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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 (44%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (21%)
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Crashing (6%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Stockton-on-Tees |
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| Bristol |
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| Dunstable |
Playback Issues | |
| Croydon |
Sign in | |
| Leeds |
Buffering | |
| Edinburgh |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Kyle 🏳️🌈
(@Kyle_NHS) reported
@Darren16056186 @CharlieFarrNHS Not enjoying lie with me at all. Predictable and terrible acting. You must persevere with The Handsmaid. It's fantastic. #BlessedBeTheFruit #UnderHisEye Ps. The original The Cruise is on BBC4 iplayer 100% bingable
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Brook⁷ 🧈
(@delightedlyskit) reported
ARMY... Please don't crash iplayer
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Gav Maclean
(@gavmaclean) reported
@janecolechin I hate it, I really do. I'm almost numb to it all but it was the worst day when they put it on iPlayer as it's reminded her it exists! I have been very lucky though with her really long Duggee phase.
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Lady K💙💙💙
(@k1482) reported
@PoeticJustice23 It’s on Eurosport or BBC iPlayer . It’s a bloody awful way of doing it to be honest .
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GolfLikeDat
(@thegolfmanuk) reported
@TheGolfDivoTee Hey I can’t find anything ? Could u help please nothing on iplayer or live tv
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David Pammenter
(@dubbledexEH) reported
@dplus_support @XennialJoe Yo D plus... Want to update your app info in the play store... Does NOT specify 2ndGen for Chromecast. Shocking behaviour! Don't get Netflix or iPlayer having these issues.... 1st Gen all the way.
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Mary
(@DamienneRice) reported
@PrincessMissDee @natsganat Haha, I know the feeling! I’ve had bbc iPlayer running in the background on my work pc/laptop when in the office, might be an option
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A SHOUTY MAN
(@peesil_non_bio) reported
Hey y'all's X Just thought u might like to know that usually, things that are put on iPlayer as a box set are usually put up a day early in case of technical problems. CHECK IPLAYER ON THE 8TH, ALL I'M SAYING
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JamesWebb
(@WebbyJamesHere) reported
@beachcombergran @Ascoyne Me too. I think a lot of people are the same. I’ve started watching the 90 min iPlayer daily round up prog so I can feel more in the loop, as the tv coverage isn’t work for me.
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katie ❤︎
(@katesn0there) reported
bbc iplayer is so useless i’ve been sat for like 20 minutes trying to get the gymnastics on and it won’t WORK
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Matthew
(@MatthewOUaT) reported
@MissEmerKenny The Fosters (Disney+) and the spin-off Good Trouble (BBC iPlayer)
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Mark Huskisson
(@MHuski) reported
@BBCSport Any chance (I mean ANY chance) that this can be made available on iPlayer @BBCiPlayer My wife believes that I am the one not making this available and I'm the one in trouble. PLEASE make women's hockey an option on iPlayer before I get yellow carded. Again. The men's hockey is...
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lala
(@lalamc1706) reported
@MissEmerKenny Good Trouble on BBC iPlayer.
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saf⁷ FREE PALESTINE
(@voidsknj) reported
@pjmllv i’m watching it on tv sorry but bbc iplayer might work
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Lee
(@leesherwood27) reported
I think @itvhub charging for subscription to download stuff is the most ridiculous thing ever. The app is awful. You can rewind live tele on bbc iPlayer, can’t on itv. If you watch something on ITV, the resume is all over the place. And who actually watches itv for catch up stuft
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Sandie 🤦🏼♀️
(@iBolShe) reported
So, all my player apps, ie Hub, C4 and iplayer won’t work on my TV. Internet connected and working
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Zpeeeeeeezy
(@zpeezy56) reported
@BBCSport @BBC @BBCiPlayer #bbcolympics #iplayer BBC’s coverage of the olympics has been nothing short of shambolic. From repeated coverage of the same events on highlights to the labyrinth that is the Iplayer, which has made it near impossible to follow certain events. Terrible.
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_Aaron 🏴🏴🇵🇹
(@TAC_Dominator) reported
@Daily_Express bbc one coverage has been awful bbc iplayer you tube eurosport has been my go to. constant live action or even just a better % on bbc one is needed
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Aimee⁷
(@dionygIoss) reported
i’m really confused abt the 30min BTS bbc documentary because no one is being specific🥴 everyone is saying it’s BBC1 but is it a radio show? is it an actually visual programme? is it on the tv planner? iplayer? someone help 🥺🥺
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Cat Davies
(@KittyCointreau) reported
Ok, where can i watch the #Olympics #gymnastics ? Cant easily see it on iplayer listings and dont want to sit through round up coverage… so how can I watch? Help! Ha
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D. V. Bishop CITY OF VENGEANCE on sale now
(@davidbishop) reported
@unamccormack The problem is Discovery bought the Olympic rights and sold a tiny portion on to the BBC, which is why we're only getting two streams even on iPlayer instead of 20 sports simultaneously as in the past.
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GΔC 🕒
(@AFC_koh) reported
@hotsince82 @BBCiPlayer “BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it's due to rights issues.” 😭😭😔😔
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DunkirkPie
(@DunkirkPie) reported
@susanp_80 Trying to watch this on iPlayer but the picture quality is atrocious. HD my arse.
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Deborah Renwick
(@Spiderjockey10) reported
@lottie6996 @BBC Totally agree! Just sat through the whole coverage on iplayer wanting to see Team GB work towards their bronze and hardly saw any coverage of our team! If this is what it's going to be like I'm not going to bother watching any further coverage!
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Helen Fargher
(@FriesianTart) reported
@naomijaffa @taniakindersley found it on iplayer, then it went to bbc2 & then bbc1 it really was crap. if you wanted to see anything you had to pay - how does that work?!!
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Ian Redman
(@IanRedman11) reported
Does anyone else find the #bbcolympics picture quality on BBC One HD a bit soft? I know it's coming from OBS, standards converted 60>50hz, from all kinds of camera equipment, which probably all adds up. Just feels slightly poor even for 1080i. Really missing iPlayer #UHD. #AVGeek
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Kevin
(@kfingleton) reported
Watching the swimming highlights on iPlayer, I’m reminded of when the consultant ordered me to take up swimming to strengthen my broken back. Given that I can’t swim, I spent half an hour a day running along the bottom of the pool like a racehorse in training.
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ᴮᴱ Happy ***** Noodle ⁷🥞🏳️🌈
(@DramaLets) reported
@CinemaDoll90 @JJKsuperhero You can live on iPlayer with a VPN I think but you’ll need to borrow someone’s postcode or BBC login I think?
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Cheryl Mason ♿ 🏳️🌈
(@cheryl_bites) reported
@moonjoonvu Does iplayer not work for you?
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******* ICONIC Tam ~ Noel Fisher’s hands stan
(@CamNoel4lyfe) reported
Ugh can’t decide whether to watch Good Trouble S3 Ep11 on flixt*r or wait for it to come on bbc iplayer. I don’t even know when they’re gonna add it