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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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Buffering (29%)
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Sign in (29%)
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Playback Issues (25%)
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Crashing (16%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Sheffield |
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| Reading |
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| Hackney |
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| Poplar |
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| Horncastle |
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| Leicester |
Crashing |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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stephen 💫
(@stephenmc811) reported
Does anyone know if you can watch Eurovision tonight live on BBC iPlayer? Moved out and have a new big 50” TV and yet cant find literally one channel, having issues eurghh but wanna see this. #Eurovision #iPlayer
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Kkdubby
(@dinokovu) reported
@getyourgoals16 I cancelled mine, sent an email, said I didn’t watch live tv & didn’t have iplayer, no issues at all ...... got sent confirmation valid for 2 years 👍
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ella 💕BUNNY DAY🐰🍰🎉
(@nomnomyeon) reported
i think the iplayer stream is behind 🧐 my antenna is broken i have to use the app on my tv rip
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Daniel
(@sirdanielmeyer) reported
Never received so many looks as I have storming down Market Street and then sat on the tram with my phone in hand, iPlayer loaded and watching #Eurovision on the way back from work
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Flag *******
(@santasboyfriend) reported
If you ever want to see how out of tune the BBC is just look at the documentary section in IPlayer......its mostly woke campaign issues. Dreadful.
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John_Lee
(@JohnLee206) reported
@getyourgoals16 @imlovinjustinbe Cancelled mine a while ago. No problems as I don’t watch live tv from terrestrial channels or use their catch up service. Just don’t log in to BBC iplayer etc.
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Team R.A.L.F.
(@Team_RALF) reported
@5liveSport @BBCSport Watched this on #iPlayer for 10 mins. #ScottishCup football is such a low quality
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Nova
(@omgnova) reported
@dumbledoop only problem is i declared i don't need one and i think i submitted my e-mail the same one i signed up to bbc iplayer with rip
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Cornwall7000 ⛵️🐕
(@cornwall70001) reported
@getyourgoals16 I cancelled mine a year ago. As long as you don’t watch live tv or use BBC IPlayer there’s no problem.
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The Englishman
(@TheEngl1) reported
@Bangkokaddick @Ajarncom Why not use a VPN and download all the players. ITV hub, iPlayer, discovery +, 4 play etc. All good quality and free. Paid for is netflix but log in with a USA server and you get the full catalogue, 3 times the size of the UK one.
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mild blur
(@mildblur) reported
@getyourgoals16 I cancelled mine last year. If you don't watch ANY live TV or any BBC content on iPlayer then you're OK. A good starting point is to unplug your aerial and only use your Internet connection. That will fix 90% of possible transgressions.
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Key 🏳️🌈🌮
(@keyasaurus) reported
@radioproxy Hm. My last few attempts to VPN on iplayer didn’t work. Which VPN are you using? I’m watching on Peacock but I’d like to hear Graham too.
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Lily Waite
(@LilyWaite_) reported
@PintsandPanels Would a VPN and BBC iPlayer work??
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Donna Knight-Olds
(@donnako1) reported
@daraobriain With my #11yo & #7yo just finished The Worst Witch (iPlayer & Netflix). Looking for something to fill that gap...
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~Sam
(@approximate_sam) reported
@AdamCollyer2 @getyourgoals16 @Refusenik666 In terms of bbc iplayer, do they cross reference with people logging in as you need to sign in now ? (which presumably leaves a digital trail?) as opposed to actually catching in the act of watching it?
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ella 💕BUNNY DAY🐰🍰🎉
(@nomnomyeon) reported
so it’s watch on the samsung tv iplayer app and have a slight delay or watch on my phone in terrible quality with no delay huh 😭 i need to get my antenna fixed…
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yeet yeet skiddly deet
(@Poodwaddle999) reported
VERY annoyed that the BBC is forcing UK viewers to watch #Eurovision on iPlayer... The video quality on there is shocking compared to the YouTube stream!!! @BBCiPlayer
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Audrey Johnson
(@AudreyJ29699857) reported
@getyourgoals16 1/ You will not get into trouble for cancelling your TV licence, I cancelled mine a while ago as did over 600,000 people, as long as you do not watch any BBC programmes, any live broadcasts across all channels and do not watch any BBC iPlayer, 👇
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audrey bink
(@au3bink) reported
@bbceurovision How to watch the bbc commentary outside of the UK? iplayer does not work from the Netherlands....
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Rob Edwards
(@GardenEclectic) reported
@Potteriesgarden Did you watch Beechgrove about lawns a few weeks back? If you look at it on iPlayer it might help you decide.
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@Gary Fowlie
(@garyf4075) reported
@Slavender14 @DigibitVPN The UK On Demand servers aren’t working again so can’t access BBC iPlayer. Only reason for me using this VPN. Any updates?
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tristansummers
(@tristansummers) reported
@IsItBroke @Stephen_Neal Oh. I see. There's just one bbc1hd. Maybe they should complete the 20 year transition to hd before wasting time on 4k sport. In other news HLG has began on iplayer so on demand exceeds broadcast quality. Is this the end of live?
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Alex Mansell
(@al3xmansell) reported
@getyourgoals16 Cancel it. I did and it’s been fine. They sent me a letter in error. I complained on Twitter and they sorted it and apologised. I unplugged my aerial booster in the loft so no chance of getting in trouble. Don’t use iplayer.
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The8BitBear
(@The8BitBear) reported
@buxben I'm slightly behind coz I'm streaming on iplayer but I've enjoyed Malta, Cyprus, Israel and France a lot. We are easily the worst
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David Wilson #FBPE
(@DAWilson246) reported
@Roku hi, both my roku 2's now crash when trying to load apps after the mid-May s/w update. Tried it with youtube, nowtv, Netflix and bbc iplayer, so likely all the apps. Any ideas how to soet this out or revert to an older s/w version. Tried resetting without any luck.
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Phil Crawley
(@IsItBroke) reported
@Stephen_Neal @tristansummers I rarely watch the BBC local news which is a shame because when I do I enjoy it and feel a bit more connected to the city. The problem is I always watch the ten o’clock, but never live, always at twenty-past’ish after whatever drama I’ve watched on iPlayer/Netflix/Amazon…
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Michael 🇵🇲
(@generic_michael) reported
BBC iPlayer stream quality is quite low - anyone know a way to improve it?
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Team R.A.L.F.
(@Team_RALF) reported
@5liveSport @BBCSport Watched this on #iPlayer for 10 mins. #ScottishCup is such a low quality #football. Going for a walk
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Peta-Anne Baker
(@PA13Baker) reported
@BBC @BBCiPlayer It seems this film can only be seen in the UK. (iPlayer doesn't work outside of the country 🤨). #Subnormal
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Russell A. Smith
(@RASmithPSL) reported
@paxed Ah! That might solve the issue someone was having with the iPlayer ones. Hmmm...