Lukas Alpert
Media and Entertainment Reporter at MarketWatch
Financial investigations for Marketwatch. Ex-media reporter, Moscow correspondent + tabloid scribe. Author of Kremlin Speak: Inside Putin's Propaganda Factory.
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5 days ago |
marketwatch.com | Lukas Alpert
Earnings ResultsNetflix says its business is still booming as it is well-protected from any economic turbulence, and shares riseLast Updated: April 17, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. ETFirst Published: April 17, 2025 at 4:18 p.m. ETNetflix says it is still on target for its forecast audience, revenue and profit growth for 2025. Photo: AFP/Getty ImagesNetflix Inc. says that with all the economic worry in the world, offering up some entertainment is a good business to be in.
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1 week ago |
morningstar.com | Lukas Alpert
By Lukas I. Alpert Over the course of a recent week, there was not one listing for a newly created episode of scripted television on over 100 channels reviewed by MarketWatch. 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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1 week ago |
marketwatch.com | Lukas Alpert
Cable channels have increasingly become zombiefied dumping grounds for reruns, old movies and reality programming — with virtually all original scripted TV having shifted over to streaming. 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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1 week ago |
morningstar.com | Lukas Alpert
By Lukas I. Alpert More than 60 million U.S. homes still have cable, but they largely get reality shows, old movies and 21-hour-long blocs of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' 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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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Lukas Alpert
Declines in consumer and ad spending expected as a result of the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy could lead to a lot more blank ad space, Citi Research predicted. 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, according to a team at Citi Research led by Jason Bazinet.
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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. https://t.co/e83xi1ehJr
Run to the hills! Iron Maiden’s famed tour plane cut up into collectible key chains. https://t.co/t2r97ChkEu
Netflix paid $55 million for a show. Prosecutors say the creator blew it on Rolls Royces and crypto. https://t.co/kGlB9lqgLs via @MarketWatch