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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Spotify Stole Trade Secrets to Develop Its Ad Platform, Lawsuit Claims
“This is a case about a big business stealing from a small business,” lawsuit filed on behalf of VoxTonePRO says
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Twitter Reports Record Quarterly User Growth, Adds 14 Million Users in Q1
Social media company points to the “global conversation related to the COVID-19 pandemic” as one reason for user growth
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Facebook Hits 2.6 Billion Users, Narrowly Tops Q1 Revenue Estimates
“Like all companies, we are facing a period of unprecedented uncertainty in our business outlook”
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WarnerMedia Acquires The Widget Company Ahead of HBO Max Debut
Dutch tech company specializes in creating apps for OTT services
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Spotify Adds 6 Million Paying Customers in Q1, but Warns Advertising Revenue Will Take Hit Due to Coronavirus
Streaming giant says one out of six U.S. customers who dropped their service pointed to coronavirus-related reasons for doing so
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6 Million U.S. Households Add New Streaming Services in Q1
It could mean good news for AVOD services like Tubi, Pluto TV and Xumo, as habits evolve
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YouTube Revenue Hits $4 Billion in Q1, Increasing 33% From a Year Ago
Internet’s dominant video site accounted for about 10% of Google parent’s overall revenue
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Hulu Outages Spark #HuluDown Hashtag on Twitter
Popular streaming service has been down for thousands of users for hours on Tuesday morning
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Oprah to Give 2020 Commencement Speech on Facebook, With Cameos From Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X
You get a graduation! And you get a graduation!
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Saudi Arabia Pours $500 Million Into Live Nation, Entertainment Giant’s Stock Inches Higher
The country’s investment fund recently acquired a 5.7% stake in Ticketmaster’s parent company
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5 Classic, Hidden Gem ‘Simpsons’ Episodes to Watch While Quarantined
Former ‘Simpsons’ showrunner Bill Oakley helps pick a few underrated episodes for new fans to check out — and for old fans to revisit
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‘No Filter’ Author Sarah Frier on the Unexpected Rise of Instagram and Persistent Rivalry With Facebook | Video
After acquiring Instagram, Facebook executives were willing to “let it flounder” if the app posed too big of a threat to Facebook’s dominance, Frier tells TheWrap
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Disney Downgraded by S&P Over Concerns Parks Business Will Be Slow to Recover
“Disney’s theme parks won’t likely return to normal capacity utilization” even after stay-at-home orders are lifted, S&P says
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Snap’s Stock Rockets 36% Higher as Snapchat’s Parent Company Has Best Day in Years
Wednesday’s gains instantly wiped out what had been a rough year for Snapchat so far
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‘As Good As It Gets’: Why Netflix’s Coronavirus Boom Might Only Be Temporary
“The truth is people want to spend less time at home, which is a headwind for retention and price increases,” Loup Investors analyst Gene Munster says
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