iPlayer status: streaming issues and outage reports
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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.
- Sign in (29%)
- Playback Issues (27%)
- Buffering (23%)
- Crashing (21%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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Crashing | 4 days ago |
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Playback Issues | 5 days ago |
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Playback Issues | 10 days ago |
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Playback Issues | 11 days ago |
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Buffering | 14 days ago |
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Sign in | 17 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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✨ Kaz’s pink Bonnet🧚🏾♀️🐉 ✨ (@itsMoNiQu3) reportedBBC iplayer… you had one job. Please fix the delay😫
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ellie (@elliejwilson) reportedvery pissed off that iplayer has decided to crash on me right
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Cecil Sausage (@SausageCecil) reported@spectator Tried to watch the France v Switzerland game on my phone whilst at work on a break. Kept on showing the same 30 seconds loop. Awful service. IPlayer interface is also terribly slow and clunky.
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abs (@abbieshepherdz) reportedthe whole of not going out is on bbc iplayer yes pls can my wifi now work then 😩
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Franz (@protopigeon) reportedIs the BBC iPlayer always such terrible video quality? I'm not using wireless and have a 350Mb connection. It's unwatchably bad
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Rod Begbie (@rodbegbie) reported@HELENLOVE123 We’re watching on ITV, but that’s because the Beeb blocks the VPN I use from accessing iPlayer, but the STV site let me in no problem!
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Dave Bond (@1BadMouseDB) reported@GaryLineker @alanshearer @rioferdy5 working nights so won't be at home but will be watching on the iplayer on the way to work #ItsComingHome
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alex 🏴 (@sukisben) reportediplayer has decided to not work anhmore so i will be ending it all goodbye
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⭐6️⃣ Mo 🏆1️⃣9️⃣ (@unbearablemo) reported@Fai2aan **** you I am going into work with iplayer running with my earphones, gotta be hearing it when working tbh
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Emma Ongley (@EOngley) reported@MartinSLewis Has to be BBC as we no longer have TV & iPlayer is the only place you can watch it live. This decision to go streaming only has proved to be a major problem in terms of being able to watch live rugby, F1 etc. I don’t want to pay for all of Sky /Virgin just for a couple of hours
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Craig Bratt (@craigybratt) reportedPub has got the game on iPlayer and not actual TV. Help. #ENG
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Monstrous Mings 🏴🦁 (@KlassyKonsa) reportedIs Iplayer not working for anyone else?
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Owain Sutton (@OwainAlty) reported@AprilPreston_ On a 90-second buffer now on iPlayer, so will have to guess what that means...
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k ♡s a (@IuvIuv4joshie) reportedwho wants to give me their itv login or their iplayer login ????
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Sujit Biswas (@sbiswas1337) reported@synergy_1000 @BetCIub Not sure about Sky as I don't have it but it should work if the TV supports iPlayer.
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🌝🇵🇸 (@zedzed96) reportedIs iPlayer going to crash tonight...
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Tundee (@TundeeFN) reportedWhy is iPlayer not working
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Terry PRIDE Twinspin 🧼😷↔️☀️📻🏳️🌈 (@hbafilmshorts) reported@leharve80 For rubbish picture quality, choose SD on BBC One or ITV, for better HD go to BBC One HD or ITV HD or for a UHD picture go to BBC iPlayer on supported connected 4K televisions. If you want to gouge your own eyes out, try streaming it on ITV Hub before crying in the corner.
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Rowan (@caldwellrowan29) reportedNow do I go for BBC iPlayer which will be two minutes behind but will work or ITV Hub which is only a minute behind but won’t work?
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Ed James (@EdJamesAuthor) reported@MasonCrossBooks @BBCSport It’s worse than you can imagine. Not even 25fps so football looks terrible. Also, looks like you can do the 5Live commentary on iPlayer.
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Aleina V (@Aleinav) reported@BBCOne I hope the iPlayer doesn’t crash during the match as it’s already paused 3 times. Come on #England🏴
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Richard Bushnell (@richardbushnell) reported@MartinSLewis I'd be watching ITV if it was Clive Tyldesley and Ally McCoist, but other commentators on both channels are just awful, so because BBC iPlayer is better for live streaming, BBC it is
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Dario Aqua (@darrenwaters) reported from Cardiff, Wales@EvilBoris I’ve given up trying to watch UHD on iplayer. Never seems to work well.
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Tony Walters (@Carmonte) reportedWhich app has the smallest delay for lads at work tonight? Iplayer or itv (through sky Go) ? Cheers if you know
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Rhys (@RawFnEu) reported@JawshAU does itv or bbc iplayer work in aus if so watch there
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daniel (@ftbIdxniel) reportedBBC iPlayer is the worst thing itw😭😭 IM 7 ******* MINUTES BEHIND
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The Nugs Bear (@bear_nugs) reportediplayer @BBCiPlayer stop stuttering. Don't care if the quality has to drop. Don't want to miss the game.
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Lau Melon (@surminus) reported@liam_dos I watch on iPlayer and have this problem, I have to close my window to avoid spoilers
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Rhys Wyn (@RhysWyn19) reportedThe commentary for the tennis on BBC Iplayer is quite possibly the worst commentary I’ve ever heard of any sport
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Kwami Odoom (@kwamiodoom) reportedDoesn't help that iPlayer is a minute behind so we heard the screams and knew it was coming.