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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.

iPlayer Outage Chart 01/23/2026 03:20

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.

  1. Buffering (46%)

    Buffering (46%)

  2. Sign in (29%)

    Sign in (29%)

  3. Playback Issues (20%)

    Playback Issues (20%)

  4. Crashing (6%)

    Crashing (6%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomStockton-on-Tees Buffering
United KingdomBristol Sign in
United KingdomDunstable Playback Issues
United KingdomCroydon Sign in
United KingdomLeeds Buffering
United KingdomEdinburgh Playback Issues
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • avctcrkorra yara (@avctcrkorra) reported

    @wlwjuliet i feel like they’re gonna be back especially cuz of those ****** webcam quality iplayer vids

  • GazG90 Gary Griffiths (@GazG90) reported

    bbc iplayer is ******* awful for this match typical

  • benxmitchell lara♡ (@benxmitchell) reported

    @ballumenders people are watching on iplayer then again on tv 😭😭 sorry that's a definite no from me it's awful

  • spottyd20733131 spotty dog (@spottyd20733131) reported

    @bt_uk @DrJohnCosgrove For what it is worth, have spoken to BT network team. There is an issue with iplayer and EE which BT and BBC R&D have been trying to fix for two months. No idea if/when it will be fixed.

  • RobTonkinson Rob T (@RobTonkinson) reported

    Even better that they kept the entirety of the technical problems in if you watched it back on BBC iPlayer.

  • AlecTHFC alec ! (@AlecTHFC) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne fix your sound on iPlayer Jesus Christ

  • bringonthebeer ᴮᴿᴵᴺᴳоɴᵀᴴᴱвᴇᴇʀ ◦ ɱɩcɧæɭ (@bringonthebeer) reported

    @Popnhops iPlayer is the worst of the streaming services for lag behind a broadcast feed, but it provides the best picture of the lot

  • steeleyp_ PS (@steeleyp_) reported

    @IamDavidAskew @BBCSport The BBC streams come from a very capable CDN. Any buffering is not their problem - it's the end user. Be it your domestic connection or excessive load on your ISP and/or cabinet. As stated, I've not had one single period of buffering on any iPlayer match to date.

  • txrisai_ . (@txrisai_) reported

    ITV hub need to improve the quality of their live streams, they are falling way behind iplayer

  • adje__ “damn, double homicide” (@adje__) reported

    My TV serial has randomly stopped working so having to watch this match with ITV Hub on the TV. The quality is SHOCKING…??? They don’t have HD/UHD options like BBC iPlayer. Nasty.

  • canveyboy1972 ⚡️⚡️Steven Higgins⚡️⚡️ (@canveyboy1972) reported

    @itvhub is there a problem with the hub on Apple TV devices? I can no longer stream live content? BBC iPlayer works, as does All 4 and My 5. Your catch up content works but none of your live streams.

  • blakeich Steven Blake (@blakeich) reported

    @BBCiPlayer can anyone tell me why Our cops of the North series 1 episode 5 is not on BBC Iplayer? it was on TV before but even I click on my virgin to watch it on iplayer it says there is a problem and when you look on iplayer it's not ther

  • ianstimson Ian Stimson (@ianstimson) reported

    If you flick over to the radio commentary on the iPlayer it at least seems *slightly* more in sync with the pictures. It’s really weird, the comms AND the fx being out of sync suggests there’s a problem at the BBC end rather than the OB. #TURWAL #EURO2020

  • SourceLocator The Sauce Locator (@SourceLocator) reported

    @PaPaDikMilkyDom @starrphires Prime, Hulu and Britbox in America I think. Also you could get a VPN and trick iPlayer's ridiculously and fortunately awful subscription verification.

  • Colemans_Dream Coleman Had A Dream - Gêm Y Wlad (@Colemans_Dream) reported

    @welshmaninoz Yeah. Doesn’t work properly with iplayer though

  • OisinDubai Oisin (@OisinDubai) reported

    Technical problems appear to have replaced Robbie Savage on my iplayer feed with the radio commentary instead Why can't this happen every time Robbie Savage is on TV? #EURO2020

  • durc_ian Ian durc (@durc_ian) reported

    @amcchisholm @PeopleofLeeds Theres a CBEEBIES version on the IPlayer, lasts over an hour so might be a help

  • noisy_requiem noisy (@noisy_requiem) reported

    if i was BBC iPlayer i would simply work properly

  • stubbyd stubbyd (@stubbyd) reported

    @stream_theatre stream was meant to have gone live today but all I get is a spinning circle. Your auto help is not and it definitely isn't my internet. I have a usual d/l rate of 250Mbps and at slowest (VPN'd via work) it drops to 65Mbps. I can stream Netfix, iPlayer, etc ??

  • hemmcavoy elsa (@hemmcavoy) reported

    @CHORLESXAVIERR but the bbc iplayer dont work for me so i have to watch it live

  • thegingerquiff Thegingerquiff (@thegingerquiff) reported

    @welshjb Saw a bit of it when I got in from work last night. Need to catch it on iplayer

  • rowec1 Chris (@rowec1) reported

    @Baddiel Looks awful in uhd on iPlayer, dimmed as if an OHP transparency has been accidentally left in place. Same for all UHD games except EngCro on Sunday. @BBCiPlayer

  • StevieRae1666 Stevie Rae Williams (@StevieRae1666) reported

    @DrJaninaRamirez @BBC Boo. BBC iPlayer doesn’t work here in Oz apparently.😕

  • 55andcounting55 No free speech on here (@55andcounting55) reported

    Why is the picture quality on the stv player abysmal when watching live football compared to the BBC iplayer. Nothing to do with bandwidth etc it's just utter garbage. @STVSport

  • Deaffest Deaffest (@Deaffest) reported

    Ofcom are asking #BSL users to give feedback on the use of BSL on TV and video on demand services such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BSL Zone. This survey will help them to shape the future of sign language on TV and on demand services.

  • Syborzz Gray Sy (@Syborzz) reported

    Ok the football is finished so I won't BBC iPlayer the red button on BBC Two to show me the live action from Queen and you're not working it's not loading why not absolutely ridiculous

  • 1310rachel Rachel 🎶🥂☀️💙 (@1310rachel) reported from Gainsborough, England

    @Neil210670 Well I didn’t finish work until 8ish, quick dash to get a bottle (or 2) of red then didn’t know what to do with myself. Saw it on iPlayer and watched all 3. I really liked it, but kind or worrying if it reflects reality

  • SigniusNetworks Signius (@SigniusNetworks) reported

    No idea what's going on with @BBCiPlayer but the UHD iPlayer live picture quality is absolutely appalling, it actually looks worse than SD & absolute garbage compared to BBC ONE HD

  • SomersetBobbie Somerset Bobbie (@SomersetBobbie) reported

    Despite it being a car crash technically, I'm finding myself watching #GBNews through the day. Chiefly because #BBCNews on iPlayer seems to have developed a problem on my PC and won't play for more than 30 seconds at a time. Are the two, by any chance, connected?

  • Hutsutgirl Barbara (@Hutsutgirl) reported

    @BBCiPlayer Oh woe is me! subtitles still not working on Android phone. Contacted iPlayer via webform, followed advice, wrote again but now webform submissions not working either! In addition to subtitles not appearing despite toggle on, getting unselected audiodescription :-(