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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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Playback Issues (52%)
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Janet H 💙 #FBPE #EnoughisEnough
(@JLH_FBPE) reported
@DavidjHendy But why only for iPlayer? They have broadcast his work for decades. Disingenuous much?
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Craig Melson
(@craigmelson) reported
@tiff_colin @GarstonOrn Ratings don’t work like that - if you watch it live they only count the people participating in BARB (which is scaled up). If you watch it on iPlayer than yes it will make an impact
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Jackie@mrs squirrel. 💚💜🤍 🐿️
(@jackmrss1) reported
@MarchersMedia Fortunately or not we can't even listen to it on the radio, as it's blocked behind a sign in or if you download radio behind a contract. If you sign in they can check against iPlayer to see if you have a licence. We don't cheat so *** em.
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zapaz
(@zapaz66) reported
@1909Truhaven @sen_j59 If you watch BBC iplayer you have to hav an account, you can make up a false one with a throw away email, i dont know if they go into the trouble of checking ip? Better still just get an IPTV sub, there are plenty of good reliable ones about.
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moon and stars
(@moonandstars81) reported
@_xvi07 @johnbailey501 @piersmorgan Basically he told the truth about climate change in his new series and the BBC are worried it will upset the Tories, seeing half the top knobs that work there are party donors they've decided to only show it on iPlayer. 🤷🤯
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Margaret #FBPE 🇪🇺 💙
(@MargyMayell) reported
@Edward0fLincs @guardian Trouble is like all so called ombudsman organisations Ofcom will do absolutely nothing. It’s a Government organisation. Watch Paul Whitehouse on Sunday evening BBC2 and previous episode on iPlayer to see how ineffective Ofwat are with water companies pouring raw sewage in rivers
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Katherine Brookes
(@K_Brookes) reported
@Stuart_Linnell But if it is a series of 6, you expect to see a series of 6 on TV. It doesn't state 5 for TV and one on iplayer. There are also still people out there who don't have access to iplayer, which is a separate issue, but again valid.
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Andrew Evans
(@snavEwerdnA) reported
As a reminder for those binning their #TVLicence, from someone who's not had one in 8 years, without one you cannot: * Watch iPlayer * Watch OR record anything that classes as a television programme ("of sufficient quality") as it is being broadcast/streamed, only afterwards
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Dennis N.B.
(@DBrneID75) reported
@GazWhelanMusic Not the point Gaz. I understand where you're coming from, but tbh this is bigger than GL. It's about UK government using it's machinery to quash opinion. Same reason why Attenborough can't talk about environmental issues, and his 6th episode gets sidelined to iPlayer.
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Rogue Alien
(@rogue_alien) reported
@SaffronKim Sounds awful... Might I suggest choosing an intriguing programme from BBCSounds, iPlayer, C4 hub & getting stuck in. (Bonus: You'll likely find you won't get through as much wine.)
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Jeffrey Jones@OldParish
(@Jeffrey62093861) reported
Let's get down to the important issue. Why is Engrenages no longer on Iplayer?
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Shirley Humphreys
(@singhdasa) reported
@m_griffiths92 #askwxm sorry Mark, the Attenborough issue isn't accurate. They made a series of 5 episodes for TV and a separate 6th programme which was only to be shown on iplayer . Otherwise, spot on analysis. #Solidarity #BringBackGary
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Alan Urdaibay
(@AlanUrdaibay) reported
@linsley_barbara @pbrennan10 They BBC always intended it for iPlayer and not general broadcast because? The fundamental issue is still there.
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Matthew Marks
(@MatthewMarks42) reported
@AoifePBoylan @mrjamesob This is a non-issue which has been accidentally/deliberately misunderstood by people thinking the word "broadcast" means "made available". All programmes will be available on iPlayer.
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Natalya Dell
(@natalyadell) reported
@jeffmcw I haven't had a TV licence since they screwed up the subtitles on the 2010 election debates on iPlayer and refused to fix them before they were taken down. I complained and they didn't GAF, so I cancelled the TV licence. I don't miss it.
