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📰 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
🏰 Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO
⚽️ FIFA collabs with YouTube to expand World Cup digital reach
📰 NBC news partners with Joanna Stern for Al and technology coverage
🗓️ Upcoming Arena Events
🗓️ March 26 | Arena Member Mixer
Arena Member Mixers are virtual sessions that bring together executives across the Arena member network - a chance to meet peers beyond weekly curated introductions.
Only approved Arena members are invited to join. