📰 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
Warner Bros Discovery weighs new sale talks after fresh Paramount offer.
Apple Podcasts will add upgraded video this spring.
Disney is the first studio to cross $1 billion worldwide box office year-to-date over the weekend.
🗓️ Upcoming Events
SBL Philadelphia February VIP Event | Sports Business Leaders
🗓️ Feb 18 | 📍Philadelphia, PN | Register here
Network with some of Philadelphia's top sports business professionals. Get 50% off your ticket using code ARENA50% at checkout.
Entertainment Experience Evolution (EEE) 2026 | Shopping Center Business Magazine and InterFace Conference Group
🗓️ Feb 24-25 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here
Bringing together the leaders reimagining physical space for engagement, connection, and commerce.
She is Football Career Summit | Fifth Third Bank on Friday
🗓️ Mar 6 | 📍Tampa, FL | Register here
Connect and learn with national female business leaders across football.
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference | MIT
🗓️ Mar 6-7 | 📍Boston, MA | Register here
Bringing together professionals in sports analytics, business and technology.
AI x Journalism Day 2026 | Hacks/Hackers
🗓️ Mar 16 | 📍Austin, TX | Register here
Dive deeper into how artificial intelligence is changing how news and information is created and distributed during SXSW.
💼 New Jobs This Week
🎬 Omnicom | Manager, Video Partnerships | New York, NY | $70K/yr - $90K/yr
🎥 Lionsgate | Sr. Analyst, Benefits | Santa Monica, CA | $80K/yr - $90K/yr
🏟️ Athlete To Athlete | Growth Marketing Manager (Paid Media + Creative Strategy) | Santa Monica, CA | $90K/yr - $130K/yr
🧡 New York Mets | Director, Partnership Engagement | Queens, NY | $110K/yr - $130K/yr
🌟 OPB | Sr. Director Membership | Portland, OR | $120K/yr - $140K/yr
💰 Earn Equity in Arena: Our Angel Raise is Open
Fresh off participating in a pitch competition during NBA All-Star Weekend, now we're inviting a small number of committed community members to earn equity in Arena by joining our angel raise.
We're raising $250K on a SAFE note with an $8M valuation cap to build our mobile app, grow to 5,000 paid users, and invest in our community and live events. We're looking for teammates truly passionate about equity, access, and creating opportunities. Minimum investment is $10,000, and you must be an accredited investor.
Ready to explore joining our team? Next steps: Fill out our qualification form and schedule a call with CEO Parul Khosla.
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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