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Prof Adam Hart 🦏
(@AdamHartScience) reported
@juliapgjones @DrPhilBoyle It's awful that is the case but the guardian story seems far fetched...the sad thing is that it's more likely it was decided to relegate the "bad news" stuff to iplayer because "people don't want to watch sad stuff" 🤦😥
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AndyC
(@DhatboyAndy) reported
Just to vent if nothing else, I posted two complaints on BBC. One about BBC bias Linaker issue. The other about BBC only showing the new UK Attenborough nature program on iplayer as it points the finger at UK environmental policy/ actions/ negligence. blatant censorship..
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Gemma Styles
(@MrsGemStyles) reported
@bbcpress @guardian Even if that were true why did you acquire it solely for iPlayer knowing it’s relevance to a crucial issue???
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Bouteaca
(@welsh_teacup) reported
For reasons unknown @skytv I cannot open any of the apps, prime, iplayer, YouTube, disney+. Nor can i watch anything recorded, nor catch up. Internet is working, the box seems OK.. Help
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TimBRS
(@slownews) reported
@jimrossignol Well there's not. There was another show created for rspb and wwt, not part of the series, that the BBC are showing on iplayer. It wasn't a dropped episode. There are so many issues with the BBC and the government we don't need to make up ones.
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Victor Magister In The West Midlands
(@vicmagister) reported
Why does the @BBC need 10 TV Channels! When 80% of the daily content is repeats or trash TV. 1 TV channel called BBCTV is only needed. All new content only, everything else on iPlayer. Only make quality programs. Licence fee reduced to £6 a month. @Iromg @TalkTV
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Steve Matthews
(@SteveDB) reported
@CharlieJGardner Most people watch on iPlayer anyway so it's not a problem at all. One day ALL tv will be streamed.
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DanceMatters
(@DanceMatters) reported
@edagoodman Agreed on the Linekar issue. To be fair regarding the Attenborough prog, the episode wasn't made by the team who makes the rest of to the series. BBC bought the rights to the episode especially for iPlayer. It was never going to get terrestrial airtime.
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Steve Keeller
(@KeellerInstinct) reported
@horton_official @JamesCleverly @PippaCrerar Maybe you didnt proof read and understand your own article? If the doc was commissioned on the back of appearing on iPlayer, and has a view, i can understand why this is a problem. The mistake is to fund through private concerns at all.
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Billbium Von Bilbo
(@VonBilbo) reported
@TycjanC @LizaChami It seems to me, that it's still part of the narrative that Edwin points out. Why does the difficult watch episode go staright to iPlayer and the easy nicey nicey episodes get put on prime time BBC1? Whether the BBC always intended to this or not is not really the problem.
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Neil Phillips
(@UK_Wildlife) reported
@MrRyanJDalton Exactly, loads of people missing this point. Whatever the details, the issue is why is only on iplayer? Not like they cant fit it in the schedules...
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Andy Waghorn💙
(@WFC1963A) reported
@Finesizz We're on around 60 down here. Internet & BT boxes work fine. We don't game & only use Iplayer.
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fell
(@fellbytheway) reported
@ClsrThnMst @P_h_i_1 I read somewhere that MOTD is contractually obliged to only be able to show a specified amount of football so its not like you're going to get any more and if you don't like Lineker , watch it on Iplayer and usee the >> button. Easy fix
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OldishBird
(@oldishbird1) reported
@AvrilJonesPhoto @andreajenkyns @tvlicensing I didn’t mention iplayer. I quoted what the site said, you challenged me to screenshot it, I did and you said it was an error then screenshot a section on iplayer. If you use a streaming service other than iplayer and don’t watch live TV you don’t need a licence. Many don’t now.
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Sally W سالى 🌷🥀🌻🌺🌸🌼🪴🍃🍀🌴💐🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇹⚖️
(@sallywilts) reported
@mikeonthemarne You can watch on iplayer. Would be amazing if he didn’t know as it was in the news all week. But he looked offended when Yasmin said he’d broken his wife’s nose. Seemed like chummy old boys club stuff to me. I can see them together over a pint.