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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 (35%)
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Sign in (25%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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Crashing (15%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Northallerton |
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| Kilrea |
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| Croydon |
Playback Issues | |
| Coventry |
Crashing | |
| Manchester |
Playback Issues | |
| Colchester |
Sign in |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Billy The Curse
(@neymates) reported
Also… watch The Responder on iPlayer. It’s quality.
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Wael Naguib (وائل نجيب) ◽️
(@YLNART) reported
@BBCSport @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer Your coverage of the tournament has been absolutely awful. Why can’t you show both Quarter final matches, at least put the Egypt vs Morocco game on iplayer for streaming.
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John Lancaster
(@jbomber1) reported
@GRALCreates @NadineDorries Just a shame that a number of these are marred by poor sound. We’ve yet again had to resort to Subtitles whilst watching Rules of the Game. We don’t have the same problem on NETFLIX, MORE4 etc. maybe it’s iPlayer?
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Simon Awdry
(@WineInWales) reported
@freesat_tv Is there an issue with the BBC iPlayer app. Getting an "Invalid Link" when trying to launch it on my Humax HB 1109
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Tony Payne 🌊🌊
(@poddys) reported
@AidWarwickshire There are, but it doesn't seem to work with the ITV Hub unfortunately. If only it was that simple. By the time we kept going in and out of Corrie last night, the episode ended and then it wasn't available. iPlayer works ok, as do other apps.
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Nae Twittér Ava
(@ScotchTaakin) reported
@SeawrightDaniel @BBCiPlayer shame tho: (BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues.)
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Mike Ellis
(@drum_puppy) reported
I've become a bit enthralled by a car crash investigation series on iPlayer, tragedy, mystery, intrigue, investigation, conclusion. Great stuff, but I'm a bit concerned that quite a lot of drivers involved are not only pissed at the point of impact, but off their tits on coke.
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Pete’s Tweets
(@pabsey) reported
If you want further proof the @BBC is a dinosaur that doesn’t deserve your money, the women’s FA cup is on iplayer whilst 1&2 and have an old film and songs of praise on, and it’s awful coverage as well.
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Looby🇪🇺💙
(@_LoobyLou72) reported
@KernowSpx @susanpenhaligon It’s awful, the extreme wealth compared to poverty. No housing stock for people to live in, and a reliance on low-paid seasonal work. There are “ghost towns” in Norfolk as well, heartbreaking. Simon Reeve made a fascinating documentary about Cornwall, should be on iPlayer?
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WilliamWho
(@BBCWilliamWho) reported
@uh_time The only figures we have digitally is BBC iPlayer & that was 7 million streams so far for Flux, I also bought the series digitally as a season pass on Prime (it had much better image quality than iPlayer) so it would be interesting to learn what the digital sales have been.
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bex 💓
(@heartofsmine) reported
from
Monachil, Andalucía
how does one watch druk vs the world if you arent in the uk and iplayer wont work xx
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Jakey Wakey
(@Jakey_Wakie) reported
@virginmedia Not sn area issue. I have spinning wheel on BBC iplayer on my 2nd virgin box. I have 1G broadband, speed test via email is 1bms to 30bms
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Huw Marshall 🏴
(@Marshallmedia) reported
Taking "BBC 3" content online was the correct decision. The trouble was viewing that content was only possible via the iplayer, which on many devices is a terrible experience.
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Jenny 🥳
(@jennyyangat) reported
i mean ive sometimes lied to the bbc iplayer sign in thing, but still
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LostInSpace
(@LostInS35354108) reported
@shortword @elonmusk @nurodev I collected my M3LR 4/12/21. Kpn seemed to have resolved the uk location issue then my connectivity board was swapped out on 14/1. Since then I can’t access iPlayer on lte in the uk and have NL ads in YouTube. Any ideas?
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Brian O'Keefe
(@rider45) reported
@icod There’s a great documentary on the iPlayer called Why Ships Crash, about that ship, didn’t realise how a pile up accident was narrowly avoided.
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Marianna
(@danverspearls) reported
I want to watch killing Eve so bad but I have no clue where to watch it for free. Where can I pirate it besties? BBC iplayer doesn’t work bc im in America so that’s out of the question:(
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Matt Donlan
(@MrMattDonlan) reported
Trying to watch the rugby league on the iplayer but the sound quality is absolutely garbage. Picture quality not exactly outstanding either. If you’re going to do something do it right. Or don’t bother…
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Daidwo
(@daidwo) reported
@sonytvuk why is it that with my 2018 Bravia tv I am unable to watch bbc iPlayer? Help please 🙏
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Rich Adams
(@RichJWAdams) reported
@Lord_Sugar @bbcapprentice @BBCiPlayer Any idea why your other seasons are no longer on iPlayer? I need to get my TA fix whilst waiting between weeks for the next episode.
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Ben Coley
(@BenColeyGolf) reported
@TomJCarlisle I wasn’t watching but was he asked about the allegation that the Labour front bench has a drugs problem? If so, I will fire up iplayer.
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MW 🥛
(@MagichaeI) reported
Just watched 'The Decade the Rich Won' on iPlayer. The QE and Help to Buy explanations were good, as was the context for Coalition austerity, but overall there was not a huge amount of educational value - lacking much actual analysis. 🙃 #edutwitter #EconTwitter #econ2
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Peely
(@Peely1973) reported
@greybrow53 @BBCWales @BBCXRay So it might be on BBC iPlayer … I’ll have a look tomorrow. I’m interested, as I had an issue last year that was only noticed by luck. I was shocked that Companies House let it happen. Although lady I spoke to there, helped sort it very quickly.
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Andy M. Lloyd 💜 🌺
(@Mgg3981) reported
Enjoyed watching the remaining episodes of #TheResponder on Iplayer today. I thought it was really well acted. An interesting story, compelling with an odd funny moment thrown in and Martin Freeman's Liverpool accent was definitely not the worst I've heard. Very good all in all.
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lee harris
(@leeharris85) reported
@virginmedia any chance of sorting the on demand apps out put the monthly bill up but iplayer itv hub all 4 etc not working!!
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Share & 🅴njoy
(@Go_SYH_In_A_Pig) reported
@SebastianEPayne I want to watch this car crash later. Is it available on iPlayer?
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Iain
(@Nipper100) reported
@ITV Don’t normally get the chance to listen to you with work apart from iPlayer you have made me laugh 1) worst school punishment put a circle in every other box on the smallest graph paper 2) re pens the lady in the bikini although wrong on every level 3) I would 1/2
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James | #StayAtHome Is Optional;Please Be Sensible
(@Autisticosaurus) reported
@Metro_Ents It honestly was such a moronic move by the @BBC - they seemed to just want to push the iPlayer and used that as it, iirc they used some weird 3 strip/Wi-Fi hybrid as the logo Issue was bluntly, the UK has **** Wi-Fi
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Alex Agnew
(@AlexAgnewAA) reported
@Comqton IPlayer? Or does that not work
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Lilly🌈
(@Lilly20386426) reported
@kournikova8 BBC iplayer don´t work were I live😢