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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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Playback Issues (57%)
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Buffering (29%)
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Sign in (7%)
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Crashing (7%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Swindon |
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| Yarm |
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| Treharris |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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MARIE DALZELL
(@MARIEDALZELL2) reported
@trussliz @hayashi09615064 @G7 Newscast iPlayer Lizzy dear, thank me later...incase Ur to busy licking Boris a hole....the Europeans and the Irish say Ur the problem.
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anika
(@holygrcunds) reported
Does anyone know a vpn that works with the BBC iPlayer?? I just noticed mine doesn’t work with it and I wanna watch conversations on friends on Sunday 😭😭
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My Phone
(@Leeds4life81) reported
@tomasz75571620 @SkyUK Get the refund, I’ve got Sky glass and oh my god it is the worst bit of technology, absolutely nothing works as advertised. Nothing adds to playlists, can’t record live sports, no bbc IPlayer, no ITV Hub, can’t record from channel 4, absolute shambles
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Ian Twinn
(@twinnstweets) reported
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Manhattan, New York
@ChrisMasonBBC @BBCPanorama Just don’t ask how I got iPlayer to work
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CJR 🇺🇦
(@buttonalltheway) reported
@WildAndFreeG17 I’m having issues with the CC on IPlayer but I should have all available soon.
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anika
(@holygrcunds) reported
Does anyone know a vpn that works with the BBC iPlayer?? I just noticed mine doesn’t work with it and I wanna watch conversations with friends on Sunday 😭😭
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Cliff Chapman
(@TweetsCliff) reported
@docfilth I missed it and my mate who’s a mega fan just said it was the worst he’s seen. I’m off to iPlayer it now!
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SAILESH 🌈💖✨
(@SaileshVaghela) reported
@BenjaminGFord Yup, ****** iplayer I’m afraid. Video quality isn’t ✨👌✨, but still p decent.
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Andrada
(@AndryPresh) reported
Y’all, why isn’t Graham Norton the presenter on the iplayer?? Am I watching the wrong thing, help a gal out 😩 #Eurovision
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ella
(@annamxwlmrtn) reported
@annasraver 😭😭bbcamerica sucks so i doubt it was (+im at work rn) and we don’t have iplayer :(
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QuadroPlunder 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
(@jamandthat) reported
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Bradford, England
@JoePorterUK @SuellaBraverman So it was a car crash, think I might catch up with it on iPlayer 👍
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Rebbie McGee
(@rebbiemcgee) reported
I should be watching Eurovision right now but my bee bee see iPlayer is not working for some reason 😔 who's watching on Saturday and fancies a virtual watch party?
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HistoryNerd101
(@LestradesDonuts) reported
@mefibromyalgia1 @BBC I thought it was better than previous articles on chronic pain but they seem to focus on opioids a bit too much when it does genuinely give some people a quality of life back.. I’ve yet to watch the 30 min doc on bbc iplayer still though..
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Ben Gray 🇺🇦
(@hulbg1) reported
@comments_connie They are practically on strike anyway. We had a staff member working from home complaining she couldn’t login I remoted onto the 4G router we had given her there was 6 devices connected 2 watching Netflix one on iplayer and the computer was struggling because of no bandwidth.
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Conrad Mallinson
(@madassinsane) reported
@dwebsterlfc I have the same problem. You can view over iPlayer or watch on itv.
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Dylan
(@DylanFlaherty3) reported
@HarryLombardi I’ll be on a flight to liverpool at 5 o’clock 😔 LITERALLY the worst timing possible 😭 I’ll have to cheat my way onto the iplayer the second that plane lands lmao
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Stressman #FBPE 🇪🇺🇬🇧
(@PeteCoat) reported
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Northop, Wales
@LouisHenwood If you've got Amazon Prime you can access a version of iPlayer that is immediately available. Other systems may also work but this is the one I know. The Sky version seems to delay a day.
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Wriggy
(@Wriggy) reported
@MoneySavingExp I cancelled my Netflix subscription because I could get similar/better content elsewhere for free/cheaper (BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, etc.). If they improved the quality of their programmes, I'd consider it
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Questionable
(@MadTing03734830) reported
@ranked_demon @GeorgeCGed It was on bbc iPlayer too if your vpn doesn’t work for Netflix
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Biggus Philus 🇬🇧
(@UK88_) reported
@SausageLord4 @thereclaimparty @BootstrapCook I watched my local east Midlands news as the had actually gone to interview Anderson and visit his food bank - the staff there were very help but Anderson couldn't show them any complete meals for 30p as he stated in parliament - it's on iPlayer if you're interested
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Liam* FM 103.5
(@HeyLookItsLiam_) reported
Can't find bellator on BBC iPlayer for some reason, anyone able to help?
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Mango Jenkins
(@FunsoBanlow) reported
@mmwcarson @ignatius_sancho I've heard tell that if you get a decent VPN service, such as Nordvpn, you should be able to watch the iPlayer without a problem in the States.
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Alex Dowling
(@WellSpokenBloke) reported
Stopped watching Question Time back in Late September as I go to Bed early for Work on a Friday but viewing last night’s episode on the iPlayer for Sebastian Vettel.#bbcqt
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Elliot Davies
(@speedied72) reported
@JeremySpake @BBCOne Absolutely loved this I wonder what happened to the rest of the staff and if any still work at Heathrow? Definitely needs to be on iPlayer
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harper 🍂
(@darcyyolsson) reported
why does my vpn only sometimes work on bbc iplayer
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Neil Hayes
(@neilhay3s) reported
@BBCNews I think a big issue is around the scheduling of shows that are made as to why they’re not so big. The Tuckers is only shown on BBC Wales and put on the iPlayer with no fanfare. If it had the 9pm slot on BBC1 on a Friday throughout the UK it would be a massive hit.
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Andrew White
(@AndrewRWhite) reported
@mysitcomlife_ It won't help though if they are intent on putting these new ones on iPlayer only...
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pikesley_ebooks
(@pikesley_ebooks) reported
iPlayer >>> Channel 4's terrible thing Come on Jimmy, tickle ‘em up #TheAshes #TheAshes OH: He looks like disco points to the size
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BeccaStardust YoYo Supremacy
(@BeccasStardust) reported
@goddamnthinks There's should be a replay for BBC breakfast on iPlayer later I'm at work till 2 UK time if no one's uploaded it by then I'll try to
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Mariu
(@quemariu) reported
@Media_Hint BBC iPlayer and İTV Hub not working today. Please fix!