Wall Street Journal closes Boston bureau

* Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch to stay in Boston

* Reporters will have to reapply for jobs

By Robert MacMillan

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Wall Street Jou ...[more]

UPDATE 1-BSkyB appeals ruling to cut ITV stake

* Wants investigation sent back to Competition Commission

(Adds detail on nature of BSkyB's appeal)

By Kate Holton

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - British pa ...[more]

UPDATE 1-Radio One posts Q3 profit, shares jump to year-high

* CEO: Radio stations outperform competitors

* Shares rise 60 percent to year-high

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Shares of Radio One Inc () rose as much as 60 percent to a new 52-week ...[more]

Noddy returns, minus golliwogs, to mark 60th year

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Noddy, the beloved toy character created by Enid Blyton 60 years ago, returns to the book stores on Thursday in "Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle", written by the lat ...[more]

NBA introduces live games on U.S. mobile devices

Previously the NBA, whose season tipped off on Tuesday, offered only game highlights on mobile phones. The league already offers subscription packages to watch live games on PCs as well as an ...[more]

Nintendo cuts forecast as Wii loses sparkle

Demand for Nintendo's family-friendly games has cooled as rivals Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp bolster their catalog of games that appeal to die-hard players.

Nintendo's portable game ...[more]

UPDATE 2-INM cuts profit forecast, sees ads stabilising

* FY pre-ex opg profit view revised to 170 mln-190 mln euros

* Advertising revenue seen stabilising

* Shares down 1.9 percent after lower profit guidance

(Ad ...[more]

UPDATE 1-EQT takes over two Bulgaria cable operators

LONDON/SOFIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Private equity firm EQT acquired two of Bulgaria's major cable TV and Internet companies for over 200 million euros ($294.8 million) and said on Thursday it ...[more]

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Polish broadcaster TVN sees Q3 revenue up 21 pct

* Sees Q3 sales excluding pay-TV platform down 6 pct

* Had 730,000 pay-TV subscribers after Q3

* Shares down 1 pct

(Adds analyst, shares, details)

...[more]
UPDATE 1-Japan's NEC cuts outlook; chips, networks weak

* Oper profit down 75 pct, tumbles to net loss in Q2

* Hitachi Q2 oper profit down 78 pct, net loss widens

* Both say no immediate need to raise capital

(Adds execu ...[more]

UPDATE 2-Record customer spend boosts Virgin Media

* Q3 revenue up 1.3 pct, operating cash flow up 7 pct

* Posts record average rev per user

(Adds details, quotes, reaction)

By Kate Holton

LONDON, Oct 29 ...[more]

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