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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 (30%)
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Sign in (28%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (16%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Reading |
Sign in | |
| Hackney |
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| Poplar |
Sign in | |
| Horncastle |
Sign in | |
| Leicester |
Crashing | |
| London |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Matt Breckons
(@MattBreckons) reported
@GovernWilliam iPlayer wouldn't work for us last night on last ep of S02 - very sad, I had to watch Coronation Street.
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Mark
(@mchahalholden) reported
@bt_uk It’s not the same App. I have a 1G fibre internet connect. The AppleTV’s are wired, I get 950Mbps speed to the AppleTV. Netflix, AmazonTV. iPlayer no issues.. just BT Sports app not working
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Ginny Hadfield
(@Sophthecatsmum) reported
Slightly late to the 'we won 5-0 again' party. On Twitter anyway coz I was at the game. Had to work yesterday & watch EastEnders on iPlayer since the DVD recorder let us down & didn't record it while we were out.
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Melissa Aimeé
(@Melissa7Aimee) reported
BBC iPlayer not working outside the UK is so stupid. Now I’m going to have so much Eastenders to catch up on Kmt
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Myke C
(@Myke3) reported
Navigation of the iplayer is terrible. Worse than any other platform #bbciplayer
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Tim Moore
(@tjmoore) reported
Curious, ITVX premium, aka BritBox, has all episodes of The Avengers S2. Amazon Prime BritBox channel is missing episodes 2 & 3. Problem is, ITVX app on Fire TV is all 60p, and doesn't seem to auto adjust the frame rate. BBC iPlayer adjusts to 50p. Prime does 24p also.
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James Bailey
(@JamesBailey1982) reported
@BadWolfArchives I never stopped watching it yes granted I missed a few episodes due to work and didn't have iPlayer so had to wait until DVD was released , I have most of the DVDs from classic to power of the doctor
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Caroline Cork
(@cork_caroline) reported
@Kazters It’s terrible, I don’t know why I persisted with it on iPlayer. Quit now because it doesn’t get any better and the ending will make you furious, it’s just so ridiculous
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Pat O'Rourke
(@PatsyORourke) reported
@virginmedia It’s a TiVo box. All bbc TV channels are displaying the fault. Other TV channels are working fine. Iplayer, all4, my5 and STV player apps are not launching but YouTube app is. Reboot doesn’t fix.
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Nanna 🐝
(@PNEShirley) reported
from
Scunthorpe, England
Problems with iplayer audio AGAIN @pnefc #pnefc
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Marcus Markou
(@MarcusMarkou) reported
@LeShann @netflix I'm still thinking about your question. Perhaps it's too soon to call. Maybe identities and brands are still being formulated in this space. I like BBC iplayer... it exudes quality and taste. It feels curated & thought about. Not like a supermarket
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Bequalmed
(@NottyCurs) reported
@HornyToed You’re beyond crank, amigo. That’s an insane suggestion. Try watching TraumaZone on the iPlayer - it’ll help.
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Red Squirrel
(@_Red_Squirrel_) reported
@YourSSE Hi - are there any known issues with SSE broadband? Have internet connectivity but for last 3 days unable to access iPlayer and Netflix, their troubleshooting guides say to contact ISP. Thanks.
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SimonM 🏴🇪🇺🇳🇿🇺🇦 🌻
(@gingereejit) reported
from
Wellington City, Wellington
Watching "The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate" on BBC iplayer. What a nasty piece of work
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Caroline
(@originalfoots) reported
Best thing about not being able to watch #sortyourlifeout yesterday and the iplayer not working last night, is I get to watch it in the middle of my detritus on a Thursday when I don’t like what else is on. Nice people, being nice. And breathe
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Nicola
(@nicolakezia86) reported
@BBCiPlayer why does it never work? Trying to watch something, we’re 3 minutes in and it’s buffered 3 times already. Given up trying. #iplayer #bbc
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Chris Swan 💙💛
(@cpswan) reported
Seems like iPlayer Edge of Darkness is a better print than the DVD (maybe the 'remastered from original 16mm film' that was done for the BD release), but there's still an awful lot of dust and hairs and other stuff. Something went badly wrong in Aunty's archives with this one :(
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Martin
(@_SmartUK) reported
@BBCiPlayer @AskPS_UK Hi. The iPlayer app has been “unavailable” now for quite some time on my PS3. It’s still available in the PlayStation Store so I presume it should still work. Any help much appreciated. Thanks.
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laird
(@laird01554927) reported
Problem about BBC putting this on Iplayer live is that all the Twitter comments are all@over the show and don’t make sense. Was this on purpose?
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Andy
(@Orileyuk1) reported
@BBCiPlayer BBC iPlayer is currently not working ? What’s going on ?
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Paul
(@paul48311435) reported
@ITVXhelp @ElizabethofSoup @ITVX Get the bbc iplayer people as clowns 🤡 who have done it it’s a mess ……only work’s on certain devices and the same with the live option……..pathetic
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JudyBelg
(@JudyBelg) reported
@HoraceOflaherty @marinamaral2 I have found a youtube. Luckily because BBC iPlayer doesn’t work here.
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Caroline
(@originalfoots) reported
Flipping iplayer wouldn’t work on my TV, point blank refused and I missed my new favourite programme 🥲 It’s all very well to say,#Sortyourlifeout but 😡
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🔶CH◼️
(@cjhayden82) reported
Might pick up the laptop today (yes we do still do some work in half term-bloody teachers). However, I’ve restarted ‘early doors’ on the iPlayer, and it’s absolutely glorious viewing
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Paul Smith
(@thelobsterboy) reported
@AthleticsWeekly Too many athletics meetings hidden away on the BBC Red Button or even worse iPlayer. Awful. Why sign a television deal with a company that treats the sport with disdain outside of the major championships
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Stephen S
(@Stephen36185456) reported
@TeaParti26 @Beno_ldn An expert was interviewed by the BBC who put forward that scenario. May well have been reported by other channels So why don't you get your head out of your *** and use iPlayer All4 and My5 to go back and find your error
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Cathy | Honest Gardener 🌱
(@honest_gardener) reported
@FrancescaHumi @kanlunganuk Thank you for raising this and providing the context. I saw it pushed to me on iplayer too and soon as I read the awful title I could tell they'd sensationalised the story and dehumanised Bennylyn and Jellica Burke.
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Ventiņš
(@BieteMarex) reported
@BorisJohnson @BBCiPlayer BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. ...only available in UK🙄
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Hannah
(@hannahbungard) reported
Help me Twitter. How can I stop the TV licensing people from contacting me? I haven't had terrestrial TV since 2009. I don't use iPlayer on any device. I don't watch live TV on any device. Every few years I have to tell them I'm still not doing it & now it feels like harassment.
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James
(@james1508) reported
@jakesoden Ours is usually wiped out from school, but I was dead against lots TV time but it does really help her to chill out. Mostly stuff on Iplayer, Cbeebies presents is always good stuff 👍🏻