STV Player Reviews 

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Evaluating 80 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. People frequently encounter constant buffering, sudden freezing, and an overwhelming amount of forced commercials that replay endlessly from the beginning. Consumers state that the streaming service is extremely unreliable, often crashing unexpectedly and failing to load properly across various household devices. Users also express deep frustration with the poor interface design, complicated navigation, and ongoing difficulties managing account settings or password resets. Some reviewers were happy with the platform when it actually functioned properly during specific streaming sessions, noting that video performance could actually be great on rare occasions.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'd give zero stars if I could. STV Player has to be the worst streaming service ever. Trying to watch World Cup live games - what a joke, endless adverts, control bar not working, keeps glitching a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So have been watching a series 2 episodes per programme no problem until tried to watch 3rd series. Keeps say I need to check Internet connection etc absolutely nothing wrong with this I can watch o... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm done with this app. Every pause or rewind causes you to have to sit through adverts you've already been subjected to. I've no problem with ads generally, such as on Prime or other streamers where... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Basically agree with majority on these reviews... Absolute shambles of an app, streaming service..commercials play perfectly, programme one wants to watch buffers then stops then commercial plays agai... See more


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All your favourite STV programmes, soaps and sport - live and on-demand. Plus all the latest breaking news, sport and weather.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have fast broadband and a brand new…

I have fast broadband and a brand new macbook pro, and yet Stv player will not work properly. Constant buffering, going back to the beginning etc. It's honestly an embarrassment. I just got it working there just now after 20 minutes of reloading only for it to crash when I maximised the screen. Viewers in Scotland deserve better than this.

February 22, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

It drives me mad when it starts…

It drives me mad when it starts buffering and you have to stop what you are watching. The worst part is restarting the programme which goes back to the beginning and you have your go through all the adverts again. Very frustrating if you are watching a series.

February 20, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish

Buffering. Not playing the programme you want to watch. Links either broken or nonexistent.
Can’t use itvx because apparently available on stv player hahahaha

February 16, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ITV No Player

I live in Scotland so when I go on ITVX I’m told to go to STV Player. Dreadful, stopping at the adverts, will only show first four episodes on the line-up and I spend ages trying to get to episodes 5 and six. That’s when it doesn’t want me on series 5 but rather 4 grrrrr NIGHTMARE. Why can’t we watch on ITVX? Netflix and Prime don’t redirect you elsewhere because you live in Scotland or indeed BBC Iplayer. WHY?!!!???

February 14, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utter garbage!!

Utter garbage!!! I'm so fed up sitting down to watch a series and I'll get through an episode or two only for it to stall in the ad breaks and take me back to the start?!?! Wtf?? Happened when watching the bay, took me 20 minutes before I realised I'd watched the same episode three times!!! Restarted it again and again, and now sitting down to watch unforgotten and goes to an ad breaks....same bloody thing, took me back to home screen and no "continue watching" as it hadn't registered I'd started watching it all so I've now restarted the whole series AGAIN!!! total waste of time, I feel like I could step into some of the roles myself now as I've seen the same bloody parts over and over. Get it sorted!!! Only happens on stv player and itvx none of the other channels have these issues. It's so frustrating

February 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless

Useless. I don’t usually use the STV player but forced to use it to watch the Wales v Italy 6 nations match. It refuses to play live so I am now forced to watch the whole thing including all the pre match chat. Begs the question, how do they compete with better platforms like iPlayer etc.?

February 8, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It does not work

It does not work! Played the lads talking about the match, went to ads and it crashed. 30 minutes later it will not stream the football. Not the first time this has happened

February 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful

Awful, every time you pause it can't play again, gets stuck, if you go out and go in again and select resume (not restart) it restarts from the beginning, and forces you to watch every set of adverts again to get to the pointyou left. Too many ads, too many times.

January 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless streaming service…

STV player is an absolutely useless streaming service, constantly crashing and making viewing infuriatingly impossible more often than not. Why is this still happening after so many years?

January 21, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didn't even want to give it one point

Didn't even want to give it one point
Usual ITV BS STV not working in Scotland
and can’t access ITV because I'm in Scotland …..is it Racism ????
Screwing the Scottish again I hate the BBC but at least they make the effort
Poor poor poor

January 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish

All my tv apps work perfectly as do my phone apps, so my tv, my phone and my WiFi is not a problem but I can never get anything on itv player it just whirls round in circles and does nothing.
Being in Scotland I can't get the soaps on itvx. Basically rubbish.

December 27, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Finding correct episodes

I watch Emmerdale, but occasionally I miss the slot and have to use the STV Player. But I cannot get to the episode that was on that night, it goes to the last one I watched on STV Player.
Eg. Tonight I wanted to watch 26/12 but had to click through all the episodes from October.
Surely there is a easier way????

December 26, 2024
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