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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 (32%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (15%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Hackney |
Playback Issues | |
| Poplar |
Sign in | |
| Horncastle |
Sign in | |
| Leicester |
Crashing | |
| London |
Playback Issues | |
| City of London |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Isaac Hunt
(@IsaacHu81548076) reported
@Official_NCFC how do i sign in to iplayer?
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Joshua Iyer
(@iyer_joshua) reported
@WeLoveGameMusic Yeah, I’m able to listen on the BBC Sounds app! I just checked iPlayer and sadly it says I can only watch if I’m in the U.K. due to rights issues. Not sure if there’s any way around that or not… looks like I’ll have to move haha!
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Gareth McGee
(@GarethMcGee) reported
@magpiemistress Think iPlayer is down getting error messages too
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Orla Ní Bhaoill
(@The__Boyler) reported
@EilisOHanIon Yep, on BBC iPlayer. Watching it atm. Can’t help thinking how stupid Joan Fontaine is.
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Antoni Emmanuel 🇺🇦SLAVA🇺🇦
(@AntonRodrigues) reported
@Retlouping @BBC It’s not even showing iplayer either. BBC have lost the transmission from the light plane that receives the camera images from the motor bikes and helicopters and into our TVs has a problem and had to land at Coventry airport.
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Notanormie
(@Notanormie15) reported
@anon_opin Also subtitles cause iplayer to buffer nonstop making whatever your watching unwatchable
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ℝ𝕒𝕛𝕫𝕫
(@waqar618) reported
@Amermalik12 Skygo and iplayer don’t work unfortunately in Pak.
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john f
(@johnnygf) reported
Prime Video is probably the worst. At least after a couple of minutes you know BBC iPlayer is completely blocked, but Prime is all Rent or Buy for a lot of stuff that is free in UK or even worse it says on screen ‘Included in Prime’ but isn’t avail in your location when selected.
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Elaine K 💛
(@_EK_online) reported
@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer iplayer stream not working. No "play" button to click. Have tried on two different browsers and i-phone.
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Україна в моїй крові 🕎🇺🇦🇮🇪🏴🐶
(@ianrobo1) reported
@fshires Been bloody awful and can’t get international feed with Ned in iPlayer and on road with women it’s been dreadful
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Bartram 🇺🇦
(@bartramsgob) reported
@DavidParr1980 At winter at work we worked our way through Ronja: The Robber's Daughter during wet playtimes etc. I won't deny, I became quite invested in it. On the iPlayer if that's helpfulm
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Paul A - Author #MeToo #MenToo Depp v Heard
(@MeToo_MenToo) reported
@BBCNews @BBCWorld @BBCSport Your iPlayer live stream update is not working. All I get is a spinning circle #iplayer #bbc
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Keith Taylor
(@wullyjum) reported
@moragkatie @FifaH1907 @EdinBruRugby £180from Briz still cheaper than getting to Edi. Unfortunately that flight is early doors and need to be at work until at least 2pm. iPlayer it is for me
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JB
(@Jayebee88) reported
@BBCiPlayer so frustrating I've been trying to watch commonwealth athletics all day on iplayer but keeps saying there's technical issues. When will it be fixed?
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Issy Akram
(@IssyAkram) reported
@Amermalik12 I doubt it- Iplayer did not work when I was in Gujar Khan in March
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Ms. Magpie
(@magpiemistress) reported
I don't know what I did to make QI abandon me but all I seem to get are error messages when I'm trying to watch it on the iPlayer. Series G has forsaken me 😭
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XFrankieX
(@Esltutor24) reported
@Daisygrl11 Yh I was shocked. I can't imagine eastenders being taken off air though. With the issues of bbc though I do eventually see it going to another channel or on iplayer pernamentley
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Lee Russell
(@Bunglebee) reported
@MyNameIsMisterH No problem I have it on as a podcast ATM but I'm sure it's on iPlayer
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British Cycle Sport
(@VeloUK) reported
@roadphil @BBC Yes, me too on the ipad Phil. iPlayer doesn't work on the TV ... ;-)
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Tom Phillips
(@TomSprints) reported
A definition of insanity once attributed to Albert Einstein (but not any more) was: repeating something that didn’t work, in the expectation of a different result. Seems to be the required way to navigate and operate BBC iPlayer most of the time, however. What a mess.
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Ben (Slay Era)
(@thebenussy) reported
WHY IS WWDITS NOT WORKING ON IPLAYER IM FUMING
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Strategist to Politicians #resignardern
(@nzchiefstrategy) reported
@Telegraph The BBC should charge a fee to access iplayer to people overseas. It would solve their problem, as millions pay VPN providers to solve a problem of not being able to watch iplayer. It would be what is called a win, win.
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ً
(@nxziab) reported
why is bbc iplayer not working ffs
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Andy Wedge
(@andy_wedge) reported
Arghhh, my box didn't record @BBCMOTD - just gone to put it on and discovered 'series link' didn't work. Fear not, I'll watch it on iPlayer. Arghhhh, it finished 15 mutes ago but iPlayer says "This programme will be available shortly after broadcast" Lies, lies, damn lies. #MOTD
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Holls-Marie
(@hollspixie8906) reported
@52tartanrose I watch iPlayer when in bed cos it used to help me sleep, now watching crap on tv, and I'm still awake! I get frustrated when iplayer goes down!
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Stuart Mclean
(@StuMc13) reported
@WeLoveGameMusic @TimGettys Ahh sorry - at a guess I would say it’ll be on iPlayer tonight on BBC4 and possibly on demand at a some point, which would work via VPN?
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Stuff said late
(@LateSaid) reported
@anon_opin Probably have a point but it's definitely not the worst. Have you tried watching TV through the Nowtv desktop app!? Click play about 2 days before you actually want to watch the show! Also, iPlayer goes up to 11!
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Isaac Hunt
(@IsaacHu81548076) reported
Great, iplayer wont let me pay saying internal error.
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Andy White
(@andy_white14) reported
@BBCSport your link on iplayer to the women's T20 cricket is not working.
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Crowby
(@iCrowby) reported
“If you want to enjoy uninterrupted coverage of the road race switch to iPlayer” I’d say “enjoy” and “uninterrupted” is stretching it a bit given the current technical issues #CommonwealthGames2022