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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Banned Pro-Hong Kong Blizzard Gamer: ‘I’m Not Afraid’ of Chinese Government
Chung Ng Wai was slapped with a year-long ban for yelling “Liberate Hong Kong!”
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YouTube Surpasses Netflix as Top Video Choice for U.S. Teens, New Survey Finds
37% of teenagers say they spend the majority of their time watching content on YouTube
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Blizzard Bans ‘Hearthstone’ Player for Voicing Support of Hong Kong Protests
Gamer receives one-year ban and won’t be paid $10,000 in tournament winnings for yelling “liberate Hong Kong!”
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Group Nine Media Acquires PopSugar as It Looks to Bolster Social Media Presence
Merger marks the latest in a wave of major digital media deals
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Meet Matt Strauss, the Comcast Executive Who Just Took Over Peacock
NBCUniversal streaming service is due out next year
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ESPN to Launch Daily Sports Show on Quibi in 2020
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-only streaming service will feature shows 10 mins or less
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Instagram Just Made It Harder to Stalk Your Friends
App will remove its “Following” tab this week, where users are able to track the “likes” and comments of their friends
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#CancelWWENetwork Trends on Twitter After Unpopular Ending to ‘Hell in a Cell’ Pay-Per-View
Universal Championship match featuring the debut of “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt left fans chanting for refunds — and AEW
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The Disney-Amazon Streaming Standoff: Who Holds the Leverage?
The tech giant and the entertainment behemoth both need each other as Disney+ prepares to launch next month
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Disney Pulls Netflix Ads From Its Entertainment Networks
Mouse House bans streaming giant’s ads as it prepares to debut Disney+ in November
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Whistle Buys Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks
The Snap-backed studio bolsters Whistle’s already formidable slate of Snapchat shows
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Netflix Pushes Back Against Tax Evasion Probe in Italy
Streaming giant says it has no physical presence in Italy and shouldn’t be considered a local business
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Rachel Brosnahan, Christina Ricci to Star in Quibi Horror Series From Executive Producer Sam Raimi
“50 States of Fright” will explore different urban legends from across the U.S.
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Twitter Pulls Trump’s Nickelback Video Over Copyright Complaint
Warner Music asks Twitter to pull president’s viral clip less than 24 hours after he posted it
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Kurt Cobain’s Former Seattle Home, Site of His Death, Goes on Sale for $7.5 Million
The property became an infamous part of rock ‘n’ roll history in 1994 after the Nirvana frontman committed suicide in the greenhouse
