Alex Sherman
@sherman4949.cnbc.com
CNBC Media and Sports reporter. Email [email protected]
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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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I spoke with gold medal favorite Scotty James:
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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.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Everything you ever wanted to know about the business of being a professional snowboarder ….
I spoke with gold medal favorite Scotty James:
www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
I spoke with gold medal favorite Scotty James:
www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
Sat down with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth to talk about the NFL season and the craft of sports broadcasting.
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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.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Sat down with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth to talk about the NFL season and the craft of sports broadcasting.
www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
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Alex Sherman’s “Anonymous Media Executive 2026 Predictions” are in:
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December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Alex Sherman’s “Anonymous Media Executive 2026 Predictions” are in:
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The latest on what to expect from Paramount, WBD and Netflix — with @carlquintanilla.bsky.social:
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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.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The latest on what to expect from Paramount, WBD and Netflix — with @carlquintanilla.bsky.social:
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
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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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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.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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:
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/d...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/d...
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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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Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about tele...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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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.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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Roger Goodell to me on the Tom Brady conflict of interest question:
“Where’s the conflict?”
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“Where’s the conflict?”
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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.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Roger Goodell to me on the Tom Brady conflict of interest question:
“Where’s the conflict?”
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“Where’s the conflict?”
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NFL wants to accelerate TV rights renegotiations, Commissioner Goodell says www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/n...
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.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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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.
Those saying he was fired or that he was being canceled for low ratings — including President Trump — were wrong.
September 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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.
Those saying he was fired or that he was being canceled for low ratings — including President Trump — were wrong.
CNBC got in to Stephen Colbert’s show taping today …
Here’s what he said about Kimmel/Trump:
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Here’s what he said about Kimmel/Trump:
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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.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
CNBC got in to Stephen Colbert’s show taping today …
Here’s what he said about Kimmel/Trump:
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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.
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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.
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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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.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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
September 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Cutting Jake Moody may have switched the special teams juju for the Niners
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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NCAA President Charlie Baker Cautions About Private Equity In College Sports
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September 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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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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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CNBC Sport: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on the future of baseball, media, expansion and the CBA
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July 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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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Topic: What is MLB's media strategy?
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Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about tele...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW PODCAST: The guest is @sherman4949.cnbc.com.
Topic: What is MLB's media strategy?
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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.
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.
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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.
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.
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
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
July 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
As Mitt Romney would say …
No apology.
No apology.
Reposted by Alex Sherman
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
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
July 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
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June 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Tonight is the night: Our 30-min CNBC Sport feature “Curry Inc.: The Business of Stephen Curry” airs only on CNBC at 9 pm ET/PT.
Please tune in! I interviewed Curry on a yacht in the SF Bay!
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Please tune in! I interviewed Curry on a yacht in the SF Bay!
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A sneak peek at CNBC Sport's 'Curry Inc.: The Business of Stephen Curry'
Tune in on June 4 at 9 p.m. ET for CNBC Sport's "Curry Inc.: The Business of Stephen Curry" as media and sports reporter Alex Sherman takes you inside the NBA superstar's business ventures and off-the...
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June 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Tonight is the night: Our 30-min CNBC Sport feature “Curry Inc.: The Business of Stephen Curry” airs only on CNBC at 9 pm ET/PT.
Please tune in! I interviewed Curry on a yacht in the SF Bay!
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
Please tune in! I interviewed Curry on a yacht in the SF Bay!
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🎵Time to get it right
and fix the Knicks
Doing my best,
yes, that’s my promise
I check with my friends, call Isiah Thomas🎵
and fix the Knicks
Doing my best,
yes, that’s my promise
I check with my friends, call Isiah Thomas🎵
June 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🎵Time to get it right
and fix the Knicks
Doing my best,
yes, that’s my promise
I check with my friends, call Isiah Thomas🎵
and fix the Knicks
Doing my best,
yes, that’s my promise
I check with my friends, call Isiah Thomas🎵