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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.
- Sign in (30%)
- Playback Issues (28%)
- Buffering (23%)
- Crashing (19%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Cambridge
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Buffering | 20 hours ago |
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Edinburgh
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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City of London
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Playback Issues | 3 days ago |
 Nice
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Crashing | 8 days ago |
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Wirral
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Playback Issues | 11 days ago |
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Manchester
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Buffering | 12 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Les Bien (@BertSnazzle) reportedWhat’s going on with @BBCiPlayer app? It’s complete garbage…takes about 5 minutes to sign in 😠😠
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allan michael Mcmanus (@mcma90004) reported@bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Someone needs to stop her talking never had a real job and she is meant to help run a country who is she keeping happy to stay in a job she can’t even tell you how many families are waiting for a council house thick total thick
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Peter Jones ⚒️🔭🌍 (@innov8tor3) reportedThe saga of @BBCiPlayer on our @SamsungUK TV continues. Not swift and somewhat unsure, Samsung; 96 hours outage and counting. I connected via DMs, gave personal and TV details, and asked about timescales. No answer? Is this a kind of limbo?
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Peter Jones ⚒️🔭🌍 (@innov8tor3) reportedApproaching 24 hours outage, now, @BBCiPlayer , with a @SamsungUK TV that won't load beyond the BBC menu system. This is rendering the BBC licence fee we pay subject to challenge on a non delivery of service basis. It seems Samsung are pivoting to a pay for upgrade model? 🤮.
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Westie (@Wee_Westie29) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Alfie leaving to visit Spencer. Hopefully he brings him back with him. As for Jake, he can’t keep hiding what he did to Danny forever. Also it looks like Jake maybe getting cold feet about Chrissie. But he wants to fix things #Eastenders
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Jamie_d (@jamied28) reported@bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer If the fans didn’t enter the pitch there’s no trouble simple as that. As usual one team is playing the victim card
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Champions 67 (@MCeltmick) reported@BBCSportScot @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Can't help yourselves. pundits either current or ex Sevco. Every week.
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Drunken Groundhopper (@DGroundhopper) reported@liam_barnett @BBCiPlayer Yeh im with you on this, cut the fighting out and we have a safe environment, but unfortunately people see the ultra culture as the problem, I know lots of folk that hate what they do, like I say, cut the trouble out and it'll ve fantastic
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Rebekah (@RebekahWM) reportedMaking us miss seeing our Ilia live in the figure skating! BBC is the worst service on tv!! 😡 @BBCiPlayer #BBC @BBCSport
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Tracey (@April_1970s) reported@Andy___Douglas @vicderbyshire @BBCiPlayer If you had bothered to read her testimony you’d know that she couldn’t explain why she had gynaecological problems which she sought help for. What is your point ? She knew, she lied ? Why is it men like yourself need the victim to explain themselves? Andy Douglas, I pity you.
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Fishface (@Gabriuna) reported@BruceD16659 What an awful series, talk about stereotyping a whole nation, based on a book you say? Stay away I say. @BBCiPlayer
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Kevinthegerbil (@Gerbiltime) reported@BBCMOTD @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Who is the woman screeching throughout the Arsenal match? It’s not a commentary, it’s a string of tired cliches she thinks of she screeches loudly enough, she’ll sound convincing. She’s awful.
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.. (@_lg_1972) reported@EnglandRugby @BBCiPlayer I think barring 1 or 2, this is the worst squad and management I've seen for many a year
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lisa 🥀 • ben mitchell loml (@benapologist) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer callum and johnny are abysmal together and this tim storyline which deals with a serious issue deserved actual build-up and care. whoever came up with this storyline needs to be fired asap
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Colin Brown (@Colinbr87729419) reported@newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer The BBC has been terrible in recent months, it shares opinions and rumors rather than the facts, very disappointed.
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Martyep74 (@martyep74) reported@StephenNolan @nipsa @BBCiPlayer P/2 👉 people getting into debt because of errors, cases of people having to pay back housing benefit because mysteriously the HB money disappeared during the migration, so SOMEONE or some landlord/gvrmt body has got extra money by forcing the Tennant to pay instead of
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Danny Tarr (@DannyTarr) reported@StephenNolan @PeterCinnamond @BBCiPlayer Buskers don’t bother me as some of them are very good to listen too. It’s the preachers I have a problem with. It has got way out of hand and I agree something needs to be done. Cant turn a corner without someone shouting about Jesus down a mic or forcing leaflets in your hand.
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Jamie Walters (@JamieWalt78) reported@bbcpress @BBCiPlayer I know it’s for a good cause but this was just terrible I don’t think I laughed once it was just painfully bad.
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Sheila Hounslow (@kath46blue) reported@CliveMyrieBBC @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Oh no Clive . I can’t stand tea . The smell makes me feel sick . I have to stand at arms length when making my husbands tea ! I haven’t had a cup since I was 5 years old . And when I left school and started work . They made me tea Girl . Making 15 cups at break time !
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Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Boring boring boring. Unbelievable nonsense story. Why would Priya steal a car to take Ravi to hospital and then not even ask for him to be seen? She would have asked for help weeks ago. Children boring with endless disasters. I wish the car crash had written them out.
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Matthew Lewis (@RunnerBean07) reported@Lord_Sugar @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer This show should have been cancelled years ago, the candidates this series are dreadful arguably the worst ever.
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Rockmusic70's (@Rockmusic70S) reported@PatrickJoh21665 @GWandShows @BBCiPlayer Gorgeous and after the awful weather we've been having
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Saor Alba (@lickle_monster) reported@ITVX fancy getting the Ireland v Scotland 6 nations match up on replay or something so folk can watch it that couldn’t see it live? Don’t have these issues with @BBCiPlayer when they show the matches. Just saying.
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The Men's Advisory Project (@MensAdvisoryP) reported@StephenNolan @BBCiPlayer This is why MAP or Women's Aid provide time & support whilst a victim thinks through their options. We support them with examining risk and making safety plans and work together to see how to leave safely. For so many, leaving or ending the relationship is the most dangerous time
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Shaun Berry (@shauntberry) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne And straight away FB is focussed and seething about Jenricks comment. Terrible presenter of QT. He’s not even on!
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kylee mooney (@KyleeMumof4) reported@SundaeLolz @BBCiPlayer Im with sky and its on their but says due to a technical error it cant be played. But its not even showing up on iplayer. Strange
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Tom (@TomTomlewis063) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Johnny is terrible 🤢 hurry up and axe him.
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Benny H (@BennyH391512) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Perhaps making it clear what conditions it does and doesn’t treat would help And having a 🇫🇷 style insurance system
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Ed Mc Veigh (@EdVeigh36753) reported@StephenNolan @gordonlyons1 @BBCiPlayer The tax avoiders are the worst 😫
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chez_80 (@cheeky_chezza) reportedHas anyone watched 'Babies' on iplayer? I have found it a good watch, but the dumb laughing sound between the men and the black guy sounding like Brian Belo from BB years ago has been very distracting. Can't work out if it's deliberate, overacting, or natural 🤔 #bbc @BBCiPlayer