Erik Gruenwedel is a Senior News Editor at Media Play News. He covers a range of topics within the arts and entertainment sector, including film industry developments, entertainment news, and the broadcasting landscape, while also delving into publishing and media trends. Erik's insights and expertise have been featured in Kfgo Am-the Mighty 790, Franetic - Agência de Marketing Digital, and Media Play News.
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By: Erik Gruenwedel
Peacock May 28 revealed the new cast of islanders for Season 8 of the hit reality romance show, “Love Island USA,” which begins streaming on June 2 with new episodes dropping daily at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET for the first week, followed by new episodes daily except Wednesdays thereafter.
By: Erik Gruenwedel
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in Rome this week meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to herald Netflix’s production of more than 100 Italian movies and TV shows since its first production, “Suburra: Blood on Rome,” released on Oct. 6, 2017. “I had the privilege of meeting Prime Minister Meloni at Palazzo Chigi,” Sarandos … Continue reading "Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Meets With Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Touting 100 Original Series, Movie Productions"
Disney is reportedly planning to end the standalone Hulu subscription streaming app as the SVOD is melded onto the Disney+ platform.
By: Erik Gruenwedel
Disney+ has greenlit a new premium docuseries following Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos hydrofoil catamaran racing sailboat recently purchased by Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.
By: Erik Gruenwedel
Prime Video original series “The Boys” topped Nielsen’s household TV streaming charts for the week ended May 3 with 947 million minutes. It was just the second time that the sci-fi dark comedy ranked No. 1 overall in the Top 10. Again, 58% of the streaming audience was male, including men aged 18-34 (19%). Netflix … Continue reading "Nielsen: Prime Video’s ‘The Boys’ Topped Weekly Household TV Streaming Through May 3"
By: Erik Gruenwedel
Paramount+ May 29 announced that all six episodes of “Wild Cherry,” the six-part BBC thriller from the United Kingdom, will stream exclusively on Paramount+ beginning June 24 in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Latin America.
By: Erik Gruenwedel
The box office reign of Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is projected to be short-lived as A24’s low-budget horror movie, Backrooms, sweeps in with an estimated $70 million in ticket sales through May 31, according to new data from BoxOfficeReport.com.
HBO Max reported a 25% increase in total hours live-streamed in the first two-day live coverage of the 2026 Roland-Garros (formerly French Open) tennis tournament, from May 24 to June 7 in Paris.
By: Erik Gruenwedel
Peacock’s popular “Love Island USA” Season 8 is set to debut June 2 with the same drama that afflicted the launch of Season 7: Inappropriate language used by a cast member on social media. Vasana Montgomery from Beaverton, Ore., who was introduced along with 11 other cast members on May 28, was yanked after her … Continue reading "Peacock’s ‘Love Island USA’ Drops Reality Contestant For the Second Year For Using Racist Language on Social Media"
By: Erik Gruenwedel
A24’s gamble on former teen Youtuber Ken Parsons appears to have captured lightening in a bottle.
