📰 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.
⚡ Hot Takes & Headlines
🎬 Hollywood Stocks in 2025: Winners, Losers and Surprises [Hollywood Reporter].
🎧 Listen to this - some audiobooks are beginning to outsell hardcovers [Wall Street Journal].
🏈 Netflix receives mixed reviews in second year of NFL Christmas Day games [Sports Business Journal].
🗓️ Upcoming Events
Founders Basketball NYC | Hosted by New Edition Events
🗓️ Jan 7 | 📍Kings County, NY | Register here
Founders Basketball is a community of NYC-based startup founders, investors, and executives who love to hoop.
Sports Technology Summit | Hosted by CES 2026
🗓️ Jan 6-9 | 📍Las Vegas, NY | Register here
Explore how teams, players and businesses are embracing innovation - and winning big.
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference | Hosted by MIT
🗓️ Mar 6-7 2026 | 📍Boston, MA | Register here
Bringing together the leading figures in sports analytics, business and technology.
South by Southwest | Hosted by SXSW
🗓️ Mar 12-18 | 📍Austin, TX | Register here
Where a global community of creatives encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals.
Digiday Publishing Summit | Hosted by Digiday
🗓️ Mar 23-25 | 📍Vail, CO | Register here
Bringing together decision-makers across media and technology to move the industry forward.
PEAK 2026 | Hosted by PEAK
🗓️ Apr 20-22 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
Join the top SportsTech founders, sports executives, innovation leaders, and investors at PEAK 2026, the premier gathering uniting the entire industry in Las Vegas. Use code arenatalent at checkout for $200 off.
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💼 New Jobs This Week
🤝 League Assists | Business Development & Operations Intern | New York, NY | Commission
🎾 USTA – United States Tennis Association | Manager, Player Relations | Queens, NY | $70k–$80k
📈 Fortune | News Editor | New York, NY | $100k–$120k
🏀 NBPA – National Basketball Players Association | Manager, Player Engagement | Los Angeles, CA | $110k–$120k –
📡 Condé Nast | Director, Consumer Revenue (WIRED) | New York, NY | $144k–$155k
🎧 Pandora (Sirius XM) | Associate Director, Ad Product Marketing (Ad Tech) | Chicago, IL | $135k–$170k
🛍️ BSE Global | VP, Merchandising & Retail | Brooklyn, NY | $170k–$220k
🎮 Warner Bros. Games | Senior Art Director | Burbank, CA | $119.7k–$222.3k
🎬 Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios | Sr. Applied Scientist, Prime Video – Personalization & Discovery Science | Seattle, WA | $150.4k–$260k
📚 Scholastic | Senior Vice President, Sales | New York, NY | $250k–$310k
📰 New York Post | SVP, Commercial Operations & Strategy – The California Post | Los Angeles, CA | $275k–$325k+
👀 Behind the Scenes
As 2025 comes to a close, we just want to say thank you. 💜 Whether you joined Arena, came to an event, shared feedback, or read this newsletter weekly - this community is the reason Arena exists.
This year, Arena has evolved into a networking platform for professionals in sports, media, and entertainment where every week, members receive curated introductions that turn into 1:1 meetings, collaborations, and new opportunities.
1000s of people attended our events, 100s of members joined the beta and Founding Circle, and we saw firsthand how much people value more intentional, relevant connections.
Heading into 2026, we’re focused on making Arena even more personalized - with targeted programs and cohorts, in-person + virtual events, and opportunities aligned with your goals, experience, and interests.
If you want Arena to feel more tailored to you next year, this is the easiest way to help us get it right.
Help us personalize your Arena experience for 2026 (~30 sec.)
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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