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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Netflix Roars to Record 16 Million New Subscribers in Q1
Streaming giant nearly doubles analyst projections for subscriber growth
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NBCUniversal’s Fandango Buys Vudu Streaming Service From Walmart
Deal comes less than 2 months after Comcast, NBCU’s parent company, purchased ad-supported streamer Xumo
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Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says
Posts and pages calling for users to disobey social distancing measures qualify as “harmful misinformation,” exec says
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Netflix Q1 Earnings Preview: Will Streamer Set New Record for Subscriber Growth?
Analysts anticipate Netflix could hit 10 million new subscribers when it reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday
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Cannes’ Marché du Film Outlines Virtual Plan for June Event
Annual market is being moved online this year due to COVID-19
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What Roku’s Stock Price Surge Means for the Streaming Platform
Thursday’s spike comes a few days after Roku reported its customers spent 49% more time watching content during Q1 than same period last year
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14 More Months? Facebook Cancels ‘Large Physical Events’ Through June 2021
Social network employees will be working from home “through at least the end of May” 2020, possibly through the end of summer
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Facebook to Alert Users Exposed to ‘Harmful’ COVID-19 Misinformation
“Stopping the spread of misinformation and harmful content about COVID-19 on our apps is also critically important,” Facebook VP Guy Rosen says
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Has Made Back Half of His Divorce Settlement This Year
The world’s richest person has added $24 billion to his net worth in 2020
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Move Over, Mickey: Netflix Hits All-Time Stock High, Is Now Worth (Slightly) More Than Disney
Streaming giant hits $187.26 billion valuation, narrowly edging past Disney
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The ‘New Normal’ of Content Creation and Distribution Amid a Pandemic | Webinar
Refined production has been replaced with a more stripped-down approach — and viewers like it
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The ‘New Normal’ for Content Creation and Distribution During a Pandemic | Webinar
Audiences are “craving more authenticity” when it comes to what they watch, Fullscreen’s Maureen Polo says
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Roku Says Time Spent Streaming Jumped 49% in Q1
“Consumers are turning to Roku now more than ever,” Roku CEO Anthony Wood said on Monday
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Netflix Stock Hits 52-Week High Thanks to Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Orders
“I get why the stock is up. I just think people are being shortsighted,” Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter says
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Dish Network Cuts Undisclosed Number of Jobs Amid Coronavirus
“The pandemic has forced us to take a closer look at every aspect of our business, at our work volumes, our areas of focus and investments, and the performance of our team members,” CEO Erik Carlson says in a memo