Why is my playback skipping or getting interrupted on my BBC iPlayer iPad app?

If you have a strong wireless network signal then check to see if other devices on your network are downloading or uploading anything as that may be slowing your network.

If the problem persists, you can select to reduce the video quality from high to standard quality by tapping on the "HQ" option from the media player controls during live or on-demand TV playback. This will play a reduced bitrate video that can be used if your internet connection is not fast enough to play the high quality video.

You may also want to try again later as network traffic can vary depending on the time of day.

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