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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 (26%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Dunstable |
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| Croydon |
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| Leeds |
Buffering | |
| Edinburgh |
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| City of Westminster |
Crashing | |
| Rochdale |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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PETUNIA love 🐶🐶 they don't lie to me
(@PetuniaSmith6) reported
@retrorefurb1 @jon_mumford1982 Do it by the rules on the website and there won't be a problem. You have to confirm that you don't watch BBC, ITV, CH4 live or BBC iplayer, they will then confirm they won't bother you again for 2 years. They will then ask the same again. No problem. I'm really glad I did it
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Alli
(@allibinky) reported
Quiet house. Cup of earl grey. #GardenersWorld on iPlayer. My bit of peace in a **** week. Have to work today but hoping to get up to my allotment tomorrow. I have things to dooooooo!
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Krutley
(@Karinuk21) reported
@PPeaksy @MummyJules61 If u watch on iPlayer there’s no “technical glitch”
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Michael Earl
(@bogie153) reported
@retrorefurb1 You should have no problems. 2 years on and i have heard nothing. You must write/email and tell them that you will no longer watch live tv or use iplayer. Tell them you will watch prime/ Netflix instead. I wrote to them well in advance of renewal date and then cancelled my DD
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Katie
(@katie_straughan) reported
@retrorefurb1 I cancelled and had a BBC warrior knock on my door. I ignored it and they posted a threatening-style letter saying I would be prosecuted and fined if I watch without a licence. In tiny small print was the website to declare you dont watch live TV or BBC iplayer. No issues since
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Am
(@Am31172553) reported
@FootyLimbs Was at work, took my lunch so I could watch the first half and had to watch the second half from my desk with a 30 second delay on iPlayer. A decision that haunts me to this day.
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Jon
(@Kirioth) reported
seeing a lot people sharing that clip of mr linehan crying about losing his family and its pretty disappointing tbh you should be watching it on iplayer, the picture quality is way better
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Rev Peter Anomaly
(@SlackfulCyclops) reported
@fr_brennan @TeeeEmtee Dude I gotta get back on Easynews for my BBC panel show fix now that they seem to have circumvented every damn VPN for iPlayer. Haven’t been on the a.b groups for like 15 years…JFC that takes me back.
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Matt Croot
(@CrootMatt) reported
@MissLJJ On iPlayer set you region to ROI & should work🤞👍
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james macfarlane
(@mac33_jimmy) reported
@retrorefurb1 When you do it do t get tempted into watching the iplayer cos you have to sing into your bbc account if got one. If you do sign in you’ll get a letter saying you’ve been caught using the iplayer without a license.
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Fares | Sadovsky Chasing Cars at Worlds🔥
(@icefaresk) reported
@oneflutzaway tv license issues, you can use bbc iplayer etc but u need a license, so im guessing its purely a money motivated move
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Drew
(@JustRollinOn86) reported
@DrFrancesRyan I absolutely hope and cannot wait for this to be on an international streaming service because iPlayer does not work outside the UK. It looks so great and is such important work for television.
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Bee Thalia 🐝🏍️🏊🏼🏖️☠️🏺🏛️〓〓
(@juicyjamieson) reported
@retrorefurb1 Not had one for years but I don't ever attempt to stray onto BBC iPlayer as they'd no doubt identify the user and then you've broken the terms of the declaration.
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Suzy 🌱
(@MissSuzy41) reported
@petermccaig Watch “This is going to hurt” on iplayer … Pete, the NHS is being ravaged, but the people that work there deserve sainthood’s 💖
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Ama
(@Ladybug_bay) reported
Amazon Prime Video has the worst interface of all the streaming sites, even BBC iPlayer tries small
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🌴 DMW 🌴
(@damewade) reported
@TheatreSpoonie @EmilyBanting1 @jk_rowling Really? Can you stream Jim'll fix it on BBC iPlayer? Can you listen to Gary Glitter on Spotify? No. So why would you read a Paedo author's book to your child? Shut up
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Jonny Hill
(@jonnyhilkinson) reported
@JoshBatch41 @KipperBedwas Kipper talk to mr batch about Firestick’s… seems like he’s having a problem watching it on iPlayer 👀
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AV 🇺🇦
(@antovolk) reported
Okay so the iPlayer app on the TV itself is kinda broken....no issues on Sky Q
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Darrell Dymond
(@darrelldymond) reported
@BBC_Complaints shocking picture quality last 2 night’s ruining viewing on both Live Stream and IPlayer like watching an earthquake on screen sort it out
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Alex Bimpeh-Segu
(@AlexSegu2) reported
The TV programme "Jobfished" on BBC iplayer discusses Catrin Nye's investigation about a glamorous design company that tricked its own staff into believing it was real through an online universe of fake profiles, stolen work and lies. How prevalent is this?
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Clare Carr
(@ClareCa74902053) reported
@KellySotherton Totally agree! We were so disappointed to miss it. Tried iplayer and red button as advised but it didn't work 😡
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Iain Wright
(@IainWright74) reported
@virginmedia any ideas why our tv service won't save our app login details? If i use iplayer i need to login. Netflix? Login. Back to iplayer? Need to login again. It's getting really frustrating!
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Award VPN
(@AwardVPN) reported
Untill we get a permanent fix for the BBC iPlayer servers all I can do is keep adding. Which is going to be a huge expense. I will add a new one tonight. Fingers crossed we figure this quick Team Award.
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bella😮💨
(@fredmufc1) reported
kys bbc iplayer won’t work for me when peaky blinder finale comes out
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zachary f reeder
(@Zachary__reeder) reported
Thie thing that proper ***** me odd about the @BBC tv license is the fact that the iplayer constantly has issues . I don't watch live tv so the lisncese is essentially for that . Any other service you recieve compensation when the service is being awful
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Andy Hollingsworth
(@andyholler) reported
I need to set up a separate work iPlayer account. It just tried to autoplay a Scottish Parliament debate on fisheries policy at me.
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Connor
(@skagtrendy91) reported
Felt weird all afternoon and couldn’t work out why. I’ve just realised I didn’t watch Bargain Hunt. That’s it. Might watch it on the iPlayer cos I’d hate myself if I missed golden gavels.
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Alex Clifton-Melhuish 🔶
(@smilerish) reported
@captainwonkish So far it's affected Disney+ and Netflix. Also Apple Music playing some (I'm guessing HD/4k) music videos. And also generally, video is a pain for e.g. iPlayer, Channel 4, etc. (but I think that's a different problem). I've not tried STP - is that available to anyone?
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Janet Seymour
(@JanetSeymour) reported
@missradders Hi Hannah, there was a long covid talk on Morning live this morning and I’m pretty sure this was mentioned as a symptom. As a scientist, I know that fast heart rate and high BP occur together. You might catch it on iplayer as they gave out advice and how to get help.
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Margaret Cahill
(@MargaretCahill_) reported
@JanCarson7280 @karenjmcdonnell If I had a telly I'd invite you around myself. I'm only over the road. Definitely ring the hotel and ask. They are very likely to have it. It would be far less hassle than setting up a VPN. Not all of them will work for the iPlayer.