Alex Kerai
Alex began writing for student newspapers and has managed to turn that into a career. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he wrote about small businesses for Biz2Credit and Business.org. Before that, he spent time in communications for higher education institutions, created marketing materials for nonprofits, and worked for entertainment companies in Los Angeles. Today, he reports on emerging consumer trends and his work can be seen on The Penny Hoarder, Business.org, Reviews.org, Move.org, WhistleOut.com, SafeWise.com, HighSpeedInternet.com, and SatelliteInternet.com. When he's not writing, Alex watches too much TV, plays guitar, reads and writes fiction, and goes on nature walks.
ABC Airing ‘The Golden Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Thursdays This Fall
by Alex Kerai | Aug 25, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
ABC updated its strike-proof fall schedule with a Thursday block dedicated to The Bachelor franchise. The new offering from the franchise, The Golden Bachelor, will premiere at 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, with lead Gerry Turner.
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CNN Launching Hub on Max: What Does This Mean for Viewers?
by Alex Kerai | Aug 24, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
After tabling CNN+ over a year ago, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it would add a CNN Hub to Max with new originals and live programming. CNN Max Live News will include a 24/7 live news feed and original programming exclusive to Max subscribers.
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Amazon Reverses Renewals: Cancels ‘The Peripheral’ and ‘A League Of Their Own’
by Alex Kerai | Aug 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
In a shocking turn of events, Amazon canceled The Peripheral and A League of Their Own—shows Amazon had renewed for a second season. Amazon cited the long-term work stoppage due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that have led to delayed productions.
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Studios Back at the Table With Writers: What This Means for TV Fans
by Alex Kerai | Aug 4, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
As the writers’ strike reaches its 95th day, Guild leadership is meeting with studios to potentially resume contract negotiations and resume TV and film productions worldwide.
Almost 100 productions have shut down, and the fall broadcast schedule relies heavily on unscripted content for the first time in over a decade.
Can’t Make It to Chicago? Stream Lollapalooza This Weekend
by Alex Kerai | Aug 3, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Love music festivals but can’t travel to Grant Park for Lollapalooza weekend? Hulu has you covered with live streams from the festival. Lollapalooza began in 1991 and has returned to Chicago annually since 2005. The festival started streaming on Hulu after its 2020 virtual festival.
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Ready to Return to the TVA? Loki Trailer Breaks Records
by Alex Kerai | Aug 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The first trailer for the Marvel/Disney+ series Loki broke viewership records, with over 80 million people tuning in 24 hours. The series is already the most-watched Marvel Studios series on Disney+.
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Can You Guess Each State’s Favorite Summer Rom-Com?
by Alex Kerai | Jul 5, 2023 | Entertainment
It’s “Go Greased Lightnin” versus the “Dancing Queens” in this rom-com showdown.
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Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson Out at CNN and Fox News
by Alex Kerai | Jun 7, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Fox and CNN announced Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s departures on Monday morning. Carlson hosted Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Lemon was a co-host of CNN This Morning. The networks have yet to announce who will replace the hosts.
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Fall Network Schedule Impacted by Writers’ Guild Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 26, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The writers’ strike has already impacted numerous film and TV productions globally. The fall TV schedule may be next. ABC is the only one of the Big Four networks with a strike-proof schedule. The network is airing unscripted programming and reruns of Abbott Elementary.
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Freevee Adds Prime Exclusives
by Alex Kerai | May 5, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
This year, over 100 Amazon Originals will be available to stream for free on Amazon’s Freevee platform. Freevee will offer new Amazon Originals each month through the Amazon Originals channel on the service.
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