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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 (32%)
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Sign in (26%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Crashing (15%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Hackney |
Playback Issues | |
| Poplar |
Sign in | |
| Horncastle |
Sign in | |
| Leicester |
Crashing | |
| London |
Playback Issues | |
| City of London |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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s7owcoach 🇺🇦
(@Capt_Vantastic) reported
2/2 ..again. it won't fast forward or rewind properly. Or even tell you where you finished watchinIt is by far the worst streaming service in the UK. I never have this problem with BBC iPlayer or Netflix or Prime or Disney or 4 or 5 or Paramount or YouTube . WHY? Just sort it !
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StJ
(@StJ87753480) reported
@NewportCounty Anyone having trouble no sound from iPlayer?
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Gerard McGee
(@Gerard1976uk) reported
@CBuckthorn @anicegreenleaf For UK lovebirdz (!), surely the streaming options to name are the 'free' ones (e.g. BBC iPlayer, All4). Equating with other services is definitely a problem. Is it weird to suggest something like 'Detectorists' as a viewing option? I think they feature some nice relationships.
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maria Bartusiak
(@marialiverpool) reported
@vanessafeltz You’re right, the tv licence fee isn’t a tax.I don’t pay it,I contacted the bbc explained that I don’t watch it or iplayer, they took my details & I’ve not had any problems with it.
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Ross
(@rosstheconsumer) reported
@bt_uk Hi BT, I’ve just switched over from Sky to BT. At the same time, I’ve found iPlayer doesn’t work on my Sony TV anymore without giving me one of many error codes. The only thing that has changed is me moving to your broadband. As it’s clearly linked to BT what can I do?
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BMLMedia
(@BMLMediaIre) reported
@tomhappens Can’t really use a dodgy stick or get around the iPlayer issue if you make your money by being a content generator.
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Darren
(@darrenord) reported
This is one of the worst games of football I’ve ever seen. Anyone know if there’s owt decent on iplayer? #safc
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C_Price
(@PriceP36815974) reported
@Xbox, Is anyone else having the problem where games are very blurry all of a sudden?. Before people mention it, I have checked the settings and everything is the same as it has always been and I recalibrated it. Everything apart from YouTube and Iplayer the same thing🙃
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Nanna 🐝
(@PNEShirley) reported
from
Scunthorpe, England
Anyone else having problems with iplayer commentary not accessing @pnefc is there a problem
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Richard Hills
(@RichardHills122) reported
@andyswiffen @virginmedia Yes having to watch BBC on iplayer (which is fine) as terrible trying to watch on Virgin channels via 360 box
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Mick Collins
(@MickPCollins) reported
There's a brilliant interview with Cleese on the iPlayer, series called "What's funny about?" It's all about writing Fawlty, the precision of the process, the people, the time needed, storyboarding etc. Every word confirms just why the re-invention is going to be truly terrible.
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GarfieldTheCat
(@GarfieldTheCa15) reported
@LGUKCare have got a 32LM637BPLA and the ITVX app seems not to work. You get the "splash" screen with the ITVX logo then just a black screen. It's not a connection to internet problem because other apps e.g. iPlayer, Now TV all work fine. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling
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Maria S / @birthofthetrue@kolektiva.social
(@birthofthetrue) reported
@CymraegDoctor @S4C It wd be good if could choose subtitles in Welsh on S4C on iplayer, wd help lots to be able to read along, but doesn't seem to be an option as viewer in England? (Used to pick up s4c on old terrestrial telly, but not now on digital/freeview)
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Baseball and Democrats
(@MLMPrivate) reported
@AliceEvansGruff @Gawni DuckDuckGo will find iPlayer but it wont work. Geo-restricted. I don’t know Tor.
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Jones Robert 🇺🇦
(@JonesHistorical) reported
@ITVXhelp @ITVX Still doing it, it's ridiculous you have to bugger about with clearing cache. Get your rubbish service sorted iplayer prime all work perfectly you should be banned from showing live sport
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Jones Robert 🇺🇦
(@JonesHistorical) reported
@AmazonHelp It's the itvx app that's the problem Kindly remove it, all they do is make excuses when it's obviously badly made Prime works iplayer works Disney works that should tell you all you need to know
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Lewis Bazley
(@lewisbazley) reported
@iknowthewords ITV Hub is similarly terrible; I've always found it basically impossible to work out how to stream what's live at that time (unlike the comparatively world-class experience on iPlayer for the same situation)
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SisterBliss💫
(@HeavenScentxs) reported
Actually: Im off to watch in on iPlayer on the big screen. I need my fix.
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lucy
(@helllolucy) reported
How is everybody watching happy valley all I can find it on is bbc iplayer and I cba downloading a vpn for that to work xx
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SJ Stan
(@EastLdnStan) reported
@Ashley__Dalton Ashley love 7 out of 10 voters in West Lancs gave u & ur fellow Tory the big finger yesterday, worst turnout in history. Watch Early Doors on iPlayer when Eddie asked Ken whether it was middle or back Bacon Ken replied 'I couldn't give a ****' Labour's Toast
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🏴Guy who is in to boats n that
(@WeeBint) reported
Can anyone recommend a streaming service that isn't iPlayer? Absolute dogshit quality #SCOvWAL
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Malkintrash
(@malkintr4sh) reported
@ITVRugby @ITVX How come it's not on ITVX on LG? Are you a public service broadcaster or not? If this was on BBC I would be able to watch live on iPlayer no problem
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Rachael Smith
(@Rachael56286007) reported
@ITVX I’ve bought a Roku for my parents and we have tried many times to set up. Everything else has. Netflix,BBC iPlayer but ITVX doesn’t. We’ve done everything. I’m savvy tech and even I can’t work out the problem? We’ve downloaded the app on the iPad. Help!
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Eagle-Eye
(@altair_five) reported
@MaltonView @DerylLynn No one's forcing anyone to pay for it. Got sick of it all couple years and phoned up BBC licensing and cancelled my license. Wasn't an issue, they said you can't watch any live TV or iPlayer,etc- I said 'Not a problem!'.
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Nanna 🐝
(@PNEShirley) reported
from
Scunthorpe, England
@tonypaley @hindy11 @pnefc Tried both iplayer app and pne not working
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GoonerNadz 🔴⚪️
(@NorthernGoon49) reported
What's point in putting footy on iplayer if it ain't gonna work? Tw@s
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Sarah
(@HalflingSarah) reported
@cbHatternew Not working today . I’m now on 3 counties via iplayer👍
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Daniel Francis
(@DanielJFrancis) reported
@MotorsportKM23 @M1TCH80 Do you have Sky? You can sign in on the PS onto Sky Go and watch there. Iplayer too.
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imogen
(@taylorsarichman) reported
@angelexplores_ bbc iplayer might work with a vpn but i’m not sure
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beca ⚓︎ 🏹
(@callieslove) reported
so @BBCiPlayer when are yall putting good trouble s4 on iplayer 👀 we almost at s5 now