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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.

  • 40% Buffering (40%)
  • 30% Crashing (30%)
  • 13% Playback Issues (13%)
  • 10% Video Quality (10%)
  • 7% Sign in (7%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Brighton Buffering 4 days ago
London Playback Issues 10 days ago
York Sign in 19 days ago
Manchester Crashing 28 days ago
London Buffering 1 month ago
London Video Quality 1 month ago
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iPlayer Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • mattFarris
    Matthew Farris 🏳️‍🌈 (@mattFarris) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Bea could drive that car straight through all the plot holes in this terrible story.

  • SportingNest
    Sporting Nest 🇬🇧🇮🇸🇺🇾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ‍🟧‍⬛‍ (@SportingNest) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Another ludicrous change of character, from really nasty piece of work to sheepish wimp? Wouldn't happen. And next week, we're supposed to believe that a few school kids throwing beer over him and taking photos is worse for him that juvenile detention was.

  • GoldenGoonerlg
    V8 Gooner (@GoldenGoonerlg) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer When you think this **** can't get any lower, well Bingo it can. I mean we know the Police are clowns in Soap-land, but if they can't work out what is tomato ketchup and blood. we really are screwed. & U expect people 2 pay for a TV licence, next year swing on it.

  • Mathieson4426
    The lefty Interrogator (@Mathieson4426) reported

    Will you sort your ******* iplayer coverage out. Bloody awful, whem ypu tell peopleto change channel and dpnt actually change the programme. Do you talk to each other? @bbctennis @BBCiPlayer

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Nobody does any work there, it seems ! First they hang around Honey's house and then at the garden for a vigil.

  • christinew11474
    christine watson (@christinew11474) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer I can understand Eve wanting to get back at Nicola but what has George done to her. He'd be the one who'd be in trouble if it came out he let Eddie die not Nicola.

  • radford2807
    Shano (@radford2807) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews Couldn’t help but spin it with their progressive crap

  • pabstblueskelly
    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

  • ashh150
    🏄🏽‍♂️ #SurvivedSlot (@ashh150) reported

    @BBCiPlayer fix your app brev

  • SteadRobert
    Robert Stead (@SteadRobert) reported

    The @BBCiPlayer does my nut in, why is it so slow and dimwhitted. Just work for once. Every time I try to use it with my mum at the care home, sod all for 30 mins. @ITVX works like a dream.

  • BrettOfTheSouth
    Brett (@BrettOfTheSouth) reported

    Why is @ITVX always saying "there's something wrong with our connection" yet @BBCiPlayer and @Channel4 rarely have any issues...

  • MelvinJCain
    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.

  • vinnybamber
    vincent bamber (@vinnybamber) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer That episode was terrible

  • Lynzoola
    Lyndsey (@Lynzoola) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Tonight's episode was awful

  • QuestorTho9502
    Raymond Thompson (@QuestorTho9502) reported

    @BBCBargainHunt @BBCiPlayer That tiger was awful for that money.

  • louise675985
    louise 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 (@louise675985) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Absolutely terrible, bad acting, bit weird and unnecessary story 🙄

  • PremierKickk
    Dave (@PremierKickk) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Those awful story TikTok ads were less cringe than the Honey Bea segments on today’s ep

  • lordclifton2
    lordclifton 🇬🇧🇮🇪 (@lordclifton2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Why aren’t they at the Airport police station? Why is arrested Sheila arriving at the front entrance like that? The show is so poorly written these days and terrible continuity I may have to quit after 41 years.

  • McQ8__
    McQ8 (@McQ8__) reported

    @BBCSportScot @BBCiPlayer Quality

  • PanopticalDream
    FilmChampion (@PanopticalDream) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews You should fire all the people who made and signed off on this and they should never work in the industry again.

  • DavidJones91913
    David Jones (@DavidJones91913) reported

    @channel5_tv Dear Channel 5 I’m just discovering your wonderful collection of documentaries. I’m especially enjoying the history o Ed & the travel docs with Michael Palin & Alexander Armstrong….BUT…the streaming service is rubbish compared with BBCiPlayer or Netflix etc and keeps getting frozen. An error message comes up - try again later. But when I do same problem. It’s so frustrating. Any suggestions?!

  • ipswoody
    Mark Woody (@ipswoody) reported

    When are the @BBC gonna fix the buffering issues of @BBCiPlayer tv app? During the World Cup and Wimbledon too 🙄🫣😔

  • SophieAhmed2
    Sophie Glenister🦉🐈🌷🌸🍰⚽️ (@SophieAhmed2) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer As usual ,characters looking at a problem the wrong way. Penny worried about Gina having to move out while surely Vinny in his 30s with money etc should have his own place that they can move to ?

  • mistralol
    Mistralol (@mistralol) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer The problem Andy doesn't get there is we don't want or will accept his or Labours policy because hes a Socalist and all he wants is to tax the hell out of anyone that works. So there won't ever be willing collaboration with his policy.

  • actuallywill1
    ActuallyWill (@actuallywill1) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews ******* awful.

  • leftcoastobs
    Observer (@leftcoastobs) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I’ve been watching since the beginning and have to say this is the worst it has ever been. Tick tock

  • MelJD46
    Mel D (@MelJD46) reported

    Dear @bbcone @BBCiPlayer, not a problem with folk enjoying #worldcup, truly havent. It has been publicised for months, i dont think every page on the #iplayer needs to advertise it .... #justmythoughts

  • everindecisive
    Dr Tommy Bananas (@everindecisive) reported

    @bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is ******* awful.

  • LiverIron99
    (@LiverIron99) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Reeks of den watts 2.0 So desperate to relieve the glory days forgetting all the actual character work that went into why max and Stacey worked

  • veryrad113332
    very rad (@veryrad113332) reported

    @bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer I think they could have made more of how Kathy was pushing him to have one drink. I think a lot of people can relate to being pressured to just have ‘one’. Ultimately is Ian’s choice of course but peer pressure doesn’t help.