If there’s one media site that’s been in desperate need of a makeover for quite some time, it’s the BBC. It’s trademark old-school content grid with left column navigation can still be seen within lower levels of the site, but the main site has been completely overhauled in favor of total user customization, executed absolutely perfectly.

EVERYTHING on the home page can be customized. While this is nothing new, few have managed to get it right, and BBC manages to allow complete customization of color, layout and content without sacrificing aesthetics.

The BBC offers an incredible amount of content via their website - promoting this mass of content and providing a means of customization and predictable return experiences to the user poses a significant challenge. With the new interface and user-centric features, I think they’ve achieved something truly remarkable.

Be sure to check it out.