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Lukas Alpert

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Media and Entertainment Reporter at MarketWatch

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

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  • ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ sequel is coming - but the glory days of magazines like Vogue are over

    2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Lukas Alpert

    Ad spending on magazines has shrunk by nearly half since the first film came out in 2006, and the doorstop September issue is a thing of the pastPublished: May 23, 2025 at 1:48 p.m. ETMeryl Streep starred as fashion-magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the 2006 movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” Disney has set a release date for a sequel. Photo: 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection“The Devil Wears Prada” was a biting satire of the glory days of ad-stuffed fashion magazines.

  • Netflix saves ‘Sesame Street’ from foreclosure with streaming deal, but troubles remain

    2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Lukas Alpert

    ‘Sesame Street’ faced financial difficulty after HBO chose to not extend its deal, but the storied children’s show has also seen declining audiences and questions of relevancy after 56 years on TVPublished: May 19, 2025 at 12:22 p.m. ET“Sesame Street” is set to begin its 56th season with a new deal with Netflix, but its ratings and appeal with young kids have been in decline.

  • Will a Charter-Cox merger prove that bigger is better in a fast-declining cable marketplace?

    3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Lukas Alpert

    The deal will create what the companies describe as “an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service.”Source link

  • Will ESPN’s new streaming service spell the end for cable television?

    3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Lukas Alpert

    Sports programming had been one of the few offerings that kept customers from fully cutting the cord, but ESPN’s new streaming service could accelerate the exodus. Source link

  • Will ESPN's new streaming service spell the end for cable television?

    3 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Lukas Alpert

    By Lukas I. Alpert Sports programming had been one of the few offerings that kept customers from fully cutting the cord, but ESPN's new streaming service could accelerate the exodus If there was one thing cable television has had that helped slow the departure of viewers cutting the cord, it was its firm grip on sports programming.

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Lukas I. Alpert
Lukas I. Alpert @lalpert1
5 May 25

Can President Trump really put tariffs on films produced abroad? The law says no. https://t.co/oQ9gsh6M6N

Lukas I. Alpert
Lukas I. Alpert @lalpert1
28 Apr 25

The future of streaming television is starting to look an awful lot like cable TV https://t.co/heyCRPS0EO

Lukas I. Alpert
Lukas I. Alpert @lalpert1
12 Apr 25

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. https://t.co/0YiWQS4XZh