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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 (43%)
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Sign in (24%)
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Playback Issues (24%)
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Crashing (8%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Haverfordwest |
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| Towcester |
Playback Issues | |
| Luton |
Crashing | |
| Dorchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Huddersfield |
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| Stockton-on-Tees |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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katie.
(@katietheclumsy) reported
@BBCiPlayer hi online it says I can watch the Scotland vs italy U20s six nations match on BBC iplayer, but I can't find this on the app. I have been able to watch the other U20s matches this way, can you help?
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Beefy Hugsman
(@gathomas) reported
@JailTheEnglish @papasombra Don’t you have to sign in to iPlayer though?
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Me
(@wige2002) reported
@DigibitVPN hey guys, are the UK on demand vpns not working? I can’t get any of them to work on iplayer. Thanks in advance
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Martin Neill
(@MartinNeill3) reported
@january_myth Netflix is very well engineered (my career was in IT and I checked the design: nerdy, yes, but informative. They keep a film in multiple formats, not converting it) so you don't get the BBC IPlayer buffering delay problems. Also Netflix makes it v. easy to switch on/off monthly.
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Lonita 🇦🇱
(@Lonita__) reported
@iustinaromelia yeah season 3 was terrible we do not talk about that season but so far season 4 has literally outshined season 3 in these episodes, btw episode 3 you have to watch online cause BBC iplayer doesn’t have it yet
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Helena Foreman
(@Helena68uk) reported
@jjkfa @theyre_all @Jacquel31016120 I'm watching a movie on Sky Cinema right now, so it does work but I cannot binge anything on BBC Iplayer or ITV Hub - how do I get Sky TV without a box?
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Alan C
(@instant_kitten) reported
If I’d known @michellevisage was on #TheOneShow I wouldn’t have agreed to work overtime tonight! Thankfully there’s always iplayer!
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Phil
(@the_actual_phil) reported
@virginmedia Netflix app not working on Vbox. The Netflix logo comes up then it just goes off. Prime, YouTube, iPlayer etc. all still work fine.
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geefunk
(@thegeefunk) reported
@YouViewSupport my Sony Bravia gets an error message every time I try and load iplayer and my5. All other streaming channels are fine
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👌🏾
(@bignegusdan) reported
It's bee 2 maybe 3 years since they started forcing you to sign in a iplayer....and i haven't used it since 🤦🏾
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Ben Green
(@Ben_Atrato) reported
@gcntweet @DickinsonN55 Still the same problem... buffering every 30 second watching Paris Nice highlights on my Samsung smart TV. No other apps have this issue (Netflix, BBC iplayer, etc)
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theo 🔭 peaky spoilers
(@echoceaselessly) reported
@theshclbys i will use the iplayer version but start it at 9pm since it's got captions and seems to work better with my vpn situation 😭
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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞𝕻_𝕷𝕯𝕹
(@JimmyP_LDN) reported
@MrCraigWard Saw there was a new season, pulled it up on iPlayer then realised I watched 1 ep of S3 and sacked it off. Awful
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Anne Polhill Walton
(@paegon) reported
@reece_dinsdale V sick and confined to bed, watching too much classic TV on iPlayer etc. Saw a Series 1, 2.4 children; new area manager of bakery where Bill/Rona work - was that a v young you? My bro in law played the biker.
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sophie walden
(@misswalden) reported
@SELFESTEEM___ Iplayer on a UK VPN should work.
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Donna Redding 💙
(@donna_redding) reported
I must say, I really enjoyed dragons den at work last night. This is worth a play back via iplayer
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najma (taylor’s version)
(@tpwktwentyeight) reported
@DisneyPlusUK where’s season 3 of good trouble 🤨 luckily bbc iplayer has it
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Huginntheraven
(@Huginntheraven1) reported
I know its not the most pressing issue, but I've just tried watching Around the world in 80 days on iplayer... It is really bad! Nothing like the book, cringeworthy scriptwriting, and randomly invented characters for woke points. One to avoid.
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✨Amy✨
(@AmyWonderland92) reported
@Sulsters_inc I have no idea! Can’t get iplayer to work
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Cameron Yarde Jnr
(@CameronYardeJnr) reported
@LRoundels That issue stopped the first Just Good Friends Christmas special getting a repeat. To be oh iPlayer would a deal have been sorted?
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𝓑𝓻𝓮𝔁𝓲𝓽𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓷™️🇮🇪
(@BrexitSeanDyche) reported
Why is the quality on bbc iplayer so shite
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Cecilia J. Rucker 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🧜♀️
(@ceciliajaner) reported
If you are not watching live on iPlayer (UK), Stan or WOW Presents Plus or are planning to watch it on delay later on, please MUTE or CLICK AWAY from the hashtag NOW. You've been warned, dearie. "It won't help matters mate." #GrandFinal #DragRaceUKvsTheWorld #DragRaceUK
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Helen
(@chronicknitting) reported
@greigforbes Got you, sorry for being dense. Yes, that’s my favoured solution too: I don’t think any kind of reasoned solution will work. And the sooner, the better. Shame about William Hurt 😢 I had just been planning a retrospective so I hope the Beeb puts them all on iPlayer
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Darran Lovely
(@DarranLovely) reported
@virginmedia I tried it on my laptop, which works for other streaming sites like RTE player, BBC iPlayer, ITV player etc. I tired two different WiFi networks and also a hotspot off my phone…none worked. I contacted VM a few weeks ago here on Twitter about the same issue and no one replied
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Wheat 🌾
(@_Wheat___) reported
@missfreyja2 @SheelbyPictures For anyone reading this, a VPN doesn’t work on BBC iPlayer unless it’s a really powerful one like ExpressVPN or NordVPN
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DJ Punctum
(@DPunctum) reported
@SorcererLazaro Don't have a TV - we use DVDs and iPlayer or equivalents for catch-ups - so that isn't really an issue with us. I was extremely disappointed how rapidly Years & Years (the serial, not the band) dated, though.
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Penny HEUmer
(@socialsoprano) reported
Discovered the UK (AKA the original and far superior) version of Mistresses is on iPlayer so I have 2 ways to get an Orla Brady fix rn
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Gareth 🏴
(@gareth71) reported
@WelshGasDoc @itvhub Oh yus. Dreadful. UK’s most popular soap (Corrie) not even on their front page any more. On iplayer you can start watching a prog on catchup any time after it’s started on Freeview - on ITV you have to wait until several minutes after it’s finished. And UI is *awful*.
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Conor Riordan
(@logical_conor) reported
@rorymcevoy Watching it in the stand in Tralee with dodgy 3G on the iplayer. Good win in the end but hard work
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Gary's Random Twin
(@witewulf_ebooks) reported
Iplayer and YouTube now support 4k/HDR on PS5, but the real problem is all sorts of Evil™: