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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Ad-Supported Streaming Subscriptions Hit Record-High As 2024 Wraps
43% of all streaming subscriptions are ad-supported, new data shows
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Washington Post Details Strategy for 3rd Newsroom, WP Ventures, With Focus on Video, Audio, Newsletters
Samantha Henig joins the Krissah Thompson-led team as general manager
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Kara Swisher Wants to Buy The Washington Post From Jeff Bezos
“The Post can do better” than it has under the billionaire’s leadership, the star podcaster tells TheWrap
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Bluesky’s Momentum Rolls on, as Daily Users Surge 45% Since Thanksgiving
The X alternative has not seen people ditch the app following a post-election spike in daily users, new data shows
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Justine Bateman Rips The Hollywood Reporter for ‘Unacceptable’ Claim She Is a ‘Well-Known Supporter’ of Trump
Bateman tells TheWrap she is not on a political “team” and has simply been concerned with the “oppressive” nature of American culture
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MacKenzie Scott Donates Another $2 Billion in 2024 to 199 ‘Mission-Aligned Ventures’
Scott said she wants to focus on helping “generally undercapitalized groups” like women and people of color with her “gifts”
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Neil Cavuto Exits Fox News After 28 Years
The business-focused reporter has been with the network since it first started in 1996
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Entertainment and Media Suffers Another Major Blow in 2024 With 15,000 Job Cuts
The good news: Losses declined in 2024. The bad news: There’s no sign things will turn around soon
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Disney Settled With Trump Because They Feared President-Elect Might Take ABC News Battle to Supreme Court
CEO Bob Iger approved the $15 million settlement to avoid a lengthy legal battle and to avoid Trump’s “animus” during his second term, the NYT reports
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Steve Harvey Death Rumor Sparked by Bogus AI Story
An AI-generated story claiming Harvey died led to the “Family Feud” host being a top search on Google
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok’s Argument Against Ban
SCOTUS scheduled an oral argument for Jan. 10, nine days before the popular app is set to be kicked out of the United States
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Matt Gaetz Ethics Committee Report to Be Released After Secret House Panel Vote
The former Florida GOP representative has been under investigation since 2021 for a handful of potential violations
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Joe Scarborough Scoffs at Trump’s Media Lawsuits, Says They’ll All Be Thrown Out
The “Morning Joe” co-host says pollster Ann Selzer doesn’t have to worry about Trump’s latest legal attack
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Steve Bannon Says Trump Should Seek ‘Retribution’ Against Media, Including ‘Incarceration’
“I need investigations, trials and then incarceration” of media members, the former Trump advisor says at a New York Young Republican Club gala
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Ozy Founder Carlos Watson Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fraud
Watson impersonated other media executives on phone calls and made fake documents to deceive potential investors
