📰 In The Arena Weekly
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
Meta expected to unseat Google as world’s largest digital-ad player
Justice department opens investigation into NFL
Oracle names Hilary Maxson chief financial officer
🗓️ Upcoming Arena Events
Arena Office Hours brings perspectives from industry executives into a smaller, curated setting - led by Arena Members - so you can hear how leaders are thinking and ask the questions you don’t get to ask elsewhere.
Check out our upcoming sessions below and view the full schedule here.
🗓️ April 17 | Office Hours w/ Joidon Jennings (Director, Digital Media at CSI Sports) | Register Here
A live conversation on digital strategy, storytelling, and audience across sports, entertainment, and culture.
🗓️ April 24 | Office Hours w/ Roger Bernardino (Venture Partner & Head of Platform at 51Ventures) | Register Here
A live conversation on venture investing, the future of sports tech, and what it takes to back the next generation of performance brands.
🗓️ Events to Know
CAA World Congress of Sports | Hosted by SBJ
🗓️ April 14-16 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here
Attracting top sports business professionals to discuss the business of sports and beyond.
SportsETA Facilities Summit | Hosted by SportsETA
🗓️ April 20 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
Developed by leaders in sports facilities, events and tourism to provide education and facility tours for industry professionals.
NAB Show | Hosted by NAB
🗓️ April 18-22 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
Bringing together the global media and entertainment community to explore new ideas, discover emerging tools and shape how stories are created, distributed and monetized.
April Membership Mixer | Hosted by The WICT Network SoCal
🗓️ April 30 | 📍Culver City, CA | Register here
A networking event with professionals across media, entertainment, and technology.
Tech It Out 2026 | Hosted by The WICT Network SoCal
🗓️ May 8 | 📍Culver City, CA | Register here
Spotlighting the women driving the technology behind Los Angeles’ upcoming global sporting events, exploring how LA’s sports tech ecosystem is innovating at every level.
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💼 New Jobs This Week
🎵 Sony Music Entertainment | Manager, Digital Content & Social Strategy, Marketing, Film, & TV - Masterworks | New York, NY | $70K/yr - $75K/yr
🐻 Chicago Cubs | Human Resources Generalist | Chicago, IL | $60K/yr - $75.5K/yr
🎬 Dear Media | YouTube Strategy Manager | Los Angeles, CA | $100K/yr - $115K/yr
🎥 IPG Mediabrands | Associate Director, Paid Social - Retail | New York, NY | $120K/yr - $130K/yr
📱 Samsung Electronics America | Senior Director of Product, TV OS | New York, NY | $275K/yr - $320K/yr
👀 Applications Are Open!
The Spring Cohort is now open. Applications close May 8.
Arena is a members-only network for manager-to-C-suite leaders across sports, media, and entertainment. Every member is vetted. Every introduction is intentional. No cold outreach, no noise.
When the cohort kicks off on May 11, you'll spend your first month in structured programming designed to help you get the most out of your membership, starting with setting your profile and goals, learning how to turn introductions into real relationships, and graduating into the full member network and IRL events.
Applying is free. Membership is $199/year, backed by a 30-day guarantee.
If this is your industry, this is your room.
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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