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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 (39%)
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Sign in (24%)
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Playback Issues (24%)
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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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 Reading |
Crashing | |
| Chichester |
Crashing | |
| Southampton |
Playback Issues | |
| Turriff |
Sign in | |
| Haverfordwest |
Buffering | |
| Towcester |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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(@zedzed96) reported
Is iPlayer going to crash tonight...
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✨ Kaz’s pink Bonnet🧚🏾♀️🐉 ✨
(@itsMoNiQu3) reported
BBC iplayer… you had one job. Please fix the delay😫
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×
(@dystainak) reported
@BBCSport Is the quality really bad on iPlayer for anyone else?
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The Nugs Bear
(@bear_nugs) reported
iplayer @BBCiPlayer stop stuttering. Don't care if the quality has to drop. Don't want to miss the game.
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daniel
(@ftbIdxniel) reported
BBC iPlayer is the worst thing itw😭😭 IM 7 ******* MINUTES BEHIND
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Rhys
(@RawFnEu) reported
@JawshAU does itv or bbc iplayer work in aus if so watch there
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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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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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Tony Walters
(@Carmonte) reported
Which 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 Wyn
(@RhysWyn19) reported
The commentary for the tennis on BBC Iplayer is quite possibly the worst commentary I’ve ever heard of any sport
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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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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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Franz
(@protopigeon) reported
Is 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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Kwami Odoom
(@kwamiodoom) reported
Doesn't help that iPlayer is a minute behind so we heard the screams and knew it was coming.
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Dario Aqua
(@darrenwaters) reported
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Cardiff, Wales
@EvilBoris I’ve given up trying to watch UHD on iplayer. Never seems to work well.
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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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meh 🪔
(@fri3drice_) reported
why is BBC iPlayer live quality so trash do they know i lied about having a TV license?
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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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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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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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ellie
(@elliejwilson) reported
very pissed off that iplayer has decided to crash on me right
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k ♡s a
(@IuvIuv4joshie) reported
who wants to give me their itv login or their iplayer login ????
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Tundee
(@TundeeFN) reported
Why is iPlayer not working
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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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abs
(@abbieshepherdz) reported
the whole of not going out is on bbc iplayer yes pls can my wifi now work then 😩
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Craig Bratt
(@craigybratt) reported
Pub has got the game on iPlayer and not actual TV. Help. #ENG
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Rowan
(@caldwellrowan29) reported
Now 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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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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Monstrous Mings 🏴🦁
(@KlassyKonsa) reported
Is Iplayer not working for anyone else?
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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!