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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.
Full Outage Map
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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.
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Buffering (31%)
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Playback Issues (31%)
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Sign in (22%)
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Crashing (15%)
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Video Quality (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 London |
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| Halifax |
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 Daqing |
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| Banbury |
Buffering | |
| Stockport |
Playback Issues | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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caroline carl-lokko
(@lokkobynature) reported
@Cristiano just watched the documentary about you on BBC iplayer Cristiano Ronaldo impossible to ignore and it was GOOD 👍xx you work so hard to be at the top of your game
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Steve Billingham
(@shadzomac) reported
@ITV any chance of some more servers to cope with the demand on your app for live streaming? Having to restart the stream so many times :( making iPlayer look good.
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🏴Rob Dodsworth🏴
(@RobDodsworth) reported
Hey @itvhub, so my LG TV has the hub app but no mention or category to be able to select live tv. No problems with iPlayer, My5 etc. Any ideas? Got no access to an aerial on that particular tv. Thanks.
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Junk Heaven August Tan
(@zz9zsa) reported
@d_mateer @BBCiPlayer Yep, although red button for me is quite shoddy quality. Stream on iPlayer is in HD 😎
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Jason
(@jasonmeredith85) reported
@NepentheZ ITV hub quality is awful over BBC iPlayer
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ᴛᴇᴀʟ
(@tealioni) reported
@MrDavidWhelan Awful. Had to stick the Argentina game on iplayer to try cleanse my mind
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David Baxter
(@kingbaxtie) reported
STV iPlayer is the worst tv app in all of Christendom.Unreal,biggest match of tournament so far and they rattle adverts on at 87 minutes😡 #stv #stvplayer
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Ryan Murphy
(@Murphy1up) reported
Nice work from the STV Live player as it just cuts to adverts with like 6 mins left of the Germany v France game. Finally comes back with less than 3 mins of extra time left. Terrible system compared to BBC Iplayer. Actually hate watching the Euro's game on the STV website
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Daniel Paton
(@DanPatonMusic) reported
@JulieOwenMoylan I’ve just been catching up on this on iPlayer - really good. I’m not a BBC basher (not least because I used to work there!) but I do feel the arts offer on TV, music aside, is too limited. This could easily be 45 mins - and film is relegated to 10mins a week buried on BBC News!
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Scott Matthewman
(@scottm) reported
@iantheradiogeek @BBCHolbyCity Whoops. Thanks to a glitch in the live replay, I ended up catching the end credits on the iPlayer release, which didn’t have that bumper.
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grant
(@grantdibble1) reported
@ITV your setup up for the app is atrocious, just trying to watch some football but it’s shocking apparently doesn’t work on Xbox and finally get it on tv only for it to run like it’s a hamster running the show pathetic, take some tips from bbc iplayer
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AbdulZ 🇦🇫🔴
(@UtdAbdulZ) reported
@SK_AFC14 @POGNANDES_ Yo I have the same issue. Are you using bbc iplayer? I'm using that as well, there's a 2 min delay for some reason
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Jason Hargreaves 🏴☠️
(@JaseHargreaves) reported
@forbesygordi Oh my god, I thought it was live, that’s what you get for watching everything on iPlayer, I had to go out to work and was saying FFS why isn’t the second half on the ******* radio!
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ljoekelsoey4
(@ljoekelsoey4) reported
illegal streams are better quality and more reliable #stvplayer #bbciplayer #iplayer
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Jonathan Glossop
(@jglo76) reported
Not sure if it was the pitch, the team colours of #SPASWE or the humid conditions but the BBCs HD quality seemed awful tonight. On the plus side I’ve now discovered the BBC are showing #EURO2020 in UHD via iPlayer.
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Bryan 🏴
(@HumphreyPlugg_) reported
@_the_a_bis He’s awful. Thankfully you can choose the radio 5 commentary on iplayer.
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Patrick Morris
(@_layback) reported
@bbcpress @BBCiPlayer At least a million of those will be my mum forgetting her iPlayer login.
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James McEnaney
(@MrMcEnaney) reported
How come the iPlayer apps on my TV and PS4 are both a pain in the arse that freeze and buffer all the time but if I use my phone and a Chromecast I never have a single problem?
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jack
(@rapidrichy) reported
Debating whether I should stay away from watching highlights of the games I miss due to work and watch them on iPlayer when I get a chance to
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David Shakeshaft
(@dsheadteacher) reported
I'm watching #Time on BBC iPlayer. I really like Sean Bean but he's unconvincing as a former English teacher. His phonics work is nonexistent!
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RedmanNibor
(@NiborRedman) reported
I can't help thinking that Lord Hall, former BBC Director General has been made a scapegoat. There are many things still wrong and corrupt in the BBC today: Try making a complaint. Also monies spent on the 'iplayer/sounds'. £100 million, then a £20+? Mill makeover. WHICH IS CRAP!
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Will
(@hashtagwilbert) reported
The picture on iplayer is such superior quality than itv hub, but man, bbc commentary teams are dire.
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Rupert Pumkin
(@JoeFife) reported
We have another contender for worst commentator. Whoever the bloke is commentating on the #ARGCHI on the iplayer. My god my ears are bleeding
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exo runaway supremacy
(@gravitygrave_) reported
can't do bbc iplayer euros and work at the same time. how did used to pull this off 😭
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rish ᐰ 🇭🇷/🇺🇦/🇩🇰
(@marvelgate) reported
my bbc iplayer doesn’t work anymore :(
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Beardyface
(@Beardyface4) reported
@RWTaylors @GBNEWS The difference is, iplayer & the BBC website work, same can't be said for the GBNews webshite. If I were an advertiser I'd be pulling my ads simply because they're not being delivered in a watchable fashion.
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Van Doom
(@DoomMaverick) reported
@BBCMOTD @BBCSport Has the streaming quality been fixed on the iplayer yet? Been very poor since the 1st game.
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Anil
(@bartelbee23) reported
@jahwibble @PaoloWalnuts Erm excuse me I’m grafting here. Although yesterday I found out I can access the iPlayer on the work pc.
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StripSearch but euros edition
(@stripsearchscot) reported
Here's a question. I can't get ANY council telly. BBC is alright because I can watch live on the iplayer but the ITV hub/whatever it's called won't let me watch anything live. Surely there's a way without going to hesgoal and all that. Help me out. I'm ill.
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Buddy Christ
(@Boycey1994) reported
Honestly just want to watch Glen Kamra play some football and couldn't watch the Denmark vs Finland game live cause work. I get its not on Iplayer but could they not edit round the bit where they lingered on Eriksen almost die and show the rest of the game?