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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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Playback Issues (56%)
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Buffering (29%)
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Sign in (7%)
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Crashing (7%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Swindon |
Buffering | |
| Yarm |
Sign in | |
| Treharris |
Buffering | |
| Manchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Inverurie |
Buffering | |
| City of London |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Silly Daddy
(@Jimmy_Hotrocks) reported
The Queen's death somehow caused BBC iPlayer to crash and now he can't watch Sarah and Duck.
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Ed Wilson
(@eddwilson) reported
@MumofFatCassie Sounds and iPLayer are broken in sympathy. #bbcpm
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Phil
(@Phils_Fitness) reported
For the last 60 mins @BBCiPlayer your stupid iPlayer won’t work. Every day this happens. Please sort your **** out.
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julie🐀
(@slayytoro) reported
I think the queen died and now the bbc iplayer is broken. Kinda seals the deal
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loz
(@lozknowsball) reported
Omg the queen died now bbc iPlayer not working wtf
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Mx. Ann Dry
(@anngav) reported
Anyone else having trouble getting iPlayer to load?
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Sammi
(@_SammiOwen) reported
@SritaMow See if a VPN will work with iPlayer? I think there's a way of tricking iPlayer into thinking you're in the UK if that helps.
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𝙺𝚒𝚖
(@nymphicusvirgo) reported
@das_munch I was trying to watch through iPlayer but it wouldn't work. Perhaps I'm not patriotic enough
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RadioKate
(@RadioKate) reported
Capital FM had the national anthem (terrible signal for some reason), seems like lots of stations going for the simulcast option. iPlayer back running tv signal online again - didn’t work for me as the announcement was made.
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hsd
(@75Hsd) reported
We really aren't going to be able to watch the diamond league finals on BBC. Just pathetic. You have the iPlayer and red button but choose not too. Just awful! #DiamondLeague #DiamondLeagueFinal
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Impressive reflexes but I'm still bad at sports
(@CynthiaBetubiza) reported
How do Americans watch the BBC from here? Tried signing up for the BBC iPlayer, didn't work.
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Chris Barrett-Molloy
(@cr15b) reported
British people, why is your iPlayer so awful and why do you put up with it. I say this with full knowledge the RTE Player is about as useful as a chocolate teapot, but RTE doesn't have two pennies to rub together.
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Adam
(@ibroxmassive) reported
@ediemmill Think iPlayer is having trouble, we had to come out and refresh to get new duggees to load
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faith 🧸 SUKEVE CANON !
(@lqvingsuki) reported
put ee on iplayer for the next few weeks if they have to. you are not robbing me off my suki and eve fix 😐
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Maire Mageean
(@mageean_maire) reported
@Cathal_Dennehy @emcquill2 Red button and iplayer not working either
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ceci 8
(@ynughos) reported
@jooch5n idk if it’ll work but try bbc iplayer
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Liz💋- charlie & meg day 🥳🥳
(@bxckrxlls) reported
@bunnimattel @tinUNHhhh iplayer isn’t working for me as i’m not in the uk, so idk if it would work for roos, but daily mail is live streaming on youtube as well.
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Richard Duggan
(@RJKDuggan) reported
@AChesham Might have be an iPlayer issue - looks like it's fixed now whatever it was
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Liza
(@LizaAdsett) reported
Iplayer really slowing down my ability to work today, come on queenie
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Alex Rooney
(@ARooneyMusic) reported
@AlexBaxterScot1 While being as respectful as possible I also do belive that all programming for the day should be immediately available on iPlayer so shouldn't be an issue in theory.
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deanlove
(@deanlove) reported
@natasha4mp @KeavenyChris @RussInCheshire Protocols written before Netflix and iPlayer existed. It was quite a sinister thing to do back then (to essentially try and shut down entertainment) but now that doesn't even work. Totally pointless.
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Natasha
(@Blockbustargirl) reported
Course but it's kinda interesting to me as a Brit to think about (and be slightly disappointed over, though of course there's bigger problems than no drag race atm here but still I found myself thinking about it when I went on BBC iPlayer today to find Canada not there)
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logan
(@loganbarreh) reported
Why is bbc iplayer not working???
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♡︎𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗♡︎
(@ArtsyFartsy_N) reported
@afc_danieldodds It's this web series from the UK, the creators r only able to air it on iPlayer atm which can only be accessed from the UK, not even VPNs can work to watch it bc like it's vpn blocked or something apparently
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Ryan Walmsley
(@ryanteck) reported
@popey This is very much an iPlayer is worse than youtube problem.
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carys
(@phrogbelike) reported
why is canadas drag race finale not on bbc iplayer help
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Goose mind 🕊
(@djdannygrey) reported
Cut the feed of@the diamond league because of the big news story 👏👏👏 great work can’t even get it on iPlayer @BBCSport
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Carrie
(@MissCarrieW) reported
I've had Sky News on in the background today because my freeview seems to be broken. But I now really want the familiar voice of Huw Edwards. Don't think I am alone as iPlayer seems to have crashed too. #RIPQueenElizabeth
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Back the BBC 📺📻📡📱
(@back_the_BBC) reported
Huge traffic to iPlayer is causing some problems
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Mike. T
(@Mikey_JT) reported
@runaround @Cathal_Dennehy Ended up finding it on iplayer, was hard work though getting to it