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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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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Facebook Appoints Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to Board of Directors
The 36-year-old joins Facebook’s board after Netflix CEO Reed Hastings stepped down last year
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YouTube Earned More Than $15 Billion in Ad Revenue in 2019, Up 36% From 2018
Parent company Google disclosed the video giant’s revenue for the first time ever during its earnings call
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Super Bowl 54: How to Watch and Stream the Niners and Chiefs Matchup for Free
Roku viewers can still catch the big game, despite the device maker’s dispute with Fox
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TikTok Reinstates Anti-Abortion Account After ‘Human Error’ Led to Ban
Popular video app bans account after it posts video of a young woman opting to “be pro-life and and help save babies”
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Elon Musk Adds EDM Artist to His Resume With New Soundcloud Track
“Dont Doubt ur Vibe” comes out as Tesla’s stock price is soaring
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Roku Sacks All Fox Channels Just Days Before the Super Bowl Due to Carriage Dispute
Upset streamers will likely need an antenna or a new subscription to YouTube TV to watch the big game
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Amazon Hits 150 Million Prime Memberships, Stock Soars 13% After Huge Q4 Earnings
E-commerce giant easily tops Wall Street’s earnings expectations during the holiday season
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Adam Devine Is Ready to Explore ‘Bad Ideas’ on New Quibi Show
Former “Workaholics” star will try several wild stunts on his new show, including swimming in piranha-infested waters
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Chris Rock and Sylvester Stallone to Star in Facebook’s First Super Bowl Commercial
The entertainers provide an assist for Facebook’s “More Together” campaign
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Facebook Stock Tumbles 6.5% After It Posts Slowest Revenue Growth Ever
Q4 2019 was social network’s slowest growth period since going public in mid-2012
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Zuckerberg: Facebook Is ‘Very Focused’ on 2020 Election Security
“We were behind in 2016, but by any objective measure our efforts on election integrity have made a lot of progress,” Zuckerberg says
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Facebook’s Stock Drops 6% Despite $20 Billion in Q4 Sales
The social network is growing — but not as fast as it did in previous years
