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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.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of iPlayer reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by iPlayer users through our website.
- Buffering (43%)
- Crashing (30%)
- Playback Issues (15%)
- Sign in (8%)
- Video Quality (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Township of Evan
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Sign in | 6 days ago |
 Southampton
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Crashing | 10 days ago |
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Birmingham
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Buffering | 11 days ago |
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Gillingham
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Crashing | 11 days ago |
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Crowborough
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Buffering | 16 days ago |
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Wigan
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Video Quality | 19 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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P (@pgsaunders) reported@Defendthewest17 And on @BBCiPlayer So brilliant that it makes me sad. BBC refuses to make anything as intelligent. Current documentaries treat us as idiots. Beauty is overridden now in favour of edgy camera work, etc.
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Frances Maxwell (@Frances00494672) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Hope they bump Mark off. He's a terrible character.
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welcome to the Cool Zone🇵🇸 (@pabstblueskelly) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews really awful stuff, everyone involved should be embarrassed to have made this for the public
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Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders I just hope Mark's reckless actions at the end of tonight's episode don't backfire on Vicki or Lauren. They've both got so much to lose. Grant has landed Mark in a whole heap of trouble but I can't wait for the Mitchell/Branning feud to be revisited. 🔥👏🏼
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zac (@Omegapoint111) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews What an embarrassing load of utter ****. ******* awful
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Rebecca (@BeckRSaunders) reported@ottleyoconnor @BBCiPlayer @FIFAWorldCup It is the first day of term 3 for me... up at 5am to watch the game before I get ready to go to work
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Good Guy Barry (@Goodguybarry) reported@BBCSportScot @BBCiPlayer I've never quite understood why Scottish media have always fallen over themselves to laud Craig Gordon. Fantastic shot stopper but really terrible in most other basic aspects of goalkeeping
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Joe (@JoeyboiiWTM) reported@BBC @BBCiPlayer big man ting I have not sat up till 2am to watch the game buffer every 5 seconds on your ****** platform, pattern up ffs
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carDan Seekings (@DanSeekings1) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer @bbceastenders is now confirmed Ben Wadley caused a big problem for Michelle Ryan and gave her an ultimatum.
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Jay (@PootJM) reported@ekaurpokhran @RoyalFamily @BBCiPlayer Low tier bait. You have many worse problems. At least sort the litter out. Anyway, I'm not spending my Friday evening arguing with someone in India, have a good day. HBD to Sir David.
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Steven Wilcox (@StevenWilc34988) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The show is on the verge of going all gangster again, which is why people turn off in the first place. Why would you want to undo all the hard work you've done to go backwards?
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Tyke on a bike (@MelvinJCain) reported@BBCiPlayer U assume you don’t want you licence payers to use iplayer. I have watched it for years. Now it’s telling me to log in, log in. It’s not the correct password I create new password. Still cannot login The sooner the BBC loses its charter the better.
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Gelasius Corbin (@crabshank) reportedThe worst thing about watching the World Cup on catch-up is how long it takes them to upload the matches @ITVX @BBCiPlayer
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Joe Mcdonald (@JoeMcdonald1980) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This might be the worst thing I have ever seen
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Colleen Savannah (@colleensvannah) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The UK is in trouble because people like you
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Roy Thornton (@RThorn1) reported@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Pity this is going. The people on just have not been the quality needed to watch. Alex is ok but some of the others have been poor.
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Jools (@JoolsJuevans) reported@newswatchbbc @BBCBreakfast @BBCiPlayer Yes the whole thing has been unedifying to watch. But the Labour MPs cheering it on are worst than the journalists. Both complicit. It’s not the X Factor.
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Ranahabarana (@ranahabarana) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer What is that awful outfit Denise is wearing, those trousers 😱 Silly Lauren. I don’t know why George is in a huff about the money, he deserves to have after all that **** with Eddie & yes what kind of business man is he not checking his restaurant’ account???
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C . A . T (@DeathUnicursal) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Next time invite Ebola on and let it’s do its work on everyone involved in making this bullshit
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Andrew (@Grokton) reported@dnmcg @BBCiPlayer Hi! Spotted a UI bug on Red Dwarf. The page says "Available until Sat", but clicking the "?" help icon next to it just gives an "Oops, something went wrong" error page. Just flagging the broken link/incorrect countdown for your tech team!
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Luca (@MonthOfSundaes) reportedWatching #DearEngland and impressed again by what a stifling, awful handicap the British sports and news media is for anyone trying to make a difference. Top telly, this, tho'... #bbciplayer
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Dave M (@Sebby2067) reported@bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Terrible competition The Hundred this gimmick cricket is just garbage
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Raymond Thompson (@QuestorTho9502) reported@BBCBargainHunt @BBCiPlayer That tiger was awful for that money.
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tamsee13 (@tamsee13) reported@BBCiPlayer issues on #skytv app >No resume watching seems to have disappeared >No pink line so we can see which programme we have already watched >No arrow to goto next episode. We just have to wait till next episode bar appears or go back to all episodes >If we press arrow..
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Liam🗻🌸 (@LiamJM10TV) reported@tomgreat1990 @BBCiPlayer @BBCSport Ran into the same problem. They're going to have an awful lot of people watching on demand, majority will skip to kick off and end up with the forced spoilers in the marker boxes that appear forcibly.
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Iain From Argyll Scotland 🏴💙 (@BonnieScotland_) reported@bbclaurak @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I suspect that both these women work for British intelligence agencies.
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sæmunder99 (@SaeMunder99) reported@BBCSport @BBCiPlayer Can I just say your commentators are ******* awful to listen to. So poor and biased
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Paul Buckley (@inspiredlanky) reported@bbctms @thehundred @BBCiPlayer Awful competition. Are the BBC that desperate for sports content that it ends up showing this?
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FRAGSTAR (@Fragstar00) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer The problem with flash forward episodes is when you have the cliff hanger like this we all know he's not going to prison or anything like that because 6 months from now he's the best man at Max's wedding. I mean come on, write better.
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NickelodeonLover (@DanielO04532942) reported@catillo596 @BBCiPlayer Anybody got a link so I don’t have to sign in to BBC iPlayer?