more help! - Cat
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Ross
(@ross_com) reported
@GBullstein @InvictaRegina00 Hes just found out the BBC iplayer doesnt have the back catalogue of Jim'll fix it on......💩💩
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Darren
(@Rozzi_98) reported
Anybody else have issues with their bbc iplayer downloads not playing?