Padé and Hermite-Padé approximation and orthogonality.
We introduce and study a one-parameter class of positive linear operators constituting a link between the well-known operators of S. N. Bernstein and their genuine Bernstein-Durrmeyer variants. Several limiting cases are considered including one relating our operators to mappings investigated earlier by Mache and Zhou. A recursion formula for the moments is proved and estimates for simultaneous approximation of derivatives are given.