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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 (14%)
- Video Quality (10%)
- Sign in (7%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Brighton
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Buffering | 7 days ago |
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London
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Playback Issues | 13 days ago |
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York
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Sign in | 22 days ago |
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Manchester
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Crashing | 1 month ago |
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London
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Buffering | 1 month ago |
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London
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Video Quality | 1 month ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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Ciaran Wallace💙 (@oldbencjw) reportedWatching some of these World Cup highlights from previous tournaments on #bbciplayer you realise how awful David Seaman was for #England #FIFAWorldCup
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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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Ammejo 🇬🇧 (@ammejo1) reported@bbclaurak @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne You shouldn't be able to work for the BBC because you are not impartial. This is why I detest the BBC
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Matt Bunnell (@mattbun) reported@Giantdaz72 @1968Tv @BBCiPlayer A lot of the attraction of the old stuff is listening to Coleman/Motson/Davies commentating down a crackly phone line. Those recently re-voiced commentaries are terrible.
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Mel D (@MelJD46) reportedDear @bbcone @BBCiPlayer, not a problem with folk enjoying #worldcup, truly havent. It has been publicised for months, i dont think every page on the #iplayer needs to advertise it .... #justmythoughts
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AlisonAbraham (@AlisonA02620688) reported@thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer With some conditions there is no way to alleviate the horror & indignity. Palliative care can only do so much. Watching a loved one vomit up faeces is awful but nothing to the appalling experience by the patient. It should be the individual’s choice.
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melaniebelle (@melaniebelle808) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I don't buy this relationship at all. Why would Lauren bother with this bozo with everything that she has going on in her life? The scriptwriters seem to be going with a 'like father, like daughter' line. But it doesn't work for me.
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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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Martin Paul (@martinianpaul) reported@SeventiesLegend @BBCiPlayer I'll never understand how these things work. Plus, why are Radio 4 plays only available on Audible?
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Sheikhy6 (@salsheikh6) reported@BBCiPlayer why is the England v DR Congo stream delayed by over 30 seconds compared to watching it on the TV? This is a terrible service being this far behind! Tax payers money up the khazi 🤬
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Tyke on a bike (@MelvinJCain) reported@BBCiPlayer U assume you don’t want you licence payers to use iplayer. I have watched it for years. Now it’s telling me to log in, log in. It’s not the correct password I create new password. Still cannot login The sooner the BBC loses its charter the better.
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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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Peter Rossiter (@RosieandJim18) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Terrible episode, terrible acting and terrible storyline, not realistic and just plain boring !
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Paul Duerinckx (@drinckx) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Terrible, though they all Looked more realistic than Fiona Bruce.
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FilmChampion (@PanopticalDream) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You should fire all the people who made and signed off on this and they should never work in the industry again.
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Allan G (@AllanG511622) reported@stvplayeruk It’s a shame your coverage of the World Cup football games is not in UHD 4k. Footage is terrible compared to the great BBC Iplayer UHD 4k coverage of games. @BBCiPlayer
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S☀apnut (@soapnut48) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Ben Wadey has ruined this show, Michelle Ryan has been treated appallingly 🤬 Nobody can blame her for quitting, her stories and scripts are terrible. To axe the character permanently is just pure nasty and spiteful. Axe Wadey NOW.. the fans are angry 😤
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Westie (@Wee_Westie29) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Jack giving Max some brotherly advice. Given Jack’s relationship history, he knows what he’s talking about and he’s right: Max needs to fix it as he’s got a lot to deal with . #Eastenders
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Chuck (@ChuckIOM) reported@BobFranklin3 @ttracesofficial @BBCiPlayer No one is “making” me do anything. I know a lot of followers love the IOM, old motorcycles and the TT races, it’s of interest to them. If it’s not for you, no issue, dont watch it😎🇮🇲
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WilliamReidBoyd (@WilliamReidBoyd) reported@BBCiPlayer I run my bedroom computer off my living room computer with a Sky TV box. I'm constantly being asked to renew my login to BBC iPlayer. Please do somethins about this. It's really toublesome and annoying.
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Cazzy Ford 🥦🥦🥕🥕 (@HolfordCarolyn) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Awful awful episode and acting 😡 😢
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Tom (@tomwhujones) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Well at least this storyline was consistent, consistently terrible, EE has had some bad storylines over the years but this one could be top of the pile, whoever wrote this should 1st in line at the job centre tomorrow morning.
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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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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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🏄🏽♂️ #SurvivedSlot (@ashh150) reported@BBCiPlayer fix your app brev
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Sorcha Ní Ruaidh (@SorchaNiRuaidh) reported@danny_robins @BBCiPlayer I just finished it and it was a fascinating watch. But I can't help thinking that even as a 12 year old, Janet may have had some knowledge of The Exorcist, which came out in '73, I think, and may have been acting out with that in mind. Know it doesn't explain everything.
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Shannon 👩❤️💋👨💞 (@Shannon79053723) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Honestly, Ian has been a far better son to Kathy over the years than Ben ever was. Whatever Ian's faults, he's consistently been there for her. Ben turned out far more like Phil. A lot of his worst traits.
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Robin (@rob70625) reported@bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Sounds truly 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.