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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FuboTV Merges With Facebank, Gets $100 Million Loan in Deal
David Gandler, the CEO of the sports-focused streaming service, will remain as CEO
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Disney Stock Sinks Over 9% as Wall Street Gives Away Trump Gains
Disney closed Friday at $85.98 per share — or about 40% below where it was in mid-February
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Tech Company ConvertKit Wants to Give Creators $500 to Deal With the Coronavirus Pandemic
The company has raised $160,000 to give away to YouTubers, musicians and artists who need help covering expenses like groceries
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Media
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TikTok Gives Arnold Schwarzenegger Charity $3 Million to Feed Families Impacted by the Coronavirus Outbreak
“We thought it would be cool and great if we could provide food” to those missing out on school meals, the action hero says
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Netflix to Slow Down Service in Europe, Cut Traffic by 25% to Avoid Internet Crash
Streaming giant will curtail its bandwidth for 30 days as the coronavirus has put added stress on Europe’s internet infrastructure
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Scopely Raises $200 Million From The Chernin Group, Advance in a Bet on Mobile Gaming
Latest funding brings Scopely to a $1.9 billion valuation
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Entertainment Stocks Drop as Wall Street Gains Under Trump Evaporate
Stock losses, spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, continued to pile up on Wednesday
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Facebook to Launch Coronavirus Information Center, Zuckerberg Says
New hub for COVID-19 information and news will be featured at the top of users’ news feeds
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Should Quibi Launch in April Amid Coronavirus? Dilemmas of a $1.75 Billion Start-Up
“Bad news for everybody in their day-to-day lives is good news for Quibi,” Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive, tells TheWrap
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Business
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Facebook to Give All Employees $1,000 Bonuses to Offer Support Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Social network also plans to give away $100 million to 30,000 small businesses in need
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Netflix Downloads Spike in Italy and Spain as Coronavirus Forces People to Stay Inside
App downloads in Italy surged 57% last week, according to Sensor Tower
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Media
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Coronavirus: Quarantines Lead to Major Spike in TV Viewing, Nielsen Says
South Korea sees a 20% surge in TV viewing during widespread self-isolation
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Trump-Touted Coronavirus Testing Website Launches, But Still Not Available Nationwide
Google on Monday is expected to launch a “nationwide website that includes information about COVID-19 symptoms, risk and testing information”
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Trump Says Google Will Create Coronavirus Screening Website
But shortly after Trump’s announcement, a different subsidiary of Alphabet — Verily — said that the tool was still “in the early stages of development”
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How Disney Could Weather the ‘Temporary Storm’ From Coronavirus
Even after Friday’s stock jump, Disney shareholders have had a month to forget; will the company’s slide continue?
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Movies
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