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NEWS Rivals target strike-threatened BA in new ad campaigns By Alex Brownsell, 12-May-10, 08:45 LONDON - Rival airlines have launched ad campaigns attacking British Airways (BA), urging travellers not to book with the carrier while the threat of strikes loom. Adidas kicks off World Cup activity with Messi, Villa and Zidane ad By Joe Thomas, 11-May-10, 16:55 LONDON - Adidas is kicking off its World Cup marketing activity with an ad starring world player of the year Lionel Messi, alongside David Villa and Zinedine Zidane, called 'Fast Vs Fast'. Sony game ad cleared despite 38 complaints By Daniel Farey-Jones, 12-May-10, 09:25 LONDON - A Sony Computer Entertainment TV ad, which attracted 38 complaints about violence, has escaped without action from the advertising watchdog. Talk Talk in £20m X Factor sponsorship By Mark Banham, 12-May-10, 09:35 The UK's second largest broadband provider TalkTalk has renewed its sponsorship of ITV1 flagship property X Factor, committing to a further three-year deal understood to be worth £20m. BR Video: Can women be won over to beer? By Daniel Farey-Jones, 12-May-10, 09:40 LONDON - There are encouraging signs this week for Molson Coors' bid to convert women to beer with its clear lager in a bottle concept announced last month, judging by the latest BR Video. ALSO IN THE NEWS Pringles makes new entry to BR app chart By Staff, 11-May-10, 16:30 OFT clears JCDecaux's Titan Outdoor assets acquisition By Maisie Mccabe, 11-May-10, 15:50 Capello in World Cup defeat as new venture placed on ice By Arif Durrani, 11-May-10, 15:26 New Independent MD to lead strategy review By John Reynolds, 11-May-10, 14:55 Which magazine deserves to win cover of the year 2010? 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