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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 (29%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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Crashing (17%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Epsom |
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| Chatham |
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| Sheffield |
Sign in | |
| Reading |
Sign in | |
| Hackney |
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| Poplar |
Sign in |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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A Double You
(@wroaster) reported
@SamsungUK hi, bbc iPlayer has stopped working on my 2020 The Frame. Two days now. Is this a tv problem or an @BBCiPlayer problem? Thanks
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General Joe ✋ 🏳️🌈🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺🇵🇸
(@EuroCcam) reported
@ChampagneDosser I sometimes like to kid myself that I was the founding father of what we now call streaming services. Obviously a lot of others were probably doing the same work. But mine was out there long before Iplayer and the rest.
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ً ♡’s shimako
(@artksjn) reported
**** WHATS MY IPLAYER LOGIN SO I CAN WATCH THE MUM TRACH BEAKER THINGY
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Chris Overthrow
(@ChrisOverthrow) reported
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Portsmouth, England
@FeedMeAnarchy @LukeEllisPUP @mrandrewmoon I was listening on radio and switched from 93.7 (express) to 96.1 (solent) and could hear Andy. It seems like an issue with the audio output to Express and Iplayer. Not sure who deals with the output but since it was in 2 places I'd guess it was a Solent issue.
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aurelia ☾🦇🔮
(@PRAYERSFORAlN) reported
I GOT IPLAYER TO WORK ILL CRY/POS
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Steven amies
(@Steamies) reported
@GaryLineker No problem. I'll happily pay it. The content on the BBC is superb. I've had sky TV since 1989 and just got rid of it 3 weeks ago because 95% of my planner was BBC, ITV and channel 4 stuff. Just the iPlayer alone is worth that
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Katharine Rosenstiel
(@fredngingermad) reported
@amy_jane94 @BBCHolbyCity Catch-up on iPlayer? I have to do that on Tuesdays anyway as work most Tuesday evenings
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sheikh mazid
(@Sheikhmaz) reported
@AbhinandanSekhr BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice. Ni chal raha sir Ji...
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♡ engaged kyna / mae / robinson | beritan day ♡
(@tinysterrors) reported
but also if i wanna watch the fosters if have to do it illeg*lly bc for some reason good trouble is on bbc iplayer but not the fosters and its not on anywhere in the uk
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Stephen Cooke
(@stephencooke) reported
@BBCiPlayer I have an issue with subtitles on iplayer when playing through Chromecast-they appear to the far left of the screen and the first couple of letters of each line is missing. What can I do?
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d
(@chefairumore) reported
the iplayer doesn’t work
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Steven Barry
(@stevomonster) reported
@BBCNews I agree there’s some rubbish(strictly,Enders etc) but there’s some quality there aswell like local news, bbc6 music, bbc four and iplayer worth £13 a month. People that don’t like it shouldn’t have to pay tho. Calling it a license is daft aswell. They need a new approach
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will.iam ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(@wills19610) reported
Anyone else having issues with @btsport constantly crashing when watching football online on a laptop? BBC iplayer worked fine last night for the whole game but bt crashes every 15 mins.
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Helen B
(@Helbel29) reported
@itvhub app only playing ads then gives error and won’t play programme. I’m using Amazon fire stick. Are you having issues as BBC iPlayer/4onDemand etc works fine?
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Mike D 🇬🇧🏴🚴🏉
(@miked888) reported
Instead of screaming "we have no choice" in respect of paying a TV licence, look at ways not to pay If you stop watching ALL live TV channels as broadcast, and dont use BBC iPlayer at all (shouldn't be a problem if you're dead against the BBC), then you don't need to pay
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Wayne Garton
(@MrWayneGarton) reported
@Lotus72avfc @RebelEmG Also wait til people can travel to the EU again and get their phones and Tablets out and find that their skygo, Netflix, Prime and IPlayer no longer work whilst they are on the holidays.
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Cheese Analytica
(@clough72) reported
@londonpommie @tnewtondunn @TimesRadio So if that's the decision you've made, some time ago, what's your problem? When we've lost all the radio, TV, iplayer and website that we got for £15.50 a month, no doubt the numpties will wonder why they did it. Whilst paying £70 a month to Sky.
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Alex
(@AdultHumanType) reported
@diarmuidfitzger @tellymix Express VPN, worth the fee. Works about 95% of the time for the iPlayer, I can get my fix in Berlin. I had the rte player working once, it was that day.
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David Allkins
(@AllkinsDavid) reported
Sorry I'm late, I had trouble getting onto iplayer #TheFilmCrowd
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Milly Malaga
(@MalagaMilly) reported
@zseano @akhanhack @Random_Robbie I don't pay for a licence. I work during the day and watch TV occasionally on evenings and weekends so choose to pay Netflix. I don't watch live TV or BBC iPlayer. When I realised I didn't have to pay the license if I didn't I cancelled it.
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Tony
(@adrosen65) reported
@HumaxUK would be nice to have a warning that the iPlayer service is being discontinued on the HDR FOX T2 unit. iPlayer now useless - does not work anymore. Like Humax this box is now obsolete. Will now purchase firestick to replace it.
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Jacob
(@marrakoosh) reported
@ZenInternetHelp hey guys, major issues with our 80mb connection. TN23. It can barely stream iPlayer tonight, usually 100% fine and HD and I'm the only one on the line.
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LG UK
(@LGUK) reported
@meeshbudden Haha, no problem! This model should already have the BBC iPlayer app. If it's not on your launcher bar, have you tried checking in the LG Content Store (including the premium section)? (1/3)
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Chris Heath
(@HeeFMaN) reported
@BBCiPlayer is horrific quality for live football #iplayer #MUNWHU
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Nick Metcalfe
(@Nick_Metcalfe) reported
A peak audience of 6.5 million watched BBC coverage of Manchester United v West Ham. And 2.2 million more watched on iPlayer. That's the thing, so much of the FA Cup now is just hard work, the palest shadow of glory days. Yet live games can still pull in mass audience numbers.
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Ryan
(@UTD_Ryxn) reported
Why tf is the BBC quality so terrible on iplayer today ffs
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R.B. Kelly
(@R_B_Kelly) reported
@Antiqueight It could be worse, I suppose. 3 year old was obsessed with kiddie YouTube influencers for a while until we told our him that YouTube had mysteriously broken overnight but it was okay because iPlayer was still working
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jaitchy
(@jaitchy) reported
@TheOfficialJVS @BBC3CR Why don't the BBC monetize iPlayer to a global audience via Amazon for example? This would surely add to the coffers and help minimise licence fee increases for those of us who have supported the BBC over the years and enable it to grow further.
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A Centrist Turnip
(@jnmitch99) reported
So much good stuff on BBC IPlayer I can't decide what to watch tonight. Always seem to have the opposite problem on Netflix - scrolling through screens of crsp to find something good enough to watch, which often ends up being content that was originally created for....the BBC
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RL
(@RizWanKenobi_) reported
@ghauraghaura Does it work on Netflix (US, UK), Prime Video, Disney and BBC iPlayer?