World Cup: Opener Sets ESPN Record, Draws Strong Euro Ratings; Protesters Hit ITV Studio in Brazil With Rocks; U.K. Channel to Air Monty Python's Final London Show Live

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES World Cup 2014: Opening Match Ratings UPDATED: ESPN scores a 3.2 overnight rating, the best performance for a World Cup Opener on record for the U.S., while Thursday's kick-off match between Brazil and Croatia won the night around the globe. | Read More World Cup: Protesters Hit ITV Studio With Rocks During Opening Game The first night of the tournament in Brazil also saw an outage and "unprecedented" technical problems for the U.K. network's online video player, drawing complaints from fans. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS Bollywood Celebrates World Cup Kickoff Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham were among the top stars sharing their excitement on social media, despite the late live air-time in India. | Read More Italy's Giffoni Fest to Honor Alan Rickman Europe's largest film fest for young viewers will present the actor with a special award named for Francois Truffault. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS U.K's Gold Channel to Live Broadcast Monty Python's Final Stage Show The multi-channel network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks International will carry both a pre-show special and the final performance, live from London's O2 arena on July 20. | Read More HBO Europe Presses Ahead With Original Drama Content Its first local-language production, "Burning Bush," has been successful critically and commercially. | Read More THE BUSINESS J.K. Rowling Blasted for Donating $1.68 Million to Anti-Scottish Independence Cause The "Harry Potter" creator finds herself embroiled in controversy after speaking out against an independent Scotland, the country she has lived in for over 20 years. | Read More Italy's Berlusconi Retains Honorific 'Cavaliere' Title Despite Problems Reports that the media tycoon had been stripped of the title following personal and political issues were inaccurate, as a ministry didn't start the formal process. | Read More World Cup: Economic Benefit for Brazil Seen as Muted Moody's has predicted "fleeting effects" for the country, which has seen people protest the estimated $14 billion spending on the big event. | Read More REVIEWS RECOMMENDED FOR YOU 'Sin City' Creator Wants to Write Captain America Having already redefined Daredevil for Marvel and Batman for DC in the 1980s — and then creating Sin City for himself in the 1990s, before going on to bring that series to the cinema screen more recently — Frank Miller has a new superhero he wants to tackle. But is Marvel prepared to hand over Captain America to the controversial creator? | Read More Car Crashes Into CNN Center in Atlanta CNN was hit directly by "breaking news" early Friday morning when a car crashed into the lobby of its Atlanta media center. The Mercedes-Benz convertible drove into the north side of the Georgia headquarters downtown near Marietta St. and Centennial Olympic Park Drive around 4:15 a.m., shattering the lobby's glass. It came to rest in the middle of the lobby, several yards away from any of CNN's offices. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter International newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy