Sean is a business reporter who covers tech and media for TheWrap based in New York City. His beat includes companies like Meta and TikTok, as well as notable industry figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Sean covers the news landscape and closely watches digital media.
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Twitter, Facebook ‘Designed’ to Exploit Brain Chemistry, ‘The Social Dilemma’ Director Says
TheGrill 2020: The incentive structures of Silicon Valley have “negative consequences on our society,” Jeff Orlowski says
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How ‘Serendipity and Algorithms’ Have Driven the Ad-Supported Streaming Revolution
TheGrill 2020: AVOD services have led a “massive disruption” in Hollywood, FilmRise CEO Danny Fisher says
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Inside the ‘Mess’ of TikTok’s Oracle Deal: 3 Things to Watch
President Trump’s “blessing” was walked back on Monday, after saying any deal that leaves control with Bytedance would be blocked
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Quibi to Explore Potential Sale After Less Than 6 Months (Report)
Jeffrey Katzenberg-backed streaming service launched in April
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Trump: TikTok Deal Won’t Be Approved If Chinese Parent Company Retains Control
“They will have nothing to do with it,” the president said about Bytedance, “and if they do, we just won’t make the deal”
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Peacock Heads to Roku as NBCU and Streaming Platform Strike a Deal
Comcast-owned streaming service heads to Roku, two months after launching
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Can You Still Use TikTok After the Trump Administration Bans App Downloads?
The short answer is “yes,” but here are the details you need to know
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TikTok ‘Disappointed’ With US Ban on New App Downloads, Pledges to Protect User Privacy and Safety
Popular video app said it’s proposed deal for Oracle to takeover its U.S. operations offers “unprecedented levels” of transparency
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NBCUniversal Threatens to Pull Channels From Roku in Dispute Over Peacock
More than 40 NBCU apps could be removed as early as this weekend
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TikTok’s US Spinoff Would File for IPO in 2021
If Oracle’s bid is approved by the U.S. government, TikTok Global could debut on Wall Street about a year from now
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Kevin Hart to Return to Quibi for ‘Die Hart’ Sequel
“Die Hart,” which had a fictionalized version of Hart aiming to become the next great action star, was the new streaming service’s most watched show of the summer
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TikTok-Oracle Deal Could ‘Open Up the Floodgate’ For Ad Dollars
Data concerns have major brands hesitant to “put both feet in” on advertising with TikTok, one marketing expert tells TheWrap
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Richard Rosenblatt Joins Cameo’s Board of Directors | Exclusive
Serial entrepreneur joins well-funded startup that allows fans to pay for personalized video messages from 40,000 celebrities
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Trump Says TikTok and Oracle Are ‘Close to a Deal’
POTUS says the U.S. Government is going to approve or deny the proposed Oracle-TikTok deal “soon”
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Half of Americans Pay for Two or More of the ‘Big 4’ Streaming Services
The emergence of Disney+ and the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred subscriber growth, new data from Hub Entertainment Research indicates
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