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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.

  • 44% Buffering (44%)
  • 28% Crashing (28%)
  • 15% Playback Issues (15%)
  • 8% Sign in (8%)
  • 5% Video Quality (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Township of Evan Sign in 11 days ago
Southampton Crashing 15 days ago
Birmingham Buffering 16 days ago
Gillingham Crashing 16 days ago
Crowborough Buffering 21 days ago
Wigan Video Quality 25 days ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • welsh_shaun
    Shaun (@welsh_shaun) reported

    @BBCiPlayer coverage of world cup has had the awful idea of marking goals along the fast forward bar, ensuring anyone watching on catch up gets a spoiler. So annoying. Fix it! #wc2026

  • Omegapoint111
    zac (@Omegapoint111) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What an embarrassing load of utter ****. ******* awful

  • soapnut48
    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 😤

  • GHmonkeyboy
    Glenn Holland🐵 (@GHmonkeyboy) reported

    @bbcpress @BBCiPlayer This was absolutely terrible. Nothing happened throughout, boring all the way too the end. Glad to see it finish! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

  • ParentJohn
    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.

  • justynjj
    Justyn Spooner (@justynjj) reported

    @ITVX can you get the dev team to sort out your streaming quality. It makes your service look terrible especially for the @FIFAWorldCup @BBCiPlayer are years ahead of you in quality.

  • AlexRic79797880
    AlexRichardson (@AlexRic79797880) reported

    @justalazyguyy @piersmorgan @BBCiPlayer I just woke up at 5.45, watched the game. Now getting ready for work. Not so much sleep missed.

  • eddieg_11
    Eddie Goss* (@eddieg_11) reported

    @Carl_M79 @BBCiPlayer Loved the novel back in school but that drama is terrible, best of with the old movie

  • Jayefc60
    J (@Jayefc60) reported

    The picture quality on fhe @BBCiPlayer app for the world Cup is far better than on the @ITVX app. Proper UHD on the BBC. Poor from itv.

  • lasagneinmyshoe
    Harumph 😾 (@lasagneinmyshoe) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer Please please please come up with better storylines than this. It had potential but these last few weeks have been so rushed to a conclusion that wasn't even satisfying just for the meme potential. EastEnders really is going down the toilet. Fix it please!

  • DanSeekings1
    carDan Seekings (@DanSeekings1) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer @bbceastenders is now confirmed Ben Wadley caused a big problem for Michelle Ryan and gave her an ultimatum.

  • SiGallagher
    Simon Gallagher (@SiGallagher) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews So, in using the license fee for this ****, you’ve just opened yourself up to legal action from people who do not wish to have this drivel forcefed to us. Great work

  • julie_twickers
    jj 🐦 (@julie_twickers) reported

    What has Sheridan smith don’t to her face? It’s awful #theCage @BBCiPlayer

  • SophieAhmed2
    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.

  • LouloAndStitch
    Lou 🇯🇲 🫢🫳🏾 (@LouloAndStitch) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is terrible and you should feel bad. What a ******* waste of licensees money, a blight on the planet, and stain on the already worthless brand of QT and the BBC. A plague on both your houses

  • ricardohx4
    Ricardohx4 (@ricardohx4) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Vicki and Mark are terrible boring sad sack characters - they bring nothing new, they’re typical types that give the show its miserable depressing dreary life reputation it’s always trying to shake off.

  • emmettmoore12
    Emmett Moore (@emmettmoore12) reported

    Anyone else having problems with the @BBCiPlayer app? It's freezing all the time and useless on live streams for the #worldcup

  • SorchaNiRuaidh
    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.

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Nobody does any work there, it seems ! First they hang around Honey's house and then at the garden for a vigil.

  • LesTwigg
    Les Twigg (@LesTwigg) reported

    @clive_wilson @BBCiPlayer Ours stopped working a couple of days ago. Just stalls on the BBC iPlayer logo. All the other channels are fine, just the one we have to bloody pay for doesn't work!

  • RThorn1
    Roy Thornton (@RThorn1) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Pity this is going. The people on just have not been the quality needed to watch. Alex is ok but some of the others have been poor.

  • jeromejazzy
    Jerome Tucker (@jeromejazzy) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Just finished watching. For the love of god get rid of all 3. Oscar,Jasmine & Josh. They’ve taken acting to a new low. AWFUL!

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders I wish Nicola took the opportunity to be honest with George - not just about her financial problems with the businesses but also about Eddie's money when she had a chance 😬 Now this will drive tensions between her and George and this isn't good for Ivy.

  • LiamJM10TV
    Liam🗻🌸 (@LiamJM10TV) reported

    @tomgreat1990 @BBCiPlayer @BBCSport Ran into the same problem. They're going to have an awful lot of people watching on demand, majority will skip to kick off and end up with the forced spoilers in the marker boxes that appear forcibly.

  • Tommy_Oldham1
    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.

  • RyanSoapKing25
    Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Nicola took a massive risk going behind George's back like that to see Eddie when if he wants to see him that's her decision. As parents to Ivy - George and Nicola have built that strong level of trust and now it's broken between them. #EastEnders (1/2)

  • trevorgi
    Trevor Gibbons (@trevorgi) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What a terrible idea. Real ‘cool’ uncle at a party vibe…

  • PaulaRossi47
    Paula m (@PaulaRossi47) reported

    @BBCSport @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The commentary is awful

  • Kennyangel
    Prof Ken Rollings, common sense affiliated media (@Kennyangel) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer There is the problem. They shouldn't be trying to govern us. They are there to Administer services of the state for the benefit of the population instead of themselves or their globalist masters

  • idrisamihere
    Idris (@idrisamihere) reported

    @bbcpress @boyz_allowed @BBCiPlayer It's an awful programme though lol