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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 (34%)
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Crashing (28%)
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Sign in (22%)
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Buffering (16%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Nottingham |
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| Aberdeen |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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ModernTVGold
(@muder1308) reported
@tvukzone It had to move to a different time cos it had to avoid competition on the other side, #Corrie and it’ll will now face the 9pm drama ratings war which is #TheCapture @BBCOne and #TheSuspect @ITV The episode is now been put up on iPlayer, no problems there then.
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Moon Pavilion
(@MoonPavilion) reported
@themajorityscot It seems you only get HD when you rewatch in iPlayer. It is a real nuisance. BBC website suggests it's my internet connection but I have no problem with other channels or 4K on YouTube.
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RoadWaterloofan2022
(@WaterlooRoad_22) reported
Anyone else having issues with Sky and Iplayer/YouTube not loading
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James Baldwin
(@infointel) reported
@Unlocator @stefanomorosi I’ve almost never been able to get iPlayer or ITV Hub to work. Seems to buffer a lot, as if the connection is really bad. It’s been like this for months.
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Ron Hadland #FBPE 🏴🇬🇷🇺🇦
(@RocketRon2015) reported
@StanCollymore Not a problem. There is always the off switch, iPlayer, ITV Hub etc. if you want to watch what you want.
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Marek Mackiewicz
(@MarekMackiewicz) reported
@BBCiPlayer Hi, Autoplay is broken on a child's account in iplayer app for samsung smart TV. I checked the settings on the adult side of things and it's on, but there's no separate settings for the child's profile that I can see. Please help!
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Johnny
(@RJGMartin) reported
@zollotech I’ll wait for 16.1. Some apps broken in RC. Including a credit card app and bbc iplayer.
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𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝
(@stevefbest) reported
We appear to have some issues with streaming this morning. Efforts are being made to fix this, so if you are having problems with iPlayer or listening online, we're trying our best to sort it. @UCBMedia
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Lena⁷ JOONIE DAY
(@404H0PE) reported
the worst thing about the past week is bbc iplayer delaying drag race and the nintendo direct not playing in the uk, its a pisstake
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JohnnyPepper
(@JohnnyZPepper) reported
@PaulEmbery About as bad as the many people sticking their phones in the air. It’s all on bbc iPlayer and much better quality
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Andrew Murray
(@AMurrayAuthor) reported
@TimCosmos Hi Tim, having loved Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?, I've had trouble finding it on iPlayer or anywhere else since. Do you know if there's any particular issue preventing it being available?
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EllieSuthers
(@EllieSuthers) reported
@ChrisMasonBBC Hello, I am a Brit in Italy I can’t watch any of the events on the BBC iPlayer. I have been watching via CNN. Come on BBC what ver the “rights issues” are get them sorted.
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Matthew Rushbrooke
(@mattrushbrooke) reported
@AdamBrandon84 @JamesFinbow Well if you’re referring to the day of the funeral only, you’d probably be looking at football being pushed to ITV Hub/BBC iPlayer worst case. I’d still guess it’d have been available on a live channel though.
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Mark Lewins
(@marklewins) reported
@BBCiPlayer @BBC I have had terrible issues using iPlayer today, trying to wath the service of Thanks to HM Queen Elizabeth II. It is still refusing to play on any device, wired or wireless connection. Will the Service be available to view on demand later this evening? Thanks
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Gav
(@GC_1508) reported
@LuckyHeronSay Nope. I usually listen to 6 music at work every day, but the BBC has been binned until middle of next week at the earliest. Although did watch Frozen Planet 2 on iPlayer.
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Lorna
(@lorneylu) reported
@NatalieLou40 My record didn’t work, I am just waiting for it to come on iPlayer. I’ve seen clips but it’s making me so emotional.
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Cal
(@chimerical_cal) reported
@rwkclarke @altontowers Sure, but they said “and guests” as well, which makes absolutely no sense. Their employees can catch up with it on iPlayer another day. There are literally no valid reasons to ruin people’s holidays due to this person dying. This is stealing people’s annual leave from work.
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Paul Upham
(@Notjustanyuser) reported
@BBCNews I stopped mourning today because I had to return to work again . Can I catch up with the 10 days of mourning on BBC iplayer?
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David Walker
(@Glasairman1) reported
from
Geretsried, Bavaria
@_meechpeach You missed the sarcasm, change your batteries. And BTW ... IPlayer doesnt work outside the UK
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Mike
(@NSon1955) reported
@AlanRos44521375 @nickelleray My Mother-in-law is 92 and getting annoyed at not knowing what channel BBC programs are on, and if course iPlayer won't help her.
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Bobble Bardsley
(@bobblebardsley) reported
@putthetellyon Just watched this back (hooray for rewind on iPlayer) and honestly surprised nobody went to help him the first 2-3 times he almost fell over, and waited until he fully faceplanted onto a stone floor before they checked if he was OK.
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Rhi 🏴
(@rhirhilester) reported
@MasterChefUK @BBCiPlayer what’s going on with the semi finals? We’ve watched episode 13 which aired last Tuesday. Obviously I understand why 14 and 15 haven’t been on yet but iPlayer is showing that tomorrow’s episode is episode 16! Is this just an error? Thanks
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Sarah
(@Sarah299979175) reported
@ninamanninguk It’s on bbc iPlayer, not the same but still a fix. What was great about the time was you had to wait a week for the next episode, no binge watching on iPlayer. The first series, will she / won’t she was phenomenal.
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John Pritchett
(@jpritch666) reported
@YPLAC @skytv Ditched sky in its completly. No storage issues with iplayer and streaming. I keep getting emails from sky asking what I miss. Tbf absolutely nothing. Over £500 saved per year.
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CJH
(@BuddClair) reported
@soullessparty The B&W Olivier version might still be on iPlayer, and you might want to have a watch at some point, because it’s utterly terrible. THEY CHANGE THE ENDING.
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Edna Pound
(@van_edna) reported
@BarclayCard18 What time is it on??? Please. Know it's on iplayer but nothing to say when. Help Scott!
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Stone Munki 🇬🇧🇪🇺
(@StoneMunki) reported
What exactly is everyone going to do with their iPhone recorded footage of all this? If it’s to rewatch everything it’s literally all on iPlayer and ITVHub in better quality. Have I missed something here?
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Ken Howe (He/Him)
(@KenHoweWork) reported
@HRHDuchesskate I'm in Canada so still within the Commonwealth. It's primarily BBC which restricts their videos to UK IP addresses only as they're the ones who charge the license fees. BBC iPlayer is the main issue but ITV started doing it with theHub on some media.
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Lilleys
(@lilleyjames) reported
@empiresend Got it taped, been waiting for years for this to be rerun, never been on iplayer, cant work out why i missed it
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Γ-Ray Portal
(@MinnieDeMinx) reported
@guardian Perhaps maybe on the iPlayer if I get a chance on my day off work a couple of days later…