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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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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.
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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 (63%)
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Buffering (26%)
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Crashing (9%)
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Sign in (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 City of London |
Buffering | |
| Manchester |
Sign in | |
| Oldbury |
Playback Issues | |
| Glasgow |
Buffering | |
| Slough |
Playback Issues | |
| Feltham |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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TheSuperVillain
(@mfdoomaesoprock) reported
@FootyAccums I literally don't care who commentates as long as I can watch on BBC iPlayer. ITV quality is awful and their app doesn't even show live matches.
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Cecil Sausage
(@SausageCecil) reported
@spectator Tried to watch the France v Switzerland game on my phone whilst at work on a break. Kept on showing the same 30 seconds loop. Awful service. IPlayer interface is also terribly slow and clunky.
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Dave Bond
(@1BadMouseDB) reported
@GaryLineker @alanshearer @rioferdy5 working nights so won't be at home but will be watching on the iplayer on the way to work #ItsComingHome
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Anne Greeman
(@GreemanAnne) reported
@bbctms @englandcricket @BCCIWomen Can’t see it because you want me to sign in. I have a licence and watched The Killing on Iplayer today. So why put this on Twitter and stop me from seeing it?
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Terry PRIDE Twinspin 🧼😷↔️☀️📻🏳️🌈
(@hbafilmshorts) reported
@leharve80 For rubbish picture quality, choose SD on BBC One or ITV, for better HD go to BBC One HD or ITV HD or for a UHD picture go to BBC iPlayer on supported connected 4K televisions. If you want to gouge your own eyes out, try streaming it on ITV Hub before crying in the corner.
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ellie
(@elliejwilson) reported
very pissed off that iplayer has decided to crash on me right
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Franz
(@protopigeon) reported
Is the BBC iPlayer always such terrible video quality? I'm not using wireless and have a 350Mb connection. It's unwatchably bad
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steven hayhurst
(@rotherham_red) reported
@MirrorFootball BBC iPlayer all the way. ITV are years behind on picture and sound quality, and presenter quality too
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Monstrous Mings 🏴🦁
(@KlassyKonsa) reported
Is Iplayer not working for anyone else?
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stuart (no longer suspended)
(@punished_stu) reported
@keewa @fireh9lly I was literally thinking "that awful looking Watch show totally vanished, did they bin it?" and then an advert came on iplayer
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meh 🪔
(@fri3drice_) reported
why is iPlayer quality so trash do they know i lied about having a TV license?
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×
(@dystainak) reported
@BBCSport Is the quality really bad on iPlayer for anyone else?
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abs
(@abbieshepherdz) reported
the whole of not going out is on bbc iplayer yes pls can my wifi now work then 😩
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daniel
(@ftbIdxniel) reported
BBC iPlayer is the worst thing itw😭😭 IM 7 ******* MINUTES BEHIND
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Tony Walters
(@Carmonte) reported
Which app has the smallest delay for lads at work tonight? Iplayer or itv (through sky Go) ? Cheers if you know
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Ed James
(@EdJamesAuthor) reported
@MasonCrossBooks @BBCSport It’s worse than you can imagine. Not even 25fps so football looks terrible. Also, looks like you can do the 5Live commentary on iPlayer.
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🌝🇵🇸
(@zedzed96) reported
Is iPlayer going to crash tonight...
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⭐6️⃣ Mo 🏆1️⃣9️⃣
(@unbearablemo) reported
@Fai2aan **** you I am going into work with iplayer running with my earphones, gotta be hearing it when working tbh
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Michael A. Gomes
(@MichaelAGomes19) reported
@Tchambers2811 @WestHam_Central Its on the BBC iPlayer at 01.00 am ok. Isn't that way past your bedtime 😴? I hope you aint got work tomorrow morning eh? Why do they kick off so late? Stupid time for a kick off in Copa America final? Leo Messi to win?
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Bobby Meeks
(@BobbyMeechs) reported
Another night trying to watch BBC iPlayer, another night resetting my @VodafoneUK internet repeatedly. I imagine I’ll be told to do the same thing as the last 5 times. The same 5 things that haven’t fixed the issue.
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Tundee
(@TundeeFN) reported
Why is iPlayer not working
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Andy
(@Bluenose_Andy) reported
It's frankly been an awful Copa America edition that hasn't compared favourably with the Euro's, especially with fans absent. But hopefully tonight's final between Argentina & Brazil might offer some redemption for those willing to stay up. 1am kick off, on BBC Iplayer/Red button
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Jossarian
(@Jossarian1) reported
I hate, HATE technology. I come home from the pub and try to watch iPlayer. It keeps buffering, even though no one else is on the internet. Then, when it does work, my Bluetooth headphones break for no reason, and the sound drops in and out
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Davie
(@rdaved) reported
@huby @MrEdByrne Similarly iPlayer had an update which meant it stopped working on my @Sony TV. I tried contacting #BBC & #Sony but gave up after no response. Solved it by buying a Firestick. Twas a cheap fix and it's proven reliable.
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Sujit Biswas
(@sbiswas1337) reported
@synergy_1000 @BetCIub Not sure about Sky as I don't have it but it should work if the TV supports iPlayer.
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ally
(@lilacalil18) reported
@unlawyer Game will be shown on BBC1. I’m not sure if the BBC iPlayer would work in PH
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in hac lacrimarum vale
(@HacVale) reported
@ShiromaTSilva @BBCClick which doesn;t help those of us overseas, where iPlayer is geoblocked.
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gill pea
(@gillpea) reported
I've just finished watching something on iPlayer & seen the splash screen for The Watch. How did I miss that this was out already? Is it as awful as we Pterry fans feared?
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Sally Goldsmith 🍊 🎭
(@Tempusetforte) reported
So, at home today, remotely supervising some building work, and randomly picked a film on iPlayer - "Pride". What a lovely story.
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meh 🪔
(@fri3drice_) reported
why is BBC iPlayer live quality so trash do they know i lied about having a TV license?