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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Roku Adds Record 4.6 Million Accounts During Q4, Stock Price Jumps 8%
Streaming device company closes 2019 with nearly 37 million active accounts
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Why the NBA’s TV Ratings Could Rebound – Or Chuck Up Air Balls
“I’m thinking there will be some improvement in the second half of the season,” sports media consultant Patrick Crakes says
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Michael Bloomberg Has Spent 6 Times As Much as Trump, Democratic Candidates on Facebook Ads This Year
Former NYC mayor has already invested about $33 million into Facebook ads in 2020
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Apple, Facebook Among Tech Giants Under Examination by FTC for Past Acquisitions
The review will help the FTC examine “whether large tech companies are making potentially anticompetitive acquisitions”
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Netflix and YouTube Easily Top Hulu and Amazon Prime Video When It Comes to TV Streaming, Nielsen Says
Streaming heavyweight accounts for 31% of all TV streaming
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Sirius Invests $75 Million Into Soundcloud, Gets Minority Stake and 2 Board Seats
The free music platform says it’s on track to bring in $200 million in revenue this year
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How Disney+ and Other Streamers Stack Up Against Netflix in the US | Chart
Disney is already about halfway to catching Netflix when it comes to domestic subscribers
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Internal Fox News Document Warns That Pro-Trump Guests Are Amplifying ‘Disinformation'(Report)
Rudy Giuliani shows a “high susceptibility to disinformation,” according to a Fox News research document seen by The Daily Beast
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Take-Two’s Stock Drops 8% on Q3 Earnings Miss; CEO Strauss Zelnick Points to Strong ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Sales as ‘Phenomenal’ Sign
The quarter’s one “bleak spot” was ‘WWE 2K20’ sales, Zelnick said: “That title just needs to be better and we’re working on it”
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Netflix Finally Lets Users Turn Off Autoplay Previews
Tired of autoplay previews? It just takes a few steps now to turn it off
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Twitter Tops 150 Million Daily Users, Reports First $1 Billion Sales Quarter During Q4
Social media company fell short of Wall Street’s earnings estimates — and it’s stock price still received a nice boost
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Spotify Hits 124 Million Paid Subscribers in Q4, But Its Stock Still Dropped 5%
Average revenue per user dropped 5% in Q4 as streaming giant leans on promotions
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Instagram Made $20 Billion in 2019 – About Same as Netflix (Report)
Popular app’s sales puts it on par with Netflix’s annual revenue
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Snap’s Stock Price Sinks 13% After Falling Short of Q4 Revenue Estimates
Snapchat adds 8 million new daily users during the fourth quarter, but it’s not enough to satiate Wall Street
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Why AVOD Services Like Xumo Stand to Benefit With Rise of SVOD Offerings Like Disney+
Xumo’s Colin Petrie-Norris tells TheWrap that as long as services are not “barfing ads up all over the place,” services like Xumo will thrive
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