Now I'm back at the Beeb and with the Politics Show...

BBC: East Midlands

Is the Beeb quietly atoning for the days when two of its now grandees sneered publicly at Gateshead as the very symbol of provincial, proletarian ignorance?

ECONOMIST: Broadc?sting to the nation

Maybe not, but a Red Button version launched last fall netted 1.5 million users right off the bat, and the Beeb expects to build on that more by moving to mobile devices.

ENGADGET: BBC's first companion app brings Antiques Roadshow quizzes to Android, iOS

Finally, the Beeb has lined up what it's calling the "Summer of 3D" with a lineup that includes Planet of the Dinosaur, Last Night of the Proms, Wimbledon and the Olympics.

ENGADGET: BBC launches updated, interactive live video player ahead of Olympics; lines up 'summer of 3D'

BBC's brand, and would be called beeb.com.

ECONOMIST: The BBC

It was the Beeb the judge berated.

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This time around, Beeb listeners can now access the iPlayer radio app, which has made the leap across from iOS. Not only will you be able to install it on your Android smartphone, but also Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet series.

ENGADGET: BBC iPlayer radio app finally starts broadcasting on Android and Kindle devices (video)

There is strong evidence that the Beeb - which has no mandate from anyone in the government or from the licence payer to divert licence fee funds to on-line publishing - is recruiting on the cheap and further dumbing down its previous rigorous standards.

BBC: From the editor's desktop: Your response

We'd love to be able to project a movie from our phone, but sadly Dr. Schreiber didn't tell the Beeb how big the projected image is, how much it will or currently costs, nor when it might be available -- not even a rough estimate, like 2014.

ENGADGET: German researchers unveil a euro cent-sized projector