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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Quibi Raises Another $750 Million a Month Before Launch
New round of funding brings streaming service up to $1.75 billion overall
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Coronavirus Fears Lead Google to Cancel Its Biggest Event of the YearF
Annual Google I/O developer conferences attracted 7,000 attendees last year
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Kids Are the Biggest Indicator You’ll Spend Money on Movies
About 40% of at-home movie purchases come from households with kids 10 or under
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Media Observers Question Facebook for Giving The Daily Caller Fact-Checking Power
The Daily Caller is “now using that power to boost Trump,” says watchdog Judd Legum
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Disney+ to Launch on Sky Q in the UK Later This Month
Agreement also includes a first-look window for 20th Century movies like “Terminator: Dark Fate”
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Why Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is on the Hot Seat
“Unless he’s sleeping 45 minutes a night, it’s hard to imagine he’s giving Square and Twitter” full attention, tech attorney Matt Bilinsky says
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Apple to Pay $500 Million Settlement Over Throttled iPhones
Class-action lawsuit claimed Apple deliberately slowed down iPhones to get users to upgrade batteries or devices
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DAZN, the ‘Netflix of Sports,’ Eyes Global Expansion Into 200 Markets
Sports streaming service looks to soon enter 200 markets, including the U.K.
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Coronavirus Rocks Wall Street This Week: Apple, Disney Stocks Take Major Hits
Tech, media and entertainment companies all couldn’t escape the sea of red this week
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Coronavirus Has Already Infected Hollywood’s Bottom Line – How Bad Could It Get?
Disney and other entertainment giants could suffer a “devastating impact” on their businesses, Greenberg Glusker attorney Sky Moore says
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YouTube TV Strikes Out on Sinclair-Owned Fox Regional Sports Networks
Yankees fans, along with fans in 14 other markets, won’t be able to watch their favorite team
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Facebook Cancels F8 Conference Over Coronavirus Concerns
The two-day event was scheduled for early May in San Jose, California
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Steven Seagal to Pay $314,000 to SEC for ‘Unlawfully Touting’ Cryptocurrency Investment
Actor pushed Bitcoiin2Gen, a cryptocurrency promoting itself as a “more advanced” Bitcoin, on his social media accounts
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Facebook Bans Ads Pushing Fake Coronavirus Cures
Ads claiming to cure, prevent or “create a sense of urgency” around the virus will be purged
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Why Comcast and Fox Want Ad-Supported Services Like Xumo and Tubi
Companies like Fox and ViacomCBS show interest in AVOD because of familiarity with the business model, analyst Bruce Leichtman says
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