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LONDON – T-Mobile is launching its new advertising campaign, called ‘What would you do with…?’ during tonight’s Big Brother programme on Channel 4.

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — During the last six years, Western Union has transformed itself from a U.S. operation with 100,000 retail outlets to a global network of 385,000 such outlets. The money-transfer giant has offices in 200 countries and territories and a $265 million annual advertising budget. CMO Gail Galuppo manages international marketing campaigns executed in more than fifty languages. In this interview she discusses the company's expansion into new digital remittance venues.

LONDON – Scottish potato grower Albert Bartlett has raised eyebrows with the choice of svelte US television star Marcia Cross, who plays Bree in ‘Desperate Housewives’, to appear in ads for its potato brand Rooster.

LONDON – Paul Briginshaw and Malcolm Duffy, the Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy creative partners, are to quit the agency at the end of the year.

Lloyds Banking Group has awarded its £80m media planning and buying account for Lloyds TSB and HBOS brands to WPP’s Mediaedge:cia.

Two engineers determined to make IT management easier with a tool in the form of a glove that literally puts power at their fingertips. Highlights of their project video diary include dorky dead ends and a stunning live test with serious implications for system administrators.

LONDON – Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Mediaedge:cia (MEC) to its consolidated media planning and buying account.

LONDON – Adidas has launched an experiential marketing campaign to promote its partnership with the UEFA Champions League.

Snow Leopard is the nickname for the latest version of Apple's operating system for the Mac. Keep in mind that, despite all the media coverage, the vast majority of computer users don't have a practical reason to pay attention to Snow Leopard, since Macs remain such a tiny segment of the overall computer market. Still, since Snow Leopard's release on Aug. 28, Twitterers haven't been able to stop tweeting about it.

LONDON – The government’s scrappage incentive scheme has driven further growth in the new car market, with sales in August up 6% year-on-year, according to figures from the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).