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Lukas I. Alpert

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Media and entertainment reporter for Marketwatch. Previously: financial crime investigations for MW, media and Moscow correspondent for WSJ, tabloid scribe.

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Joined November 2008
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Will ‘F1’ help Apple finally win one in the movie and streaming race?
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Few people are willing to pay for news online, which makes things tougher for the news industry
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Warner Bros. Discovery bonds see big selloff as ratings are cut to junk. Should stock investors be worried?
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Could Paramount’s sale collapse under pressure from Trump? Analysts are starting to think so.
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Can media company spinoffs of brands like CNN and CNBC be good for investors? Here’s what history tells us.
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2 months
Taylor Swift has bought back her own music — making her catalog among the most valuable of all time
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2 months
The magazine world is feeling more like "The Devil Wears Goodwill" these days
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Will a Charter-Cox merger prove that bigger is better in a fast-declining cable marketplace?
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Will ESPN’s new streaming service spell the end for cable television?
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Can President Trump really put tariffs on films produced abroad? The law says no.
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3 months
The future of streaming television is starting to look an awful lot like cable TV
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3 months
The long-running lament among TV viewers is that you get 500 channels but there is never anything to watch. But what was once a bit of hyperbole is now mostly true — there is almost nothing new to watch on TV.
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3 months
Here’s some bad news: The media industry will likely take it hard on the chin as tariffs are expected to cause ad spending to plunge.
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4 months
Run to the hills! Iron Maiden’s famed tour plane cut up into collectible key chains.
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4 months
Netflix paid $55 million for a show. Prosecutors say the creator blew it on Rolls Royces and crypto. via @MarketWatch.
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Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of artists on the platform actually make a living.
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6 months
Biden warns that an oligarchy is taking hold in America. There is data to back him up.
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6 months
Influential activist short-seller firm Hindenburg Research says it is shutting down
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The cost of doing business: why Mali just seized 3 tons of gold from Canadian miner Barrick
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Cooking the books: Pals Donald Trump and Vince McMahon both resolve hush-money cases
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