The BBC has started broadcasting live feeds via the internet from its major terrestrial channels (BBC1 and BBC2). The service is currently in beta.

The BBC also quietly unveiled a web IPTV application around a TV programme last night. Viewers of the Apprentice were able to watch the programme via the web, predict which candidate would be fired, and participate in a live discussion.

It’s a shame that the Apprentice chat widget wasn’t a live Twitter feed using the #apprentice hash tag but then a moderated channel hosted by the BBC is probably a lot safer than an open Twitter channel.

The Telegraph came a cropper earlier in the week when Twitter users spotted the opportunity to deface The Telegraph web site via its like #budget Twitter stream.