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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 |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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johnmctaggart
(@johnmct) reported
@TonyMcKelvie Are the next few episodes on the iplayer now, Tony? I mean, I’ve got work to do & all that, but….
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Wayne 🏈🐬🐬 #finsup 💙💙
(@Wayne_UK66) reported
@laureng5783 Just about to finish series 2. Buffer is real. Maybe iPlayer has some issues, I know I do
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Darkdon
(@darkdon21) reported
@madmanweb Will never recommend one to use VPN, latch onto UK country, then type BBC use their built in iPlayer, but they'll ask to sign in, don't provide the postcode and say you've got a TV licence to view it, if you view it don't spread it, it's wrong.
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🥺Benny Boy💕💖
(@LatchiaV) reported
@bookl0ver I don't have iplayer where I live, so I only watch live. Such a shame because Alfie is the worst character right now.
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Hot Buttered Jonze
(@quarkmonkey) reported
@Nicola_Slawson @BBCWomansHour Ah tits, I read this tweet too late. Still, I guess that's what iPlayer is for. Nice work Slawson.
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Phil
(@Pippov66) reported
@Smazeny_ @OwenJones84 Presumably Channel 5 has it's own version of Iplayer. I wouldn't bother though. Awful crappy prog.
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Sys Reviewer 🔍📚✍️
(@WakeArtisan) reported
@SonuSPappachan @AkshayDongare_ As BBC is funded by the UK TV license it is restricted to UK residents. So sadly the iplayer link won't work. Not sure about any others!
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Ashley
(@ashleytwo) reported
@martin_costello Time to change your name to iPlayer is broken Costello
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Pete Get Flushed
(@GetFlushedPod) reported
@jenniferabarr I’ve used a VPN to access the BBC iplayer. But…..they have ramped up their data protocols and what works today may not work tomorrow
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Plashing Vole
(@PlashingVole) reported
Delighted to watch the terrible 1940 Pride and Prejudice currently on iPlayer and discover that Austen was too hardcore for Hollywood. Mr Collins becomes a librarian because teasing clergymen was banned! They must have had a great union.
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Clapton Blues 💙 London E5
(@garyfoskett) reported
@woodgnomology I can't watch Question Time either. If there's ever someone on the panel I want to watch I can bring it up on iPlayer and fast forward past the rubbish. The chair is awful.
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Johnny Bowe
(@JohnnyBowe1) reported
@djnickuk @channel5_tv I've tried VPN but just like the bbc iplayer, it doesn't work in 🇮🇪
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David Large
(@xsaintDL) reported
@ToniaAntoniazzi @BBCiPlayer @BBCOne Just watched the full programme on iPlayer. Absolutely shocking. Based on the testimonies of the victims of this toxic culture the WRU at best have stuck their fingers in their ears & hoped the problem will just go away. At worst they have protected the guilty & are complicit!
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Kshitij Rawat
(@rawat_kshitij) reported
@adityab Yeah iPlayer doesn’t work for me. But, um, the Jack Sparrow method does. And can’t employ that without VPN in India
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Ch Saáb
(@Hussa789) reported
@ITVX is the worst app going. Maybe hire someone from bbc iPlayer or Netflix to get it to work properly.
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Daisy Buchanan
(@NotRollergirl) reported
@katbrown @biondino @sarabenwell SO EXCITING!!!! Hoping to make iplayer work on the train home - If not we’ll put it on as soon as we’re in. I know this is redundant but GOOD LUCK! X
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Roger Ward
(@skooshalot) reported
@DrJohnCampbell3 @YouTube Hi Doc, I've just watched a bit of a commons select committee thing with the NHS, it looks like they are already starting to investigate the Excess deaths.Will be on iPlayer, Please try to get some rest,don't make yourself I'll. Your work is very important.
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Jimmy
(@ProductionsJAW) reported
@thenickofit Possibly, I don’t really feel it would work on a non-serialised run of eps though tbh. And regardless what Disney launch as, I can’t see it not being labelled as S14 on iPlayer.
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Gordon Hudson
(@gordonhudsonnu) reported
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Edinburgh, Scotland
@HumanityReality @TonyTcrawley666 @voodude64 There is. They are all availble on their own streaming apps like iPlayer All4 etc. What Kapang did was aggregate them all into one place. I had a look and their other channels are still working, just not the Freeview ones. This makes me suspect its a legal issue.
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Sozzly
(@SorayaSozzly) reported
@laureng5783 The iplayer is terrible for that! And just cutting out altogether, they have the cheek to charge people a fee for that shoddiness 😬
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Benjamin Davis
(@planetbenjamin) reported
@ITVX @ITVXhelp Sadly you can’t be bothered to try and fix this. You just keep telling me to restart my router blah blah blah. This is only an issue with ITV X. I have absolutely no problems with Netflix, iPlayer, Disney, My5, All 4. Sky Go. They all work perfectly. But your app has a problem.
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Bob Limb
(@Blimpism) reported
@Ellen95294495 Not anymore, it's a real shame as I'm contemplating giving up my TV licence to help defund them, which only means no live TV or iPlayer, as I can't stand their bias.
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Henry Morgan-Owen
(@henrymorganowen) reported
@simonrug Any word on the WRU allegations Simon? URC referees is pretty pressing journalistic work mind. It’s on iPlayer if you missed it x
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J0zza85
(@Jorin_E_Z) reported
1) The inbuilt BBC IPlayer app on smart TVs is terrible. Not only is there no "TV guide" sections to allow you to filter through what was on on that particular day, you have to manually type in the program name on the remote to get to it.
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Ross
(@madeup17) reported
@bbcPoV It is 2023, I think iPlayer is well known about ? So PLEASE PLEASE stop offering me the “chance”to download every BBC programme i tune in to EVERY TIME i change channel to a Beeb programme on Sky. I know it is a first world problem, “solved” by Back button but aargh…..
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Martin Costello 🏳️🌈🇪🇺
(@martin_costello) reported
@ashleytwo Why not Martin iPlayer is Broken?
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Michelle Hogan
(@michelleh1710) reported
@ITVXhelp @ITVX Done as suggested, uninstalled app and reinstalled on both my firesticks, still gitching and shutting down. issue isn't on my side as no probs with iplayer, 4OD or channel 5 just ITVX. Never had this problem with hub and from what I'm reading on your feed this isn't just me
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John Watson
(@safetywatto) reported
@BBCiPlayer HELP- y won’t my iplayer work on holiday? I downloaded stuff to watch and I’m off line so y do I just get a revolving circle? Nothing plays. It’s worked fine before
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The truth
(@HigH_velocity01) reported
@DoctorWhoSF The quality is far worse especially in writing and the iplayer excuse is what I hear all the time but it’s a bad excuse, TLOU did amazing numbers and in the uk it’s only available through live TV.
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Hattie the Otter 💙
(@HattieOtter) reported
@SueArcher6 I thought of you today, on Iplayer we're watching a thing about the building work extending claridges whilst it was still open. They installed a crane through the middle of the building down a lift shaft as they couldn't get permission for it outside. Amazing engineering!