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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7 Big Media Trends of 2019 (So Far), From Streaming Fatigue to DirecTV Now’s Face Plant
“Soon we’ll all start looking at our credit card bills and start saying, ‘Why am I subscribing to all of these services?”” Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive, told TheWrap
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Netflix Raises Subscription Fees in Israel, Ireland and France
The most expensive plan will now cost French customers €15.99, or about $18, per month
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Facebook Moderators Suffer ‘Sweatshop’ Work Conditions, Ex-Employee Says
Social network’s contracted mods describe a filthy workplace compounded by sexual harassment and threats of violence
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Has Already Sold $100 Million Worth of Ads
CEO Meg Whitman said she expects 75% of viewers to opt for its $4.99 per month ad-supported deal
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Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Smash Netflix’s Opening Weekend Record With 30 Million Views
Duo’s latest comedy is on pace to break first-week record set by “Bird Box”
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Is Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency a ‘Bitcoin Killer’? 6 Things to Know About Libra
“It’s a good bet on Facebook’s part,” Los Angeles-based securities trader Michael Queller says
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Sports Illustrated Has a New Publisher, Weeks After $110 Million Sale
Ex-Los Angeles Times publisher Ross Levinsohn is now in charge after TheMaven reaches a deal to run iconic sports magazine
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Harvard Rescinds Admission to Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv
University reserves the right to pull admission to students that “engage or have engaged in behavior that brings into question your honesty, maturity, or moral character”
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Tyra Banks Brings New Beauty Series to Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
“America’s Next Top Model” creator brings fresh take at traditional beauty standards to budding streaming service
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Comcast Launches New Eye-Controlled TV Service for People With Disabilities
New remote allows disabled customers to change the channel or set up recordings without touching a button
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Sony Should Sell Its Spotify Stake and Focus on Entertainment, Activist Investor Says
Japanese conglomerate should emphasize its gaming, music and film businesses, investor Dan Loeb argues
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Trump Sparks Outcry by Describing Melania as ‘Our Own Jackie O’ (Video)
Jackie Kennedy Onassis would “never have entered the country illegally to become an escort and never would have considered spending a moment with vile trash like Trump,” one critic tweets
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Instagram Goes Down Across the Globe
This wasn’t the first time the Facebook-owned app has went offline in 2019
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Idris Elba to Star in Stunt Driving Series on Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
“Elba vs. Block” pits the Golden Globe-winning actor against pro driver Ken Block in a series of stunts
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Trump Sells Beverly Hills Home, Nearly Doubles His $7 Million Investment
Sale cuts the Trump family’s real estate holdings in Los Angeles in half following $13.5 million sale
