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BBC Glastonbury Coverage Hit by TV and iPlayer Outages

Reliance on a dedicated Other Stage iPlayer feed highlights the BBC’s struggle to maintain its main TV and streaming coverage at the festival.

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Overview

  • The BBC’s live TV feed and primary iPlayer Glastonbury stream crashed mid-performance on The Other Stage, leaving viewers with a blank screen.
  • High-profile acts including Scissor Sisters and Charli XCX were missed on the disrupted main feeds.
  • The BBC displayed an on-screen apology message stating it was working to resolve the interruption.
  • Fans flooded social media with complaints, calling the coverage “abysmal” and demanding fixes.
  • Audience members have been forced to switch to the specialised Other Stage iPlayer channel to continue watching live sets.