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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 (55%)
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Buffering (32%)
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Sign in (7%)
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Crashing (7%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Canterbury |
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 Colomiers |
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| Swindon |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Sarah W
(@DiscoDaisyBoo) reported
@mandapen Seen The Disappearance, really enjoyed it. think all I’ve got left is DNA for iplayer apart from season 8 of Spiral. I may have to go to All 4 to Walter Presents to get my fix.
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(@mavisluvspeas) reported
@UglyFreight @GimletMr @Popkid71 iPlayer mate Watch it at work
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HMRC Prey
(@Sitting_Rabbit) reported
@BBCiPlayer Missed last weeks 'Terror'. Look on iplayer. Can I work out which one was on last week. No - another idiot user pissed of with BBC.
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Mudassar
(@MudassarCh__) reported
@Moey53 Ah! Sorry didn't realise bro, I guess iPlayer doesn't work there too? Probs have to wait till it's on Netflix/Prime?
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A good book 'n a brew 📚 ☕
(@NatterBlog) reported
@Mozidogreads Yes. After it stuck stickers for other things all over the screen and I pressed exit (in blind panic haha) a little sign in corner said press red button for crowd noise, but when I pressed it, it said I was signed out of iPlayer so gave up
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(((Richard Miller)))
(@rmillermusician) reported
@VictoriaCoren @BBCTwo Could iPlayer upload some archive series when the current run ends? As the final looms, I'll need my Only Connect fix!
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Sam
(@lutonspam) reported
@hatternick @JPBrett1 This is my problem. First one I've watched! I think iPlayer had a quick catch up on the previous series if you don't want to watch the rest
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Philip Connolly
(@FilmConnolly) reported
@KermodeMovie @BBCiPlayer Still has aspect ratio issues on iplayer, couldn't the 4:3 "letterboxed" master be zoomed in to fill 16:9?
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Ste 🏳️🌈🇺🇳🇪🇺♿️
(@Steveoswheels) reported
Why in the 21st Century does the @BBC iPlayer app on Apple TV STILL not have working subtitles? This has been a known issue for literally years and all they have is a cop out “technical challenges” reason for it.
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(@lcfcAlan) reported
@lc_cataldo @_ellalcfcv2 IPlayer BBC DOESN'T WORK IN IRELAND YOU HAVE TO BE ***************
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Dot's Bible Class
(@dotcottonbible) reported
Luk 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. #iplayer
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Graeme Pickering
(@PickGS) reported
@Days_Are_Gone First series on iPlayer a while ago..and attempting this one. Bored so far. Series 1 was ok-ish. Still trying to work out why it has such a following.
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Alister McClure 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🏴🕷💙🙏🐻😎
(@alistermcclure) reported
@john__eldon And, yes, folks, we are running a couple of years behind. Work and life meant we missed out. Thank God for BBC iPlayer. #Pose
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Thomas Eagle
(@thomaseagle) reported
@davidrghendy if you are, please could you bring some round? I can't seem to get iPlayer to work on either the shiny black rectangle or the empty metal box in the kitchen, and we're literally starving to death in here. (Yorkshire. Back door's open. Thanks!)
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TRW 🏴🦢
(@TRW91) reported
@matthoade S4C on BBC iplayer !! master at work of god awful reffing
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Ben Greenstone
(@ben_greenstone) reported
******* I forgot how unforgivably awful iPlayer is
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Tom A
(@sonofswiss) reported
@louisetaft I watched the last 15 minutes of a couple last week, and they were really cliched, with hammy acting and terrible dialogue, badly filmed and over-lit like Holby City - absolutely dreadful, but weirdly compelling and now I’m considering going back to the start on iPlayer.
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Rob Fisher
(@rbfshr) reported
@thatjamesboy I know during the World Cup it only worked on LG TVs on the native iPlayer app because other TVs didn’t have the HDR format but dunno the state of play now. iPlayer’s live HD stream is better quality than watching on BBC One HD on sky too.
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Roger Marks
(@RPMarks) reported
@RMcCarthy86 @Arranwhisky @clareteal I'm keen on Line of Duty, but when you work shifts TV sereals are a hopeless task. Better to binge watch on Netflix or IPlayer etc.
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Andy Piper
(@andypiper) reported
Hmm. @TheRepairShop what happened to S7, episodes 3 and 4 on iPlayer? It jumps from episode 2, to episode 5! What did we miss? :-( Can you fix it, Jay?
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Peter Syme
(@PeterWSyme) reported
@gerrymooney60 Oh, help, opposite Line of Duty! The iPlayer will have to come to the rescue. Great series, Gerry.
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Stu Barney
(@stubarney) reported
@GaryLineker @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer How does a request on iplayer work out of interest?
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Rob Lowe PT
(@ROBKOLOWE) reported
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Willenhall, England
@AdrianEdmondson Get on iplayer and binge it from the beginning!!!Top quality TV!!
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Catherine Duffy
(@cat_duffy) reported
@BeckaLouise21 ... or I was before iPlayer decided to crash
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David Manning
(@KickingThePig) reported
Switched to 'no crowd noise' iPlayer #LEIMUN BBC 'fake crowd' is terrible, only con is a slight delay compared to TV coverage #bbcfootball #FACup
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The CustardTV
(@LukeCustardtv) reported
@ETalkUK It just doesn't work. Terrestrial TV's only USP is to have a show on at a specific time that people want to watch. These ratings prove the audience is there and is huge. A show like LoD works because it generates discussion. iPlayer or streaming shows don't do that.
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Declan Walsh 🍉🌻
(@declanw) reported
@Laurara31 We had a glitch too near the end in the interview scene. Was it the same place? Could be iPlayer rather than internet? Or could be internet.
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dommonteiro27@yahoo.com
(@Mikey_Montero) reported
Gutted I couldn't watch LCFC vs Man Utd 'cos of bloody work. They wouldn't change my shift! I know we won. Going to watch the whole game on BBC iPlayer now. Exciting. #lcfc #FACup
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Marvellous Mavis McMinty
(@MMcminty) reported
@MrsJaneRace Unfortunately since changing our Sky box, the BBC iplayer asks for you to sign in via your mobile phone (or something) and we haven't got a mobile phone between us.
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lou
(@buckyjaskier) reported
the way if i start making doctor who edits theyll be *** quality because youtube and bbc iplayer has the shitest quality known to man :(