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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 (44%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (21%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Stockton-on-Tees |
Buffering | |
| Bristol |
Sign in | |
| Dunstable |
Playback Issues | |
| Croydon |
Sign in | |
| Leeds |
Buffering | |
| Edinburgh |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Golden Fella
(@GoldenFellaUS) reported
@cybersoroka @NAFOMoiety I get this: “Sorry, BBC iPlayer only works in the UK…”. Any in US have a work-around?
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Emma T
(@ETusty) reported
Yet again poor (well no) freeview signal. Seems that yet again much of the south east is suffering from blackouts this evening. OH's annoyed because he's missing the SAS BBC show, although I did point out he could go onto BBC iplayer which should work.
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mrs Wright was miss Landles
(@karenwright64) reported
@davejthorp I watch iPlayer in Spain and Greece I just turn off data blue tooth etc and use Wi-Fi, doesn’t work in Turkey !
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The Hon John Bramall of Saddleworth FBPE #FBPPR
(@guyfoxy) reported
I have had my large screen TV for years and no issue when I switch to BBC which is infrequent but now every time it try I get the annoying screen BBC Iplayer. How can I stop it ever appearing
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Andy Smith
(@grifferz) reported
@threeoffive I can recommend separating the PVR functions (Humax) from the online functions (iPlayer,Netflix,YouTube etc) by getting a separate device. e.g. Roku are cheap and work well.
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Jayne not Jane.
(@JayneGrayson5) reported
@BrotherShaunEPB @robertpopper @Gabbycabbage Working from home today just started the first ep of new two doors down..love it....never get no work done today now have to watch it all.can u remember in the old days you had to wait a week between each episode thank god for iPlayer eh.
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pizzabob
(@pizzabob_) reported
**** bbc iplayer, never need to sign in to watch kids shows, until now, this means you have to sign in to bbc iplayer to watch everything now, even kids shows, where before kids shows were available without account signing in to bbc iplayer does not cost money (1/2)
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Dan
(@WelshDan1927) reported
@TimJones15 @ThickBlueLine Subtitles on all S4C programming on iPlayer. I've just watched cewri cwpan y byd myself with no problems 👍
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Tom Wilson 🇺🇦
(@feedthedrummer) reported
I swear to god iPlayer is getting to the point of being completely unusable. Sound cutting out, random skipping, stops, starts, all across multiple TVs and devices on different WiFi networks. Garbage.
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JH
(@iamhighlystrung) reported
@BBCiPlayer Hi folks. Just bought a Chromecast (HD, 2022) and iplayer doesn't work on it - its incompatible apparently. Any idea when it will be certified for the new Chromecasts before I return this thing to the shop? Cheers.
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EmmzyHammers⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️
(@EmmzyHammers86) reported
Unpopular post - went on BBC iplayer to get match of the day on ready and accidentally put on Strictly! Meaning of this post your thinking? I'd rather watch west ham lose again then be succumbed to car crash TV 😬😬
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Jonny Edwards
(@jonnyedwards771) reported
@RichardLatto @BBCSounds Just watching Nasty on the Iplayer.... So much cut. No Oblivion boys and Danny Peacock, Postman scene edited,..... Worst cuts i have ever seen in all of the edits. Roll on the bluray set
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Alex Bloomfield 🇿🇦
(@Alexbokkie) reported
Rate your hub/iPlayer apps (I absolutely hate ITV hub, it’s the WORST for intuition and design) @itvhub @All4 @BBCiPlayer
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Tony Robinson
(@BaldrickBeeMan) reported
@LL_Breezy @PaulEmbery There is a documentary series “This Country” which might help. IPlayer I believe.
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Karl Sullivan
(@SullivanKarlj) reported
@BBCiPlayer is there a reason why picture quality on iPlayer (sky glass) is so poor? Maybe a fix coming soon maybe?
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Snookertipster OBE 👥
(@SnookertipsterO) reported
@pav_147 Shocking, Pav. The stream on iPlayer is terrible as well.
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Luke G. Williams
(@Boxianajournal) reported
@Nick_Metcalfe What was the issue people had? Whenever there was a game I went on iplayer and could watch it… Did I miss something?!?
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Nigel W Kingston 🇬🇧
(@Kingston22W) reported
@bt_uk Yes on iplayer its seems to work ?
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Fi 💜
(@tragicheartss) reported
Does any kind soul know where I can watch the entire show from last night, hannah's show I mean. The BBC iplayer won't work for me cos I am not in the UK.
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Krist 🇵🇸
(@shortstrawfate) reported
@BBCiPlayer @JohnB_AZ @Apple Years on and viewers using Apple TV still get a terrible experience (no subtitles) on the iPlayer app. BBC say Apple/tvOS requires a different subtitle format but they are able to deliver subtitles on iOS. I thought they were basically the same platform?
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The Strictly Spoiler
(@davejthorp) reported
The BBC might want to sort their geolocation out Iplayer is working in Portugal when it’s not meant to work abroad No rush though. Can wait until 8pm tonight…….
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Dr Matthew Thornton
(@mtqoi) reported
Still not over the time they replayed bbc iPlayer radio (good, useful, tells me when my shows are out) with bbc sounds (terrible, buggy, doesn’t tell me when my shows are out)
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Stew
(@stewnotstu) reported
@cumrolad Yep. All on the iPlayer. I was going to save them but I couldn’t help myself.
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Fi Slater
(@fislater) reported
@YouViewSupport @bt_uk Keep getting the YVM105 error message (can't get on BBC iplayer or other Apps) - it's very annoying! on BT DTR-T2100 box & turning off & on does nothing & I've had to do the above reset twice. There is nothing wrong with my BT broadband when I am on the laptop. New box?
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Robert Milner ☁
(@robm82) reported
@BBCiPlayer Hi, I was wondering if you could help? I have a Samsung MU7000 TV, which for some reason a few weeks ago the iPlayer app on my TV is no longer loading (just get a black blank screen). Tried everything; reinstalling the app, factory resetting the TV (1/2)…
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Jason Auburn
(@jason_auburn) reported
@SkyHelpTeam hi. I've just got sky stream and the User Interface is terrible. How am I supposed to know when a program I've added to my playlist has aired? Its basically a front to iplayer and itv hub as everything seems to like there? Am I doing something wrong?
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Janjon
(@RagingAnecdotes) reported
Has Elon Musk taken over Iplayer as well? Now impossible to 'sign in' as before. Wtf BBC?
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Everything on a bagel
(@embroidertruth) reported
Basically the iPlayer just doesn't work with Google Home and I have no explanation for why. Due to all of this, I've updated and restarted every connected device in the household and it's still the most annoying thing ever.
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Matt Sears
(@MattSears96) reported
How come I can watch anything, incl. live sport on Netflix, GCN+, iPlayer, YouTube, etc. without any playback issues, but anything, even an old ep. of Poirot, on @ITV Hub is a bufferfest? @ITVRugby live? Forget it! 30Mb/s each on 2 diff lines & routers, & ITV Hub can't keep up.
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Simon Clarke
(@simonc1607) reported
@matt_foster12 Yeah thought their pricing structure was way off. Should have given schools/local clubs free tickets to help fill the grounds. 2,000 people up in Hull looks a **** show to a watching Melbourne Rebels fan and some of the games only being in iPlayer didn't help either.