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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.
- Buffering (43%)
- Playback Issues (30%)
- Crashing (16%)
- Sign in (11%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent iPlayer outage reports came from the following cities:
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Buffering | 2 days ago |
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Buffering | 3 days ago |
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Buffering | 5 days ago |
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Sign in | 8 days ago |
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Crashing | 9 days ago |
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Buffering | 12 days ago |
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iPlayer Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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.
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Voluntarily Bald (@VoluntariIyBald) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews I’ve seen some ******* dreadful **** on this app. Truly awful stuff. This is now within that pantheon.
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ebbie (@LJamroziak) reported@hello2025149382 @RoyalFamily @BBCiPlayer What's the problem? Do you think it would be done now?
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Lee Millard (@onein300) reported@thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer We just need it regulated and the awful status quo rectified.
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Jerome Tucker (@jeromejazzy) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Just finished watching. For the love of god get rid of all 3. Oscar,Jasmine & Josh. They’ve taken acting to a new low. AWFUL!
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Les Twigg (@LesTwigg) reported@clive_wilson @BBCiPlayer Ours stopped working a couple of days ago. Just stalls on the BBC iPlayer logo. All the other channels are fine, just the one we have to bloody pay for doesn't work!
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Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer A huge and emotional day ahead for Patrick as he prepares to meet his grandson Josh for the very first time. After eveything that happened with Jasmine - you can't blame him for thinking the worst. He's got nothing to worry about though. #EastEnders
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daisy may (@DaisyM40397) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Zoe and jasmine have been awful additions to the show
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Nicky Hill (@nickyjanehill) reported@darrenjadams @anon_opin @BBCiPlayer Drives me mad!! I like auto play of the next episode of the thing I’m watching but I don’t want to watch Casualty or Waterloo Road. Ever. I delete from continue watching but next day they’re back. Terrible development team.
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Lloyd Preston (@Lloydp78) reported@BBCiPlayer No matter what I do in my settings, the sign language man will not leave my screen and I have commentary over the actors dialog . Please fix this bug as it’s ruining Eastenders for me
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Joseph H Clarke (@clarkejoseph49) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer What was that poor attempt fire effect at the end of tonight’s episode? That CGI fire was absolutely terrible.
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Harumph 😾 (@lasagneinmyshoe) reported@BBCCasualty @BBCiPlayer This has been the worst box set - Dylan's the only thing saving it
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Nigel Charles (@NTilley21717) reported@CliveMyrieBBC @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Because I go to work
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AlisonAbraham (@AlisonA02620688) reported@thelizcarr @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer With some conditions there is no way to alleviate the horror & indignity. Palliative care can only do so much. Watching a loved one vomit up faeces is awful but nothing to the appalling experience by the patient. It should be the individual’s choice.
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Mel D (@MelJD46) reportedDear @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
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Claire Duffett (@duffett_claire) reported@Lord_Sugar @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Was going to say they spelt it phonetically but that doesn’t work either
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Graydispo (@graydispo) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews I don't feel the urge to listen to a pattern matchers idea of some of the worst people to live.
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𝕀𝕥𝕤𝕂𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕪! (@ItsKempy_) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer He is an awful character already! Can't stand him
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scottb (@scottb1103) reported@BBCSportScot @BBCScotland @BBCiPlayer best & worst day of all time following Scotland. Getting to Wembley was a “challenge”…saved by Dundee boys in a mini van!! Played really well first half & HT was brilliant. Guffs scored good goal but we would have won that game if pen goes in. McCoist should have taken it
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iggyboy63 (@DavidSh99798518) reported@bbcpress @BBCiPlayer Thought it terrible tbh..safe,middle class viewing
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Biohazardboy (@Biohazardboy2) reported@bbcdebatenight @BBCSounds @BBCiPlayer Never had this issue before we imported the third world.
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CharlesWynfordLodge (@2hrTV) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews And you thinking this is cool, or amusing, or appropriate is part of the problem. It's bloody dreadful.
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Lorraine (@LORRAIN25481106) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer As long as it’s doesn’t include those twins and Oscar….bloody awful actors and storylines. They’ve ruined this soap for months.
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Eddie Goss* (@eddieg_11) reported@Carl_M79 @BBCiPlayer Loved the novel back in school but that drama is terrible, best of with the old movie
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Laura Phillips 💙 (@LauraPh222) reported@BBCiPlayer: The 1986 explosion at Chernobyl triggered a public health emergency across Europe. Forty years on from the disaster, @JordanDunbar10 travels to Chernobyl to examine the events that led to the world's worst nuclear accident and what we can learn from them today.
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Clive Wilson (@clive_wilson) reported@BBCiPlayer There are issues today with the iPlayer app no longer working on the Roku 3840 Streaming Stick, without warning. Other 3840 users are also affected. Is there a reason for this? Planned or unexpected?
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Jason Moulton (@JasonMo95527460) reported@bbceastenders @BBCiPlayer Ravi's car crash - rolled multiple times, all four occupants in and out of AE within an hour, with only a small plaster on Pryia's noggin. Ian reverses into a child at 0.000001 mph, boy is paralysed.
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Dr Tommy Bananas (@everindecisive) reported@bbcquestiontime @BBCiPlayer @BBCNews This is ******* awful.
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Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) reported@bbceastenders @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer (2/2) #EastEnders I wish Nicola took the opportunity to be honest with George - not just about her financial problems with the businesses but also about Eddie's money when she had a chance 😬 Now this will drive tensions between her and George and this isn't good for Ivy.
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Idris (@idrisamihere) reported@bbcpress @boyz_allowed @BBCiPlayer It's an awful programme though lol