The country's ruling junta has instructed TV regulators to guarantee that local soccer fans won't have to pay a cent to watch every single World Cup game. | Read More
World Cup organizers FIFA have sent out advance warnings to streaming sites telling them to monitor and remove "any and all" unauthorized streams of soccer games during the 2014 tournament in Brazil. | Read More
At an event for film students at the Beijing Film Academy, the director said of his remarkable recent career: "If I was in the audience at film school, looking at me now, I would hate me." | Read More
The French media giant is reportedly seeking a buyer for the money-losing VOD service as Netflix plans to enter the German market later this year. | Read More
THR plays the numbers game to find the most expensive team, priciest star, the bookies' odds for the favorite to win the tournament in Brazil and other surprising figures. | Read More
This story first appeared in the June 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The Fault in Our Stars is the rare box-office hit that won't be getting a sequel. But it most certainly will be imitated. | Read More
The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday and ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC have will air all 64 games live from Brazil from June 12-July 13. Before the first kick is made, the opening ceremony in Sao Paulo will air on ESPN3 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Over on ESPN2, SportsCenter will also have live look-ins of the event. The first match in Group A between host nation Brazil and Croatia will then kick off at 3.30 p.m. ET/12.30 p.m. PT in the Arena de Sao Paulo and be aired live on ESPN. | Read More
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