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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 (31%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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Crashing (15%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Reading |
Sign in | |
| Hackney |
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| Poplar |
Sign in | |
| Horncastle |
Sign in | |
| Leicester |
Crashing | |
| London |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Linda Berg
(@LindaBe33883115) reported
@JamesBluntGB @MaidaValeMuso @BBCCO The BBC iPlayer unfortunatly only work in UK.
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James pointing
(@jpointing) reported
@Jack_WJB My issue is that the way coverage is stored on iPlayer is so incredibly hectic. It's like they let the work experience do it drunk at 3am. Like seriously, I wanna watch the whole men's figure skating free program, why isn't it even possible to find that?
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Vics 🐝 🌹💪
(@MissSocialist) reported
Does anyone else have problems with iPlayer buffering?? All other apps work (Netflix Prime etc) but iPlayer just drags and drags for us? What do I doooooo?
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Emma 💙
(@bazinga8913) reported
@Robster65 Watched from the start at work on iPlayer and on the final stone had to answer a call and missed the win 😭😭
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Mike A
(@mja2705) reported
@SamiraAhmedUK @newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast Can't get iPlayer here, so will try to watch live. But I found myself avoiding BBC News for the rest of the day. So trivial... another narcissist given hours of airtime when so many more important issues were on the agenda. Maybe not just one narcissist.
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Betatrash
(@betatrash) reported
"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice." < Gestapo?
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🌻 💚~ Cath P ~💚 🌻
(@CathPeeeea) reported
Hi, wonder if anyone in the twittersphere can help. I stream #iplayer via #firestick and for some reason #BBC1 has moved to HD meaning I can't get the local news programme. Anyone know of a fix for this? Thanks
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Dean Sykes
(@DeanSykestattoo) reported
@jemccudden @aclr1972 @brianmoore666 I watched s2 in work today, it’s good but not a patch on the original. The promise on bbc4/iPlayer is a great watch. From the creators of engrenage/spiral
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Giulliana
(@AlbaAye1) reported
@JillHudson21 Series 3 is the one I meant to say is a bit blank. Might revisit some this week, although it's time I accepted that Christmas is over and actually got back to (self employed) work,rather than watching iplayer and netflix all day on the sofa.
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JMF
(@MWhiteShelley) reported
@egotgarfield Yeah unfortunately the bbc iplayer was awful quality to me to start with 😭
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NoSoyElGüero
(@ChrisPen1980) reported
BBC iPlayer on firestick is *almost* completely unusable 🙄🤬
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aiden 🦔🍂
(@greglestradebff) reported
bbc iplayer sign in frog ily
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Paul V
(@vellapc) reported
@GBNEWS BBC could monetise iplayer with a subscription for content beyond 14 day catch up TV, this could potentially generate a fair bit of cash, BBC local radio could be scaled back to save money or allowed to run adverts to help fund the services.
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Caroniver
(@WilliamPrice413) reported
I never had problems with the audio mix when I was watching on iPlayer, but I'm definitely understanding people's complaints now. I don't remember which boxset it was, but there was another thing I watched in Surround and then Mono and realized that Surround is just poorly mixed.
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⚽️ Karri Salas ⚽️ Keeper of the Karchives!
(@Karri_Kemyst) reported
The Pinatar Cup has been the absolute worst for finding links that work in the US. So if you have a VPN you can watch the Scotland-Slovakia game on BBC iplayer and the Poland-Hungary game on futbalnet .tv Other than that I can't find links for those.
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Philip J. Ellis
(@Philip_Ellis) reported
@richardarnatt The Sounds app is an unusable mess, I miss Radio iPlayer
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adam kinsley 💙
(@adamkinsley) reported
@stevenjbarnett @BBCSport Not sure it’ll work now. Was watching bbc1 on sky. Hit red button. And then selected watch from start. But different programme now so don’t think that’ll work. The curation on iPlayer is far from ideal
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Actually Franziska Von Karma
(@snailguy69420) reported
OMFG MY TVS APPS ARE ALL NOT WORKING IM LIKE HALFWAY THROUGH THE FINALE DEAR GOD PLEASE IF THERE IS ANY POWER GREATER THAN THAT OF MY OWN I BEG PLEASE LET ME USE BBC IPLAYER
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paddyhoey*
(@paddyhoey) reported
@Hullbhoy International tournaments are always on the iPlayer and ABAs were streamed on the BBC Sport website. Problem is that top amateurs only fight big competitions based around Olympic qualification
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Dominique Hamblin
(@LadyNanBullen) reported
@MotoClark Not a film but the This Is Going To Hurt series on iPlayer is well worth a watch. Not quite as good as the book though! Opposite problem here, been up since 0500, waiting for pizza delivery so can go to bed!! Been a very hard week!
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Julie Broadfoot
(@juliebee) reported
@SkyHelpTeam Hi, are there TV issues around Perth PH1? My Mum can't get her TV to work (only Netflix and iPlayer) and I can't check it from Glasgow. I'm assuming it's a temporary outage and she doesn't need someone in to fix it. Thank you.
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DC
(@Corco_90) reported
@smtm__LFC75 I missed MOTD because of the fight any idea where I can catch up on it ? The IPlayer doesn't work in Ireland.
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Schloop
(@headgobrr) reported
I’m trying to watch torchwood on bbc iplayer and the subtitles are like a solid minute behind?? I’ve tried everything and I’m pretty sure it’s just an issue with the site and not me That’s a shame I really rely on subtitles to understand what’s going on :(
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Sheila Cristin Larkin
(@SheilaPortobelo) reported
@kerenlarkinire The VPN on my work laptop lets me use the iPlayer 🎉
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Josh Bunting
(@Buntingfootball) reported
Looking at the Larne attendance why could they not just give Glentoran a few extra tickets , they would have sold them out no problem, looks bad on the Iplayer the way the camera angle is set. Think Larne have made a bad error with their ticketing this week.
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DeinGesicht 🍳
(@Cavalcadewhimsy) reported
Stuttery @iplayer almost spoiling the #FigureSkating #WinterOlympics. Could be the LG TV but no such problem with Netflix or All4 🙄 Absolutely adored Kevin Aymoz and Adam Fa, both 🇫🇷Know nothing of the technicals but I know a fun routine when the athlete's enjoying it too.
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Sarah 💙
(@Wildsea1) reported
After another crappy, long day at work spotting a new series of Shakespeare and Hathaway on iPlayer has perked me right up!
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Will Cooke
(@8none1) reported
What ******** is going on with iPlayer? Why is it so hard to find anything that’s been on recently? The user experience is terrible, it’s like they don’t want me to pay my tv licence.
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George Oscar Bluth
(@magicgobbluth) reported
@surfshark None of the servers are working for bbc iPlayer now. Will this be addressed?
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Tilly ©
(@Tilly_Suffield) reported
@BBCiPlayer my iplayer isn't working now for 2 days. Any tips on how to fix?