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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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.
- Buffering (39%)
- Crashing (34%)
- Playback Issues (13%)
- Video Quality (8%)
- Sign in (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Manchester
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Crashing | 9 days ago |
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London
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Buffering | 12 days ago |
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London
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Video Quality | 12 days ago |
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Rochester
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Playback Issues | 14 days ago |
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Chelmsford
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Buffering | 15 days ago |
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Hemel Hempstead
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Buffering | 19 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Sir Webblyingworth Brian Squirrelingtonshire 🐿 (@WebSquirrel) reported@bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer “Her version of events” I think that’s the problem to begin with, well at least she’s consistent 🤭
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Socialism with Scottish Green Characteristics (@ABhratachDhubh) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews I hope terrible things happen to everyone involved in this.
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Harumph 😾 (@lasagneinmyshoe) reported@bbceastenders @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer Please please please come up with better storylines than this. It had potential but these last few weeks have been so rushed to a conclusion that wasn't even satisfying just for the meme potential. EastEnders really is going down the toilet. Fix it please!
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IlleagleTender1933 (@Tender1933) reported@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer @BBCSounds The worst World Cup commentary ever! It sucks!
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lordclifton 🇬🇧🇮🇪 (@lordclifton2) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Why aren’t they at the Airport police station? Why is arrested Sheila arriving at the front entrance like that? The show is so poorly written these days and terrible continuity I may have to quit after 41 years.
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Matthew Farris 🏳️🌈 (@mattFarris) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Bea could drive that car straight through all the plot holes in this terrible story.
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Daz 💯 Make Tweeting Great Again 💙 (@Daz_Gizmo) reported@DazzMetalFlame @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer The main problem was the lack of emotion with the cast knowing Honey was missing and held hostage. Diabolical...
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Frances Maxwell (@Frances00494672) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Hope they bump Mark off. He's a terrible character.
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Derek Bell (@derek2bell) reported@newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer A huge number of people on buying a newspaper turn straight to the back page. Sports news is news, the worst thing is how much is excluded. They should do a separate sports news programme - 15 minutes every night - covering all aspects of all sports
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Shano (@radford2807) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Couldn’t help but spin it with their progressive crap
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Cazzy Ford 🥦🥦🥕🥕 (@HolfordCarolyn) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Awful awful episode and acting 😡 😢
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Scott Matthewman (@scottm) reportedCaught episode 1 of The Hairdresser Mysteries on @BBCiPlayer. Yikes. A daytime drama so banally terrible that even AI would call it slop.
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Joe Mcdonald (@JoeMcdonald1980) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This might be the worst thing I have ever seen
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KDUK (@KD_UK1) reported@BBCPanorama @BBCiPlayer The worst miscarriage of justice is Gosport, the Liverpool Care Pathway still continuing under its new name End of Life Pathway. Normalised way of killing of people who may or may not be dying. Horrific enforced deaths by pulmonary oedema. But it looks peaceful due to sedation
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Jumbo (@BigTrunks_1) reported@MorrisBrightMBE @BBCiPlayer Apart from the awful son who’s like a very poor charicature of Neil Morrissey & Yosser Hughes.
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Westie (@Wee_Westie29) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Thing is Gray will actually get with it as technically he’s not done anything wrong unless he’s planning an escape. It’s Sheila who’ll be in trouble as she’s the one whose actually taken Jordan #Eastenders
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Emmett Moore (@emmettmoore12) reportedAnyone else having problems with the @BBCiPlayer app? It's freezing all the time and useless on live streams for the #worldcup
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J (@Jayefc60) reportedThe picture quality on fhe @BBCiPlayer app for the world Cup is far better than on the @ITVX app. Proper UHD on the BBC. Poor from itv.
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Morris Bright MBE (@MorrisBrightMBE) reportedWandered into @BBCiPlayer and comedy series Ann Droid. Not said this for an awful long time about a new sitcom...I actually rather liked it. A premise that becomes more plausible every year and Sue Johnson, not a comedienne, an actress who does great comedy. I'll stick with it.
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John parent (@ParentJohn) reported@_SoccerScribe_ @1968Tv @BBCiPlayer Commentary is awful, agreed. They show a lot of games from 2022 WC especially the final. It’s better than nothing I guess.
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OCD Soundsystem 🇵🇸 🇻🇪 (@millenumcholic) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen
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Jerome Tucker (@jeromejazzy) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Just finished watching. For the love of god get rid of all 3. Oscar,Jasmine & Josh. They’ve taken acting to a new low. AWFUL!
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Daz 💯 Make Tweeting Great Again 💙 (@Daz_Gizmo) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Tonight has to be the worst ever episode, both in the script and acting.
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ActuallyWill (@actuallywill1) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews ******* awful.
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Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer So now Denise has told Jack quickly but there's still a problem of course. I expect she won't want chemo treatment but will go for it eventually.
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LP (@____LP____) reportedBBC iPlayer again utter garbage. Just doesn't work when there's something on people want to watch @BBCiPlayer
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Mark Woody (@ipswoody) reportedWhen are the @BBC gonna fix the buffering issues of @BBCiPlayer tv app? During the World Cup and Wimbledon too 🙄🫣😔
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Tom (@TweetThatTom) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I know soaps are cheesy by nature but what was that!? Even if you can't crash a car the editing and sound design was crap!
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Scott | #81 #4 | (@ScottTHFC23) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer awful
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Tom O (P) (@Tommy_Oldham1) reported@GMNonLeague @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Sounds like a major Own goal we was only talking in work about the days when you could watch a game a few hours later without knowing the score.