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.
Experience:
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Tokyo Olympics Will Happen ‘With or Without COVID,’ IOC VP Says
The 2021 Olympics will be “the games that conquered” COVID-19, IOC VP John Coates says
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Wall Street Plunges as Netflix, Apple and Facebook Suffer Big Losses
The bull market ran into a brick wall on Thursday, with several tech and entertainment firms feeling the pain
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Quibi Brings Back ‘Reno 911!’ For Another Season
Veteran comedy series comes back after earning two Emmy nominations for its 7th season
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Facebook Bans New Political Ads Week Before Election Day
The social network will also add warning labels if President Trump or Joe Biden’s accounts declare an early victory, Mark Zuckerberg said
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Joe Rogan Podcast Episodes With Alex Jones, Chris D’Elia Missing From Spotify
Fans are calling out Spotify for “censoring” Rogan’s podcast on its first day on the service
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Netflix Offers Free Streaming of ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Bird Box’ to Win Over Non-Subscribers
The free streaming comes with a few catches, though, including only the first episode of the first season of TV shows being available to watch
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TikTok Has Another Suitor: Centricus Teams Up With Triller for $20 Billion Bid
Offer adds to a growing list of companies vying for the wildly-popular video app
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TV Ad Revenue Expected to Drop 15% in 2020 Despite Election-Year Bump in Campaign Ads
“The TV market will still be impacted by the damage caused to the economy earlier in the year,” Ampere Analysis projects
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Walmart Joins Microsoft’s Push to Acquire TikTok’s US Assets
Earlier on Thursday, TheWrap reported Oracle had taken the lead position in a deal worth at least $20 billion
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Oracle Nears $20 Billion TikTok Deal With White House Support (Exclusive)
CEO Kevin Mayer resigns, corporate parent CEO and private equity investors at loggerheads over the deal as Microsoft bid falls behind
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Streaming Is Growing Up and That’s a Big Worry for Pay TV
Older viewers are now among those who spend the most time watching streaming content
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Becomes the World’s First $200 Billion Man
His fortune has rocketed higher since mid-March, as Amazon’s stock price has jumped more than 100% during the pandemic
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It’s Official: Young Viewers (Almost) Never Watch Live TV Over Streaming Services
Only 14% of Americans 18-34 pick live TV as their first viewing option, new data from Hub Entertainment Research shows
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Could Epic Games’ Legal Fight With Apple and Google Lead to More Antitrust Claims?
“Most app stores position themselves similarly. It just happens that Apple, because of its dominant market share, it comes off a little differently,” attorney Matt Belinsky says
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YouTube Removes Twice as Much Content After Shift Away From Human Moderators
More than 11 million videos were removed in Q2 — but YouTube also had to reinstate four-times as many videos due to videos incorrectly being pulled down
