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Viacom Digital Media partners with Autobytel for automotive portal
MUMBAI: The Viacom Television Stations Digital Media Group has partnered with the California-based internet automotive marketing services company Autobytel to bring automotive information to its newly designed station websites as part of the previously announced “Always On” digital media initiative.
Autobytel will provide comprehensive vehicle information, state-of-the-art research tools, video test drives, reviews, reports and more to each of the Viacom Television Station’s websites.
Visitors to each of the newly designed and re-launched websites will now have access to automotive information on the local station’s homepage. In addition to reading articles and reviews, users will have the ability to choose a vehicle, submit a request to buy a new or used vehicle and receive a no haggle price quote from Autobytel member dealers in their local market. Autobytel’s content, stories and updates will be supported by each television station’s broadcast and broadband video creating a very unique and powerfully informative local automotive portal, stated an official release.
“Autobytel is pleased to have been selected to provide online services to one of the largest media companies in the world,” Autobytel president & CEO Rick Post said. “The new auto channel, which is designed to help Viacom’s visitors make smart, confident car-buying decisions, is another example of Viacom’s focus on providing the best Internet resources for its vast consumer audience.”
“The combination of our local station’s content and Autobytel’s auto research and car buying platform provides our local market users with instant access to the very popular online automotive category,” Viacom Television Stations Digital Media Group president & GM Jonathan Leess said. “The database and local inventory that Autobytel provides to our television websites helps to enhance the goals we’ve set for the ‘Always On’ initiative.”
The group will be re-launching websites for all of its CBS stations, including wcbstv.com (New York) the week of August 1, kyw.com (Philadelphia) on September 13 and wbz.com (Boston) on September 19. The station websites in Salt Lake City (kutv.com), Minneapolis (wcco.com), Denver (cbs4denver.com), San Francisco (cbs5.com), Chicago (cbs2chicago.com), and most recently, Baltimore (wjz.com), have already launched. In total, 17 CBS stations will re-launch their websites in 2005, followed by UPN stations in 2006, the release added.
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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.
