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.
Need Something New To Watch? Paramount+ Is Adding Six International Shows This Fall
by Alex Kerai | Aug 7, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
As studios and networks rearrange their fall schedule due to the ongoing Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strike, Paramount+ goes international. Six new shows from the U.K., South Korea, and Latin America will debut on Paramount+ this fall and winter.
Read moreStudios 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.
Read moreReady 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+.
Read moreCan I Still Watch Movies and TV During the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strike?
by Alex Kerai | Jul 21, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Two Hollywood unions are on strike during a standoff with the major studios over payments, residuals, streaming, and artificial intelligence. The strikes come as Hollywood enters the all-important summer blockbuster window with Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One screening in theaters.
Read moreStreamers Face Revenue Losses, Hike Prices for Viewers
by Alex Kerai | Jul 19, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Netflix removed the $9.99 Basic ad-free tier for viewers, and Peacock increased its prices after deactivating its free tier earlier this year. Streamers hope to draw more ad-tier subscribers with the plan changes and reduce revenue losses from content and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Read moreNetflix Syndicates HBO Shows, Bringing Them to a Wider Audience
by Alex Kerai | Jul 18, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Five HBO shows, including Insecure, are coming to Netflix and will be available to stream as part of a new co-exclusive agreement with Max. The shows allow HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to license content and make extra money for the bottom line.
Read moreHollywood Screen Actors Strike, Joining Writers and Further Delaying Fall TV Production
by Alex Kerai | Jul 13, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors, is on strike. The strike will immediately shut down numerous productions worldwide and stop any promotional work actors are doing for projects.
Read moreSpectrum Customers to Decide Whether to Pay for Sports or Not
by Alex Kerai | Jul 11, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Spectrum will launch Spectrum Select Plus with sports programming and Spectrum Select Signature for the non-sports fan this fall. The new packages allow customers to decide whether to pay for sports content. Providers previously built in sports content to all major TV provider packages.
Read moreCan 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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