Alex Sherman

Recently he’s done a bunch of social media videos playing the piano with his grandson which are great. Sorry to see this.

WBD employees fear coming wave of job losses as Paramount tops Netflix's bid to acquire company WBD employees fear potential job cuts, culture clashes and high debt loads as Paramount supplants Netflix as the company's acquirer.

Spoke with a bunch of WBD employees today. For the most part, they wish Netflix had won the auction.

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Lakers governor Jeanie Buss talks year of transition, says father would have supported sale to Mark Walter Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss said new majority owner Mark Walter's access to capital will help the team best compete with the NBA's top franchises.

I spoke with now minority Lakers owner Jeanie Buss about why she sold the team, LeBron’s future on the Lakers (she sounded doubtful), building the team around Luka, her own future with the Lakers and her tequila business.

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CNBC Sport: Snowboarder Scotty James on Olympic preparations, AI and growing the sport NBC's Alex Sherman sits down with Scotty James, Australian professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic medalist.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the business of being a professional snowboarder ….

I spoke with gold medal favorite Scotty James:

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CNBC Sport: Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth say a new generation of QBs are reshaping the NFL CNBC's Alex Sherman sits down with Mike Tirico, host and play-by-play voice for NBC Sports, and Cris Collinsworth, analyst for NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Sat down with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth to talk about the NFL season and the craft of sports broadcasting.

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You could say the same thing about Netflix ….

Alex Sherman’s “Anonymous Media Executive 2026 Predictions” are in:

@sherman4949.cnbc.com
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Netflix wins Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war — the path to the deal CNBC's Alex Sherman reports on how Netflix won over Warner Bros. Discovery Bros.

The latest on what to expect from Paramount, WBD and Netflix — with @carlquintanilla.bsky.social:

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CNBC Sport: Disney and YouTube TV stalemate drags on Disney and YouTube TV are in the longest Disney carriage blackout ever, topping 2024's DirecTV dispute, which lasted 13 days.

The new CNBC Sport newsletter is out today — with the latest on the Disney-YouTube TV ongoing standoff and an exclusive interview with Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon:

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NEW PODCAST: CNBC's @sherman4949.cnbc.com joins the Sports Media Podcast to discuss the YouTube TV-ESPN/Disney dispute, which side has leverage, and how it might play out.

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Roundball Rock’s John Tesh & Apple’s Eddy Cue 10/23/25 Podcast Episode · CNBC Sport · 10/23/2025 · 43m

My interviews with Eddy Cue and John Tesh:

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Roundball Rock YouTube video by John Tesh - Topic

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CNBC Sport: NFL’s Roger Goodell on Tom Brady controversy; and a YouTube-NBC collision course NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fundamentally dismissed the notion that Tom Brady had a conflict of interest.

I’m hearing both YouTube TV and NBCU are preparing for a potential blackout at the end of the month — one source told me YouTube TV “needs to make an example out of someone” to show the media world its power now that it has about 10 million subscribers.

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CNBC Sport: NFL’s Roger Goodell on Tom Brady controversy; and a YouTube-NBC collision course NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fundamentally dismissed the notion that Tom Brady had a conflict of interest.

Roger Goodell to me on the Tom Brady conflict of interest question:

“Where’s the conflict?”

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NFL wants to accelerate TV rights renegotiations to as early as next year, Commissioner Goodell says The NFL would need agreement from its media partners — Disney, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Paramount, Amazon and Fox — to start discussions earlier than planned.

NFL wants to accelerate TV rights renegotiations, Commissioner Goodell says www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/n...

Nailed it.

Disney has always had a good relationship with Kimmel, and the Hollywood backlash to removing him permanently would have been brutal.

Those saying he was fired or that he was being canceled for low ratings — including President Trump — were wrong.

Stephen Colbert defends Jimmy Kimmel, calls Trump an 'autocrat' ABC pulled the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show off the air indefinitely over comments its host made about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.

CNBC got in to Stephen Colbert’s show taping today …

Here’s what he said about Kimmel/Trump:

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Assuming Kimmel returns to his show as planned and intended, his opening monologue is going to be watched by and dissected by a lot of people. He’s had a good relationship with Disney for many years.

ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air 'indefinitely' over Charlie Kirk comments Jimmy Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.

In case it’s not clear, I’m told by sources familiar with the matter that Kimmel hasn’t been fired and Disney plans to speak with him about a response when he returns to air.

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Cutting Jake Moody may have switched the special teams juju for the Niners

Game Plan One-day event for business leaders and industry movers focused on the intersection of sports and business.

Also if you happen to be in LA this week, I’ll be moderating a panel at our Game Plan event in Santa Monica with the commissioners of the Big 12, the ACC and the Big East.

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NCAA President Charlie Baker Cautions About Private Equity In College Sports YouTube video by CNBC Television

My interview with NCAA president Charlie Baker on how he’s against prop betting in college sports, his thoughts on private equity investment in teams, protecting Title IX, and much more:

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CNBC Sport: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on the future of baseball, media, expansion and the CBA

My interview with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on the future of media rights, the salary cap/salary floor debate, and much more:

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NEW PODCAST: The guest is @sherman4949.cnbc.com.

Topic: What is MLB's media strategy?

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A little news this afternoon:

HBO Max officially returns tomorrow, I’m told by multiple sources. The transition from Max to HBO Max will be automatic and will happen throughout the day for people globally.

As Mitt Romney would say …

No apology.

Details of the Paramount settlement with Trump over 60 Minutes lawsuit:

- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology