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‘Top Gear’ magazine gets new look as tv show returns
LONDON: The BBC Top Gear magazine will have a new-look from its December issue (on sale 30 October), coinciding with this weeks return of the TV show in a brand new format. Completing the refreshment of the brand, the Top Gear website is also sporting a new look.
Jeremy Clarkson, whose acerbic opinions made the old programme a hit returns as presenter of the hour-long programme, joined by used car guru Jason Dawe and Richard Hammond.
Top Gear magazine has undergone a major redesign, with more hard-hitting tests, entertaining off-the-wall features, a new 20-page Front End section of news, sport and humour plus even more opinionated views from Clarkson, who will be contributing even more to the magazine after signing an exclusive new contract with it.
BBC Magazines Top Gear website, www.topgear.com has undergone a complete overhaul. Its extensive road test library and comprehensive database of new and used car data now carries even more information and is much easier navigate. The site continues to attract top advertisers and host some of the most creative advertising on the web.
Top Gear magazine has remained market-leader for every ABC period since its launch in 1993. BBC Top Gear magazine is Britains best-selling general motoring monthly , with a circulation of 150,747 (ABC: Jan – Jun 2002). It is published by BBC Magazines – a division of BBC Worldwide Ltd, the main commercial arm of the BBC.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
