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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 (37%)
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Playback Issues (26%)
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Sign in (24%)
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Crashing (13%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Croydon |
Playback Issues | |
| Coventry |
Crashing | |
| Manchester |
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| Colchester |
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| Redcar |
Buffering | |
| Reading |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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#FSGOUT BobbyDinho 🔴⚪
(@HB_JFT96) reported
anyone else's bbc iPlayer not working?
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Lisa_Tea
(@Liberator_hen) reported
Tested my broadband speed and it's 72mb so why the hell is IPlayer still farting around?!! I've changed the video quality in the app, too. Blooming BBC.
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Adara Smith
(@smith_adara) reported
@BBCSPORTNI @Glentoran @cliftonvillefc How about fix the stream as haven’t been able to watch on bbc IPlayer!! JOKE 😡😡😡
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gareth
(@gareth111191) reported
@BBCSPORTNI Still not working for me on BBC iPlayer
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eyeballkid
(@eyeballkidmusic) reported
When We Were Kings - currently on iPlayer - is close to being a perfect movie. If it wasn’t for that terrible eponymous song just before the end credits. Ali bomaye.
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Paul Campbell
(@PaulSoupy) reported
Anyone else having problems with the Iplayer coverage of Glens v Cliftonville.
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Willie Stewart
(@thesprayshop) reported
Watching a film on iPlayer called A Lonely Place to Die. It's very tense and exciting and beautifully shot but the dialogue is bloody awful.
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Stephen
(@dornemartell) reported
@BBCSPORTNI absolute disgrace. Have given up. This wouldn't be allowed to happen with Ulster Rugby or GAA or golf. Utter shambles. Pretend at least to know what you're doing. The iPlayer still doesn't work. Nearly 45 minutes into the game & it doesn't work. Shambles
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Jo Mills
(@jo_m_88) reported
@fenifur It's not a film so feel free to ignore, but it FEELS like a fim cut into chunks and would be film length if you watched them in one hit (as I did) - have you seen Starstruck? It's on iplayer. Definitely fits the 'not too hard work to watch' box
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David Donnelly
(@donnellydavid07) reported
from
Belfast, Northern Ireland
@jboyle20 JB, have you downloaded the BBC sports app? Never an issue watch the live games through this. Much better than through iPlayer. 👍
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Stu 🦻🏻
(@EarsDeafy) reported
@itvhub I go on iplayer: easy. Same with Netflix, Amazon, Channel 4 and every other platform. ITV Hub? Type some silly code in, type your password. Doesn't work? Reset it, still doesn't work. 25 minutes gone 😡
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Phil's Retro Life #retro
(@FactsStomp) reported
As the BBC require you to sign in to the iPlayer to collect your data, sorry curate your viewing experience why do they insist on giving programmes like Line of Duty and cop drama as "recommend" which I hate. Yet I have to search for Dad's Army which is clearly what I want
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James_2010
(@James2071618969) reported
@BBCNewsnight @TheGreenParty @jon_bartley BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice. Thanks a lot.
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Kyle Magill
(@KyleMagill1986) reported
@BBCSPORTNI Any reason the streams not working on iplayer but is on the site?
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William Sale YNWA
(@winkie192) reported
@BBCSport iPlayer not working for Glentoran v Cliftonville!!
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Ian Gregg
(@IanGregg4) reported
@BBCSPORTNI Why is Glens v C’ville cup coverage currently unavailable? Regular problems with this IPlayer service. Unacceptable,given your licence fee/tax.
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AC
(@SirCairns) reported
@BrownerGFC Is it always terrible on iPlayer? As a bitter blue Man I refuse to watch when yous are on but every other stream has been dead on
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Peter Woolley
(@Finchi82) reported
The revolution has begun… my son prefers “live” CBeebies instead of the BBC iPlayer @CBeebiesHQ well until he wants his Waffle fix…
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fiona pruen
(@miss_dj_fifi) reported
@NOWHelpTeam I have a ‘sorry there was an error with your player’ message every 5 minutes. BBC iPlayer and 4od both work perfectly. What’s going on?
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AndyMacster 🏳️🌈
(@Andy_Macster) reported
Why can't I watch the newest episode of RPDR Down Under on iPlayer? It's Saturday night????????? It was meant to be available this morning at 9am??????? Someone help :(
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George Wilton
(@GeorgeWilton3) reported
@militaryhistori Worth watching Rich Hall on BBC iPlayer on America and Work. For the USA he said class was defined by your name. If on the factory wall upper/rich, if on your office door middle/comfortable, if on your coveralls working/poor.
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🍔Burgerman🍔
(@The_burger_man) reported
@CFC_Hugh iplayer not working ?
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Darren Seaton
(@seatzie) reported
@rigsy @Glentoran Not working on iPlayer on phones
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WeeRed🇪🇺
(@WeeRed1879) reported
@BBCSPORTNI Your feed was rubbish. The feed to the Iplayer didn't even work. The website feed was dire. Pathetic.
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Joe
(@balf4our) reported
Very first world problems but why isn’t iPlayer available on my PS5
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Andy Smyth - unethical, foolish& possibly illegal.
(@antisyzygy) reported
from
Belfast, Northern Ireland
@madebygoogle Hockey puck - trying to cast from BBC iPlayer, not connecting. Have turned off & on again. Not working on any other app either
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Joel Burrough
(@joel_burrough) reported
Ifollow is so ****. I can use iPlayer, Netflix, NHL app, etc no problem at all on my , but I spend more time watching the buffering circle than the match on iplayer
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No1Ghirl
(@No1Ghirl) reported
@WJProgressive @Briansmyth99 Watch it on the website, iplayer not working.
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Púca
(@ghosty1879) reported
@BBCSPORTNI You now have 2 options on the iplayer to watch the Cliftonville game and both of them don't work. Wasters.
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Fire🔥Bird
(@Swirlingfire) reported
@Janusxuk Thankyou. #BBCSounds was buffering like a spiked badger at 3am. It's awful since it changed from iplayer format. I'll search spotify's when I next have wifi 👌