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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.

  • 30% Sign in (30%)
  • 28% Playback Issues (28%)
  • 22% Buffering (22%)
  • 20% Crashing (20%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Cambridge Buffering 5 days ago
Edinburgh Sign in 7 days ago
City of London Playback Issues 7 days ago
Nice Crashing 12 days ago
Wirral Playback Issues 15 days ago
Manchester Buffering 17 days ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders Phil took a massive risk in calling in a favour for Mark which landed Mark in debt in the first place so I can't see Phil helping Mark again especially when he's got Lexi and Nigel to think about. Don't think Sharon would want to help Mark either if she knew.

  • BennyH391512
    Benny H (@BennyH391512) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Perhaps making it clear what conditions it does and doesn’t treat would help And having a 🇫🇷 style insurance system

  • Thenaish1
    Tosh (@Thenaish1) reported

    @Helen_Barnard @BBCiPlayer Can someone help Helen understand the difference between adverts and trailers. Cheers. Please donate to help others on the internet who cant read or think. 🙏

  • TomTomlewis063
    Tom (@TomTomlewis063) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Please get rid of Johnny, the actor is terrible.

  • DaisyM40397
    daisy may (@DaisyM40397) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Zoe and jasmine have been awful additions to the show

  • bubbleyoongz
    Cat ❤️ saw xlov (@bubbleyoongz) reported

    @Pearson_Izabel @BBCiPlayer It's so annoying, the coverage has been terrible. Our skater is skating rn and I can't watch it!

  • nickyjanehill
    Nicky Hill (@nickyjanehill) reported

    @darrenjadams @anon_opin @BBCiPlayer Drives me mad!! I like auto play of the next episode of the thing I’m watching but I don’t want to watch Casualty or Waterloo Road. Ever. I delete from continue watching but next day they’re back. Terrible development team.

  • TomTomlewis063
    Tom (@TomTomlewis063) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer No one likes Johnny and the actor is terrible. Axe him now.

  • jamieshawn1623
    donna rawlinson (@jamieshawn1623) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer link dont work goes to facebook

  • Jam_mil73
    James🇬🇧 (@Jam_mil73) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Easy. Cut taxation on all food produce at base lvl. Cut taxation on all fuels duty by 25-50%, this will cut costs and crash inflation. By reducing the first two, it’ll offset the third.

  • CallumTheReds
    The View From Belfast ⚖️ (@CallumTheReds) reported

    @StephenNolan @BBCiPlayer If either a union flag or a tricolour flag is flying in a community that supports those flags - why is that a problem?

  • OMurchadha61
    Ó Murchadha (@OMurchadha61) reported

    @Phantomthe55th @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer I don't wish to judge but, if you are a baptised Protestant who believes there are two Gods, you could be in serious trouble on judgement day. You are guilty of the serious sin of heresy. God bless.

  • sam___888
    sam___888 (@sam___888) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer terrible coverage of the mens figure skating final so you missed showing the gold medal winners routine and then even cut short all their reactions to repeat the skeleton footage on BOTH channels! awful coverage. #WinterOlympics #skating

  • melaniebelle808
    melaniebelle (@melaniebelle808) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBC @BBCiPlayer Denzel brought bad medicine into the house. Now Yolande must find an Obeah man to fix this. And she won't find one in yellow pages.

  • AnthonyParryUK
    Anthony Parry (@AnthonyParryUK) reported

    So @Google @BBCiPlayer please can you fix iPlayer on Google TV as it doesn't show anything in the continue watching rail of the home screen.. thanks 👍

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Bad idea ,she's been away much too long. Just like Zoe, it won't work.

  • gallonupper
    Siobhan Mc Dermott (@gallonupper) reported

    @StephenNolan @BBCiPlayer Loads??? No it's about 10 people. Distraction bs as usual. This issue is simply not affecting the majority of us. Your childish antics and your same callers day in day out! Norman & Brian 🙄 impossible to listen to for anyone with a bit of common sense

  • konatona1
    konatona (@konatona1) reported

    @BBCMOTD @BBCiPlayer arsenal have problem

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer A huge and emotional day ahead for Patrick as he prepares to meet his grandson Josh for the very first time. After eveything that happened with Jasmine - you can't blame him for thinking the worst. He's got nothing to worry about though. #EastEnders

  • BertSnazzle
    Les Bien (@BertSnazzle) reported

    What’s going on with @BBCiPlayer app? It’s complete garbage…takes about 5 minutes to sign in 😠😠

  • sutty56
    crazy cat lady (@sutty56) reported

    @BBCCasualty @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s the worst cast member in years , get her off the programme . Awful

  • msloobylou
    Lucinda Tobyjug (@msloobylou) reported

    @Lowlandslady @BBCiPlayer That show is AWFUL!

  • LauraPh222
    Laura Phillips 💙 (@LauraPh222) reported

    @BBCiPlayer: The 1986 explosion at Chernobyl triggered a public health emergency across Europe. Forty years on from the disaster, @JordanDunbar10 travels to Chernobyl to examine the events that led to the world's worst nuclear accident and what we can learn from them today.

  • arty_bow
    Arty Bow (@arty_bow) reported

    @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer …then we get 10 minutes of him lecturing us like we’re teenagers because we can’t work it out for ourselves. BBC documentaries used to be superb. Even the average ones were twice as good as this.

  • jamiethinking
    jamie (@jamiethinking) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The government just raised my council tax 6% wiping out any and all so called efforts they have made ! This labour government has broken everything

  • takethe_highway
    BrummieGirl (@takethe_highway) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Its soap. Actors leave, characters move on etc. But if you want this pair to work these guys and the writing are gonna have to work on selling it a lot better than is currently happening.

  • PhilColclough78
    Philip Colclough (@PhilColclough78) reported

    @Helen_Barnard @BBCiPlayer First world problems?

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Boring boring boring. Unbelievable nonsense story. Why would Priya steal a car to take Ravi to hospital and then not even ask for him to be seen? She would have asked for help weeks ago. Children boring with endless disasters. I wish the car crash had written them out.

  • reavo81
    Paul Reavley (@reavo81) reported

    Literally never watched the Winter Olympics and after having to endure the absolute dogshit broadcasting from @BBCSport and the @BBCiPlayer being the shittest platform of all time, I’m unlikely to watch it again.. No wonder everyone is binning the licence off.. Awful broadcaster

  • ryanpr77
    Ryan (@ryanpr77) reported

    @leedsrhinos @TheChallengeCup @BBCiPlayer Quality line up, just missing Croft but Brown will do a job