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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 (63%)
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Buffering (26%)
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Crashing (9%)
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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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 City of London |
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| Manchester |
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| Oldbury |
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| Glasgow |
Buffering | |
| Slough |
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| Feltham |
Playback Issues |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Brenton West
(@BRENT0N_WEST) reported
2 hrs to sort FireStick,I only got because John Lewis said my Sony smart TV wasn’t so smart & recommended it,sorry I digressed,anyway iPlayer wouldn’t work.Did resetting cache &data no good,complete FireStick reset..plus all those passwords,now I can’t recall what I wanted to see
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Stacey Mason
(@supermissstacey) reported
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Keele, England
@UHNMpharICTsupp it does, but I’ve had it 3 times now where the recording not complete & cannot using ITVX, iPlayer nor All4 to catch up - errors all over the place! Switch to my iPad & hey presto! It’s just not suitable for recordings nor easy to navigate to them. All lost now anyway 😤😩
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hoglet
(@slutslug) reported
R u kidding me I’ve been going through every single streaming site to find watchable versions that aren’t horrific quality that have a single link that works just to find out they r all on iplayer
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Cord Busters UK
(@cordbusters) reported
An update on the BBC iPlayer meltdown: A BBC spokesperson told us they're aware of the technical issue and are working on a fix.
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throbert smith
(@slayerfest1999) reported
iplayer app is down at the height of my obsessive gossip girl binge now what am I supposed to do with myself when I finish work?
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Sean Buckley
(@mintball) reported
@AndieD78 Big Trouble In Little China, is on the iPlayer I think, it’s Kurt Russell and wacky 😎🎥
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james mitchell
(@fartownboy) reported
Is anybody’s iPlayer not working on there tv #iplayernotworking
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***** Barry
(@Bazzza1664) reported
@BBCiPlayer my iplayer not working keeps showing error 201 ???
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Helen King
(@helenkingmum) reported
@wylie_kaz @bbceastenders Please don’t stop your 6am release!! I never get to watch it at 7:30 but with it being on iPlayer, I get to watch it at 3:30 after work before I start again! 🤩
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BT
(@bt_uk) reported
@rosstheconsumer I am sorry to see this. The change over should not have caused this issue Ross. Are you able to log into iplayer on a different device to see if you are having the same issue? Try this and let me know what happens. Catherine
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Snooker Loopy
(@SnookerLoopy_) reported
I really enjoy the ITV events, they all offer something different and the coverage is top notch, however I’d be lying if I said the @ITVX app didn’t put me off watching. It is truly awful compared to iPlayer and Discovery+
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Penny
(@thefeltip) reported
@stevebone1 @suedeHQ Annoyingly work got in the way for me Hooray for the iplayer
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Aviv Or 🇪🇺
(@AvivOr) reported
I've become addicted to watching #Pointless in the background while I work, and before I could say "where the heck is Richard" I ran out of all the episodes on BBC iPlayer plus a couple of random series I found on YouTube. Anyone got a lead to older series? *eyetwitch*
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Elaine Dunkley
(@BBCElaine) reported
@Stoneham01 @senresourceblog Sorry about that- it should be back up on the @iplayer soon. A slight technical issue.
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robert sharples
(@altybob) reported
Hi Watching Surgeons :At The Edge of Life BBC 2 Iplayer what incredible Work they do trying to Save That Woman foot give those Doctors & Nurses a Pay rise shame on this Government. 🤔
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Joe Fae Glesga
(@joe_yer99) reported
@foreigncorr1 @BBCScotland That link to iplayer is broken.
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Andy Sillman
(@AndySillman3) reported
@HeysfordSimon @TheLisaBowerman @BAFTA The Alison ****** Hammond show more like.Cringeworthy at best, that opening song and dance number was terrible. I would rather they put the whole thing on Iplayer so we can all see the awards for all the categories and skip all the filler
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MadMouse 🦼🌈
(@madmouse42) reported
@BRENT0N_WEST iPlayer isn't working on my YouView box today (trying to watch the snooker). Must be a bigger issue
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Claire Pendleton
(@Operasparkle) reported
@BRENT0N_WEST We have the same issue & couldn’t use iPlayer earlier on today. Now it’s fine! Can’t afford a newer smart TV, though
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William Frank
(@WilliamFrank18) reported
@BRENT0N_WEST Having trouble with iPlayer myself am investigating and will let you know if successful 👍
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Pete
(@pete_yhwhrulz) reported
@BRENT0N_WEST Iplayer has has problems today, not working on Sky
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Sky Help Team
(@SkyHelpTeam) reported
@HelenWay16 Hello Helen, we were made aware of an issue when trying to access the BBC iPlayer app however, this was quickly resolved. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thanks, Michelle
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Paul Bennett
(@paulbennett2018) reported
.@bbcbreakfast anyone having buffering issues today, watching via #iPlayer..? #BBCBreakfast
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Fran 🟥 🐕 💚🤍💜
(@gladys3467) reported
@Serena_Partrick @NoThanks2023 It’s on iplayer I’ve just watched it. She was clearly traumatised, all three of her babies died, she had to watch them starve & was powerless to help them. I’m not clear what she’s done & needs to be punished for, perhaps I’m missing something but she seems like a victim
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colby ☆!
(@hrts4leclerc) reported
finally got bbc iplayer to work on my tv again
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Darren Hilbert
(@EastieOaks) reported
The talk around the flashforward #EastEnders shows, to me, why the iPlayer early release doesn't work. Look how much better it was not knowing that hours ahead of tx and there being no risk of coming to twitter to see it spoiled.
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Twist of Brazil
(@TwistofBrazil) reported
@sheila_gooner No, I believe he was listening to Elvis Costello on his iplayer, and there was an error in translation. I understood he said, "I don't want to go anywhere else, I don't want to go to Chelsea."
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Friend of Soros 🇺🇸🇷🇺
(@soros_of) reported
@GetflixAU BBC iPlayer not working for me on AppleTv…
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Robbie Stallyns
(@RStallyns) reported
@virginmedia iPlayer crashed once in the last couple of weeks but BritBox has been daily and is definitely the big problem. Thanks for getting back to me.
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Ryan Evans
(@ryanevanstv) reported
@AdamWSweeney Watched the doc on iPlayer last week which was very balanced. Agree with your take. A seismic error in judgement at 15 quickly led her to a land where there is no return. Experienced unthinkable trauma, fled at the first possible opportunity. Limbo can’t be the end result.