BBC revamp goes far and wide
BBC.co.uk has gone live with a number of new changes, as the process of revamping the website in ‘web 2.0′ form takes a major step forward.
Following hot on the heels of a homepage redesign, the news and sport pages on the popular site have now been equipped with bigger images, more spaced out stories and a different feel.
A major change also comes in the form of wider news and sport pages, with the BBC previously reluctant to expand page width and prevent some users from full access, but now claiming satisfaction that 95 per cent of people have screen resolution set to at least 1024 pixels.
Search engine marketing (SEM) specialist site E-Consultancy wrote: "As with the homepage, there is now a lot more white space on the news and sport sections, making for a less cluttered look than the previous version
"It’s not the boldest of redesigns, but it is easier to use when compared with the previous version, and the site looks better with a more consistent look."
The BBC recently claimed that it would be experimenting further with embedded video content accessible within a story window.
