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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"Prepare for dawn" -- with a new featurette from 20th Century Fox. A new short called "Rise to Dawn" has been released to help fill in viewers on the must-see events between the two installments. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo and Judy Greer. | Read More
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