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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.

iPlayer Outage Chart 03/07/2026 05:00

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  1. Buffering (31%)

    Buffering (31%)

  2. Sign in (27%)

    Sign in (27%)

  3. Playback Issues (25%)

    Playback Issues (25%)

  4. Crashing (16%)

    Crashing (16%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomReading Sign in
United KingdomHackney Playback Issues
United KingdomPoplar Sign in
United KingdomHorncastle Sign in
United KingdomLeicester Crashing
United KingdomLondon Playback Issues
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • WelshGasDoc Dave Jones 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 (@WelshGasDoc) reported

    The problem with moving all childrens’ programming onto iPlayer is that parents will then spend a disproportionate amount of time waiting for the kids to decide what they want to watch. The streaming platforms offer too much choice.

  • chrisorton2011 Chris Orton 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@chrisorton2011) reported

    @David__Brunt I can’t help but but feel that Tim Davie wants to put all of the BBC eggs into the iPlayer basket…

  • fawltytowers69 Joe Hart (@fawltytowers69) reported

    @jimalkhalili To be honest we haven’t been able to receive BBC4 on Freeview for years, and switched completely to watching BBC on iPlayer due to building work / Bilsdale burning down. Not sure we’ll ever go back to linear viewing. The times they are a’changing.

  • Cariad_Morgana Poet with Passion. #JOHNSONOUT (@Cariad_Morgana) reported

    I've got BBC Iplayer on my android phone and although the volume works, the film is intermittent and often stops completely, while the sound continues. Anyone else having the same problem? @BBCiPlayer

  • jonnymorris1973 Jonny Morris 🔶 (@jonnymorris1973) reported

    @lemonfreshrob @roy_gill Yes - and that's the big saving they'll be making. I mean, even when I watch BBC Four live, I'm watching it via the iplayer cos the picture quality is better and I can pause/rewind! Why would I ever watch it via Freeview?

  • _Rimal Rimal 🏁 (@_Rimal) reported

    @BBCNews Surely BBC four doesn't cost much to run with it having no new content created specifically for it? If the trade off is more archive documentaries on iPlayer it could work. What about 1990s top of the pops - could BBC two show them?

  • PaddyGoo Johnny Davis - aka PaddyGoo (@PaddyGoo) reported

    @Carlabela1 You know you have trouble sleeping??.........well, put it on at bed time on iPlayer

  • wood_ida_ Ida (@wood_ida_) reported

    shows with better iPlayer ratings would suggest better sellability to foreign markets (important income for BBC), but in a work from home and multi-screening world it's not a measure to show success of shows in PSB terms unless u compare directly to commercial opposition

  • bazmcmul Bazza the Grumpy Brewer (@bazmcmul) reported

    @supertanskiii Was saving it for the iPlayer later on, but sounds like there's no point. TBH, as soon as I saw LK's name associated with it I feared the worst.

  • phil_creighton Phil Creighton (@phil_creighton) reported

    @TheCyberdevil @Matthew_Kilburn The trouble with it is the people least likely to use BBC Sounds/iPlayer are *probably* most likely to watch BBC Four and listen to 4 Extra. And it is very hard to find archive content in iPlayer/Sounds.

  • iyiyim Lord Iyiyim of Marmaris 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇸 (@iyiyim) reported

    @ZombyWoof4 But they're only moving it to BBC iplayer which is a free service. The difference will be that it moves from a scheduled platform to an on-demand/streaming one. I'm no expert and i might be reading it wrong but if I'm right, not sure it's going to be a problem.

  • zx_spectrum_30 zx_spectrum_30 (@zx_spectrum_30) reported

    @Lord_Arse Thought the sensible move would be to scrap BBC 4 and put it’s content on iPlayer but reading the article seems there may be some regulatory issues there.

  • Rupthebrer RICHARD FLO RIDA (@Rupthebrer) reported

    @zolabrava therefore neither of us are wrong. it actually now makes more sense to me why the song is terrible. if you want i could take a video of the opening credits i watch through the bbc iplayer website or you could use a vpn to have a look yourself. bit extreme though.

  • JohnTurner2021 John Turner (@JohnTurner2021) reported

    @outonbluesix Back in the days of UK Nova someone had taken all the Graske footage from the iPlayer & reengineered it to work as a DVD game with the coloured buttons. Wish I still had that .iso

  • CitySwine Tom (@CitySwine) reported

    Dubai Hustle on iPlayer is probably one of the worst things I’ve ever seen

  • SarahWebbPhill1 Sarah Webb_Phillips (@SarahWebbPhill1) reported

    @scottygb Really bad move from a digital inequalities point of view. Whether rural Internet speeds or financial restrictions not everyone can access iplayer to stream shows. Locks out high quality educational programs from potentially already vulnerable / disadvantaged people.

  • DreamSerpentine AJ, Hooligan Shaman (@DreamSerpentine) reported

    @bartlebooth45 True, can't help but think editorial decisions played a role too. The fact they stopped commissioning films from Jonathan Meades and shoved Adam Curtis on the iPlayer in favour of yet more docs about people 'going on a journey' to find out Henry VIII was a *** customer etc

  • gazza647 Ned Go Grey (@gazza647) reported

    For anyone thinking of watching #Panorama on iPlayer, save yourself the trouble. Apart from a few comments you've already seen from whistleblowers it's the usual Kuennsberg sycophantic nonsense with a bit of equating a beer in Durham during a campaign meeting with 126 fines ...

  • Lauren0191 Lauren (@Lauren0191) reported

    @JonnyMao My son just asks for "iplayer" now to watch that awful rabbit on instead of the actual channel

  • thasminpotts elizabeth MET NICOLA (@thasminpotts) reported

    @ethanisaac01 that all requires parental control for a child of six who doesn't know how to work iplayer instead of turning on the dusty tv in the conservatory set to the same channel

  • rthxm Becca 🌹 (@rthxm) reported

    Anyone else have issues playing bbc iPlayer on a smart tv??? @BBCiPlayer

  • Jenzzyuk Jenny Met Seb Stan (@Jenzzyuk) reported

    I’ve just heard that The BBC to move BBC 4 online in 2025, I remember when they did that with BBC 3 and it didn’t work,And they brought it back a few years later, so I can’t see BBC 4 working on just the iplayer

  • ClareChappell_ Clare Chappell (@ClareChappell_) reported

    @MonidipaFouzder My kids can work the TV. I'm not keen to let them loose on a tablet app so they can watch CBBC via iPlayer, esp since the BBC dropped the iPlayer Kids app. I'd have to constantly add/remove parental controls from the app so they don't accidentally start watching eg The Split!

  • MacAlbatross Paul Fleetwood (@MacAlbatross) reported

    I don't really have an issue with BBC4 going iplayer only, as I don't have a working TV I do have major issues with the BBC not making the serious history and science documentaries that I regard to be a key part of public service broadcasting.

  • astromech_dj Dan Morse (@astromech_dj) reported

    @rickyboleto Sad, but just throwing it out there... maybe if the iPlayer dev team could somehow work out a way for episodes of a show to chain together, it could revolutionise how we stream?

  • GRALCreates Guy Lambert - guylambert.eth (@GRALCreates) reported

    @Miss_Peg They need to find a link between iPlayer and YouTube somehow. I suspect they will try and work it out, limited episode releases maybe. I used to work at CBBC and YouTube cast a shadow even back then

  • Jonathon_Carley Jonathon Carley (@Jonathon_Carley) reported

    Even if it goes on iPlayer (which isn't even promised at this point), the budget will be minimal and the quality and quantity will be affected, even with the best will in the world. It can never recover as we have seen with BBC 3 and the young adult audience.

  • JamesTh78409285 James Thomson (@JamesTh78409285) reported

    Part two These hiccups occur while watching BBC iPlayer, Netflix and streams from my WD MyCloud Home NAS which are all ethernet connected. Is there a known problem with the network and can you suggest a way of monitoring these dropouts. Jim

  • PhaethonTweets ρhαετhøṉ (@PhaethonTweets) reported

    @BBCr4today I'll have to listen to it again, because it was so unbelievable. Will post a link when it properly available on iPlayer. It's stunningly awful from a human perspective.

  • miniibabybel Saadia J. (@miniibabybel) reported

    @hannahy_y It’s ok - not had much time to watch it really! Busy at work. I have watched some of it on iplayer. I’ll prob catch up better next week during half term. You?