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LONDON – RBS is looking to re-launch its dormant high-street banking brand Williams 8 Glyn’s, as a response to European Commission plans to make the UK banking market more competitive.

LONDON – UTV’s national talk radio station TalkSport has signed a deal with FIFA to be the exclusive UK commercial radio broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

LONDON – CNBC, the business news broadcaster, has secured Credit Suisse as sponsor for a new five-part series, Executive Vision, in a deal thought to be worth six figures.

LONDON – Titan Outdoor is to roll out a network of more than 100 digital six-sheets at 18 of the leading shopping centres across the UK.

LONDON – Channel 4 is launching a three-and-a-half-minute menu-themed ad break during Come Dine With Me.

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Ronald McDonald doesn't come to mind as the most likely brand icon to be integrated into New York's Fashion Week. But as part of McDonald's larger promotional involvement in the event, his gloves have been given a couture redesign and are selling for $50 a pair — and you can only buy them via Twitter. Meanwhile, the burger chain's McCafe is the official gourmet coffee provider at the high-fashion fest in Bryant Park.

LONDON – Homepride, which received 700 complaints at the Advertising Standards Authority for its oven cleaning product Oven Pride, is continuing the ‘sexist’ theme for a new campaign for its Shower 8 Bath Pride product.

NEW YORK – Media veteran Steve Brill has signed up 1,000 newspapers, magazines and news sites to his Journalism Online venture, which hopes to allow publishers to charge for content.

LONDON – Dunnhumby, the data analytics arm owned by Tesco, saw profits rise 71pc last year thanks to continued expansion overseas, particularly in the US.

LONDON – ITV1’s police drama ‘Blue Murder’ was watched by 4.5m viewers last night, down half a million from last week, according to unofficial overnight figures.