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The go-to newsletter for sports, media & entertainment professionals. Each week, we curate the top events, insights & people to know to help you stay connected to new opportunities.
⚡️Headlines & Hot Takes
Paramount + Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Tracking Toward Q3 Close
NFL hires Sumit Varshney as it’s next SVP of Corporate Strategy and Strategic Investments & Head of league’s 32 Equity investing platform
Knicks-Spurs Finals Begins on Red-Hot Ratings Pace for ABC
🗓️ Events to Know
National Sports Safety & Security Conference | Hosted by National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security
🗓️ June 23-24 | 📍Palm Desert, CA | Register here
Focused on sports events and security — a niche but critical gathering for venue operators, law enforcement liaisons, and event production professionals across the industry.
Future of Sports: The Business of Fandom | Hosted by Front Office Sports
🗓️ June 11 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here
This program will explore how the principles behind the world’s most passionate fandoms—purpose, personalization, and community—can be applied across industries.
SEICon III | Hosted by Sports Entertainment Innovation (SEI)
🗓️ July 7-9 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
A next-gen conference bringing founders, executives, and investors together across 30+ sessions on tech innovation, new products, and the future of fan experience in sports and entertainment.
ANA Digital & Social Media Conference | Hosted by ANA
🗓️ July 8-10 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here
The industry's leading conference for marketers on digital strategy, influencer marketing, social media, CTV, and AI-driven content — relevant for entertainment and sports brand marketers.
She’s Got Time Summit 2026 | Hosted by She’s Got Time
🗓️ July 13 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
SGT’s annual summit is intentionally designed for connection and elevation. Through interactive workshops, curated networking, wellness activations, and intimate roundtables, they foster deep, meaningful relationships across an intergenerational community of women with diverse experiences in sports.
💼 New Jobs This Week
👁️ CLEAR | Director, Sports & Experiential Partnerships | New York, NY | $170-210K/yr
📸 Early Media | Chief of Staff | Austin, TX
📺 NBCUniversal | Account Director, Olympics | New York, NY | 95-170K/yr
💰 Fortune | General Manager - Membership | New York, NY | $175-185K/yr
🏆 Two Circles | Project Manager - CRM Consulting | Vancouver, BC | $90-110K/yr
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That’s it for this week In The Arena of sports, media & entertainment.
-Arena’s founders | Parul Khosla, Adriene Bueno & Olivia Schwartz.
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