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BBC introduces ‘Top Gear’ magazine for car crazy kids
LONDON: It is not just the youth that the beeb has set its eye on with its Top Gear initiative. BBC Magazine is giving car-mad kids their own motoring magazine. BBC’s Top Gear Turbo, aimed at boys aged from eight years old, launches on 23 May, initially as a one-shot.
An official release informs that while younger football fans have long enjoyed their own titles as they grow up, there has never been a magazine aimed at junior car fans and they have had to make do with adult motoring titles. Top Gear research has shown that there is a significant market of younger, mainly male, car enthusiasts.
The core market for the title will be boys aged 8-12, although it is also expected to appeal to older boys and is by no means being written exclusively for a male audience. The 40-page magazine comes with a specially bagged double-sided mega-poster and a range of sticker sheets.
The content will blend the recognised and popular personality of both the main BBC Top Gear magazine and its television counterpart with individual features, insider-information and photographs of the kind of cars that set the pulse racing in kids of any age!
From supercars and the world’s leading designers to race-track heroes and how new technology works, the pages of Top Gear Turbo will be packed with the funniest, scariest, cleverest and most notorious automotive tales.
Top Gear publisher Adam Waddell said: “Initially the magazine is a one-off, but if the marketplace responds as we anticipate it will, Top Gear Turbo could become a regular title very quickly. The magazine will talk to the target audience on its own level, without being patronising. Our research has proved that there is a significant number of readers who currently buy an adult car magazine, simply because there is no alternative. But what they really want is their very own product.”
BBC’s Top Gear magazine is Britain’s best-selling general motoring monthly, with a circulation of 144,104 (ABC: Jul-Dec 2002).
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
