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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 (38%)
- Crashing (31%)
- Playback Issues (13%)
- Sign in (9%)
- Video Quality (9%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 London
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Playback Issues | 3 days ago |
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York
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Sign in | 12 days ago |
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Manchester
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Crashing | 21 days ago |
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London
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Buffering | 24 days ago |
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London
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Video Quality | 24 days ago |
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Rochester
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Playback Issues | 26 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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BISONS (@BISONS1973) reported@bbclaurak @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne Awful interview
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Jonathan Attwood (@JonAttwood1) reportedHaving watched Winterwatch 1963: The Big Freeze on @BBCiPlayer it's interesting to note that the only one piece of infrastructure that continued to work throughout the freeze were @bt_uk #copper lines & it's these that #BT in their stupidity are ending #LandlinesAreLifelines
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zac (@Omegapoint111) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What an embarrassing load of utter ****. ******* awful
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Colin Lingham (@LinghamColin) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Without any doubt, The worst program on Television. And the bbc want the British Tax paying public to pay for this. Outrageous.
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Daniel (@Dannyceres) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You chickened out a bit there - no Hitler or Mussolini. Normally, you put on the worst right-wingers.
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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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Mistralol (@mistralol) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The problem Andy doesn't get there is we don't want or will accept his or Labours policy because hes a Socalist and all he wants is to tax the hell out of anyone that works. So there won't ever be willing collaboration with his policy.
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WeTheMany (@WTM_TTF) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You just failed to call out the real problem with AI while committing the same problem yourselves stealing intellectual property.
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Alison Maitland (@alison_maitland) reported@bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer She’s a narcissist boot. She’s played all her cult for fools for years. Nicola Sturgeon only cares about Nicola Sturgeon. She loved living the high life and now it’s came crashing down. Crocodile tears won’t work anymore.
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Eternal Flame🔥 (@DazzMetalFlame) reported@k_heyrab @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Would you rather he be boring and soft like he was a while ago? Also therapy doesnt always work, sometimes you end up worse
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Mick minas your host with the most (@MOVIESTVMAD) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer So do prison storylines work? Yes I think that ***** den in prison was sensational and having nick cotton there to was genius it seems there trying to repeat that vibe there just not talented enough to pull it off Adam is doing great but it isn't enough
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Catherine (@CatherineRose28) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I just watched it on Iplayer. It was probably the worst episode I have ever seen.
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Bernadette Shaw (@bernadette67_a) reported@shellthestig @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer So is Oscar….definitely signs with him. Jean has behavioural issues in addition to bipolar. And Bert & Ernie act strangely but they might just be terribly bad actors! Not sure this is necessarily miles off for a Square of people.
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J's Us (@kellzik) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Josh is a terrible human being.
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Pete (@PeteM237) reported@carol_baraniuk @BBCiPlayer I've started to get that too. I have 2 chromecasts and can select them on this new screen but it doesn't work every time so I end up switching the chromecast and phone off and on till it works. Only get it on the iplayer..all other apps work as they always did.
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Brett (@BrettOfTheSouth) reportedWhy is @ITVX always saying "there's something wrong with our connection" yet @BBCiPlayer and @Channel4 rarely have any issues...
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Sir Stick Your Kung Flu Passport Up Your Arse, KG (@NaahWoke) reported@bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I think the public are no longer accepting these graceless PR-coached attempts to rehabilitate people's careers. Schofield's didn't work. Huw Edwards' one isn't working. And now Sturgeon's is only going to raise people's hackles even further. Have a bit of dignity, Nicola, and just go off and live a quiet life.
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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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Willie Gilmour⭐️ (@williegilmour) reported@kevinbridges86 @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne Player on left will never win a game of bf like that. School boy errors
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Paul Buckley (@inspiredlanky) reported@bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Awful competition. Are the BBC that desperate for sports content that it ends up showing this?
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Lorraine (@LORRAIN25481106) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer As long as it’s doesn’t include those twins and Oscar….bloody awful actors and storylines. They’ve ruined this soap for months.
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C . A . T (@DeathUnicursal) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Next time invite Ebola on and let it’s do its work on everyone involved in making this bullshit
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Stevie83 (@stevie80con) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Lauren takes after her dad. Can’t help herself.
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Justyn Spooner (@justynjj) reported@ITVX can you get the dev team to sort out your streaming quality. It makes your service look terrible especially for the @FIFAWorldCup @BBCiPlayer are years ahead of you in quality.
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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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Trevor Gibbons (@trevorgi) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What a terrible idea. Real ‘cool’ uncle at a party vibe…
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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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Tracey Davies (@miss_traceydav) reportedWatching The Vampire Lestat and the quality for the latest episodes recorded are terrible - tried iPlayer version and the same. Had to turn sound right up (I have checked other shows so not my hearing!) @BBCiPlayer
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Peter Rossiter (@RosieandJim18) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Terrible episode, terrible acting and terrible storyline, not realistic and just plain boring !
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FRAGSTAR (@Fragstar00) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer The problem with flash forward episodes is when you have the cliff hanger like this we all know he's not going to prison or anything like that because 6 months from now he's the best man at Max's wedding. I mean come on, write better.