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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 (67%)
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Buffering (22%)
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Crashing (8%)
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Sign in (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Manchester |
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| Oldbury |
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| Glasgow |
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| Slough |
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| Feltham |
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| Gateshead |
Buffering |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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CJR 🇺🇦
(@buttonalltheway) reported
@WildAndFreeG17 I’m having issues with the CC on IPlayer but I should have all available soon.
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Andrada
(@AndryPresh) reported
Y’all, why isn’t Graham Norton the presenter on the iplayer?? Am I watching the wrong thing, help a gal out 😩 #Eurovision
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Mayon Naise
(@GimmeHellman) reported
Why can't I watch #houseofgames on iplayer @richardosman @BBCiPlayer Life's not the same without answer smash. Please help
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Cliff Chapman
(@TweetsCliff) reported
@docfilth I missed it and my mate who’s a mega fan just said it was the worst he’s seen. I’m off to iPlayer it now!
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lars / kit !! 🫧
(@FE4RorL0VE) reported
why are bbc iplayer’s subtitles so ****,, they’re literally the worst subtitles i’ve ever seen what.
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Joel Beckett
(@JoelBeckett93) reported
Crazy how illegal streams have better video quality than BBC iplayer
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Harry Humble the Caring Playhouse Warrior
(@HarryHumbleIME) reported
@CrashFan03 @NoContextBrits It was an error done by BBC IPlayer. But of course, doesn't stop everyone having a good laugh about it.
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Rebbie McGee
(@rebbiemcgee) reported
I should be watching Eurovision right now but my bee bee see iPlayer is not working for some reason 😔 who's watching on Saturday and fancies a virtual watch party?
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HistoryNerd101
(@LestradesDonuts) reported
@mefibromyalgia1 @BBC I thought it was better than previous articles on chronic pain but they seem to focus on opioids a bit too much when it does genuinely give some people a quality of life back.. I’ve yet to watch the 30 min doc on bbc iplayer still though..
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Lauren 🇳🇱🇸🇪🇮🇹
(@Lauren140601) reported
@jenjencatcat It should work on iPlayer for you, they stream it on the BBC Three channel online
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Alex Dowling
(@WellSpokenBloke) reported
Stopped watching Question Time back in Late September as I go to Bed early for Work on a Friday but viewing last night’s episode on the iPlayer for Sebastian Vettel.#bbcqt
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Scott Reid
(@ascottreid) reported
Due to an internal misunderstanding involving some work in the living room the roof aerial is out of commission and I’m furiously trying to get an indoor aerial going. Otherwise, look forward to my Eurovision thoughts five minutes behind everyone else via the iPlayer. 😭
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Ewan McFadden
(@ewanmcfadden) reported
@BBCSPORTNI Been enjoying great NW200 coverage on iplayer this morning, but it seems to have disappeared now! Can you help?
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brooke
(@always_t1red_) reported
Imagining if bbc iPlayer just like crashed on Sunday. I’d actually jump off a cliff. And I can’t even watch cwf until I come home from work 😭
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mimeArtist
(@mimeartist) reported
@DanWiseCreative @skytv I thinking more and more that I’d like to ditch Sky - trouble is iPlayer on apple tv looks soft as it’s possibly not hi-res enough, I also like the rewind stuff… but not sure what I actually watch that is unique to Sky
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Blot
(@TJA_evonet) reported
@SkyHelpTeam Hi Michelle, I only have the app loaded on one iPad in the whole house. Even when switching off WiFi on all other devices, Sky go drops out or freezes all the time. I don’t have any problems watching other platforms such as BBC Iplayer 🤷🏼
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Navaleye
(@Navaleye1) reported
@toryboypierce @BBC I don't watch the BBC as I've detuned my TV and deleted iPlayer. Next month, I will watch only catch up programmes and if it's practical I will cancel my TV licence. Goodbye truly awful BBC
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Stressman #FBPE 🇪🇺🇬🇧
(@PeteCoat) reported
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Northop, Wales
@LouisHenwood If you've got Amazon Prime you can access a version of iPlayer that is immediately available. Other systems may also work but this is the one I know. The Sky version seems to delay a day.
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Kevin - Economy Class & Beyond
(@EconomyBeyond) reported
(In case it isn’t obvious, I’m on the iPlayer feed - I’m having more than a few issues with my telly after powering it up for the first time in months). #Eurovision
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Dei Hughes
(@hughesdei) reported
@alexa_chung "EPISODIC MOBILITY PROBLEMS" SOUNDS A LOT LIKE A EUPHEMISM FOR WHEN IT TAKES EIGHT PHONE CALLS TO BOOK AN AMBULANCE ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, BECAUSE "A TECHNICAL REASON" FORCES SIGNUP TO IPLAYER TWICE AND SERIES LINKS "THE TERROR" ON BBC N. IRELAND. DELTA FORCE FAILS PSYCHOPATHY TEST.
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ella (feeding my rabbit habit) 🌈🐰🙄😙🌼💛
(@nomnomyeon) reported
my antenna is still broken so i have to watch through the iplayer and there’s always a small delay :<
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Wriggy
(@Wriggy) reported
@MoneySavingExp I cancelled my Netflix subscription because I could get similar/better content elsewhere for free/cheaper (BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, etc.). If they improved the quality of their programmes, I'd consider it
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Ryan Alexander
(@rnalexander) reported
Crashed out after work so hard I only just caught the last couple of Eurovision acts. And I'm still annoyed at the full 60 secon delay on the Iplayer. What do people like for alternative live streams for it?
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Questionable
(@MadTing03734830) reported
@ranked_demon @GeorgeCGed It was on bbc iPlayer too if your vpn doesn’t work for Netflix
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pikesley_ebooks
(@pikesley_ebooks) reported
iPlayer >>> Channel 4's terrible thing Come on Jimmy, tickle ‘em up #TheAshes #TheAshes OH: He looks like disco points to the size
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Jonathan
(@jblundell1) reported
@shhduff Speedtest thought was in USA and bbc iPlayer wouldn’t work just f1 tv was playing up
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MARIE DALZELL
(@MARIEDALZELL2) reported
@trussliz @hayashi09615064 @G7 Newscast iPlayer Lizzy dear, thank me later...incase Ur to busy licking Boris a hole....the Europeans and the Irish say Ur the problem.
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Ian Twinn
(@twinnstweets) reported
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Manhattan, New York
@ChrisMasonBBC @BBCPanorama Just don’t ask how I got iPlayer to work
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zuzak
(@zuzakistan) reported
@3amepiphany the problem with YouTube/iPlayer is that the lag between it and live broadcast can be 2+ minutes, which breaks Talking Excitedly On The Internet About It somewhat
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Crash
(@CrashFan03) reported
@NoContextBrits I'm pretty sure this warning either isn't real or might have been an error. I just looked on iplayer and got no such warning