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May 11, 2005 7:56 AM

Remix the Beeb. Backstage is the BBC's new developer network, in beta (via boing boing).
posted by liam (4 comments total)

Beat me to it! Some of the prototypes and ideas already look interesting.

Whitelabel: This could be the point at which the BBC stops being a merely a broadcaster, stops being merely a publisher, and starts being a tool and a resource for all of us to use.

A little OTT, perhaps, but this looks very promising.
posted by blag at 8:00 AM on May 11, 2005

Ah. I was just slagging them off for voting to strike, but this looks super-cool.
posted by nthdegx at 8:00 AM on May 11, 2005

Damm - I hit preview and I see someone else beat me by just a few minutes.
It could be great. Let's hope people use it.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 8:10 AM on May 11, 2005

Backstage is a bloody great idea, and not before time. Well done to the management for allowing the idea to flourish, and I suppose thanks in part to Philip Graf and his infamous report and the Building Public Value report for re-focusing the Beeb on really providing public value.

Although I fear that much like a lot of the TV programmes produced for the Beeb these days - they'll find some of the best content is controlled by Indies, as such can't be opened up to the public without extra licensing deals (read: more money).
posted by shoez at 3:07 AM on May 12, 2005