Alex Sherman
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CNBC media and sports reporter. Author of CNBC Sport newsletter/host of CNBC Sport Videocast. Sign up at https://t.co/KmmFAqLC9J. Tips to [email protected]
Princeton North, NJ
Joined June 2010
It's not apples to apples -- Fox One includes Fox News, and ESPN is offering more than just the linear feed -- but the fact the Fox One/ESPN bundle is $39.99 per month and Venu was $42.99 kinda tells you how much of a value add WBD's sports were to that bundle.
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TKO CEO Ari Emanuel will be joining @cnbc live around 10:10 am ET to discuss ….
David Ellison is getting right to work . In a deal that changed and got finalized in 48 hours post Skydance-Paramount merger, the entire catalog of UFC is coming to Paramount. Details here -- I spoke with TKO's Mark Shapiro and Paramount's new CEO.
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UFC gets $1.1 billion for seven years for all 43 events on Paramount+ — and does away with the pay per view model. See quote here from TKO COO Mark Shapiro:
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The deal is for an AAV of $1.1 billion and is for 7 years. It eliminates the pay-per-view model that ESPN+ had used to upcharge premium live events. That's gone. Now all events will be included on Paramount+. Shapiro gives me a good quote on that in the linked story.
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David Ellison is getting right to work . In a deal that changed and got finalized in 48 hours post Skydance-Paramount merger, the entire catalog of UFC is coming to Paramount. Details here -- I spoke with TKO's Mark Shapiro and Paramount's new CEO.
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The Paramount deal will eliminate the pay-per-view model used by ESPN in its current UFC deal, making all events available for no extra charge on Paramount+.
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Bold move by AOL.
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RT @iamjohnpollock: Bonus edition of Pollock & Thurston chatting with CNBC's @sherman4949 . - WWE PLE deal with ESPN.- The value on ESPN's….
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My conversation with Alexis Ohanian on his new women's track and field league and why he's not investing in pickleball.
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Reported in February that Netflix may be interested:
Netflix is weighing a bid for the home run derby. Scoop w/ @hgmiller29 .
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A $3.5m annual base salary and a $1.5m bonus?? You call this a media company??.
Paramount Sets Pay for New CEO David Ellison, President Jeff Shell via @variety.
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Eventually, ESPN plans to have all pay TV subscribers get its new direct-to-consumer service included for no extra charge - YouTube TV, Xfinity, Optimum, etc. But I'm told that's not going to be case on Aug. 21, when the service launches. Details below:
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ESPN has been waiting for years to debut its flagship service. It's the first time that ESPN's programming will be available without a cable subscription.
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Here's today's Kickoff story from my newsletter, now in online form -- on why ESPN is likely in for a moment of customer confusion when it launches its new direct-to-consumer service on Aug. 21.
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ESPN has been waiting for years to debut its flagship service. It's the first time that ESPN's programming will be available without a cable subscription.
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Congrats to Shari Redstone and the Skydance Media leadership team for closing their merger, a deal that, if memory serves right, began in 1968.
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Today’ CNBC Sport newsletter is out — with news about which pay TV subs will have access to ESPN’s d-to-c service when it launches — and who will have to wait. Subscribe at for the whole thing.
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If you are confused about if you will get access to the WWE live events …. Or even more generally if you’ll get ESPN’s direct-to-consumer service as a pay TV subscriber …. Please subscribe to the CNBC Sport newsletter for tomorrow’s edition. It’s free.
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I’m going to dedicate my newsletter to this and many of your questions about if you get/don’t get this — it’ll be out tomorrow. It’s free. Sign up at I hope it will be helpful. It’s confusing!.
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The legacy TV world thanks you.
Def keeping cable now.
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With Venu dead, Disney CEO Bob Iger notes Disney has held talks with other sports-focused streaming services on potential bundles, but "nothing to report" right now.
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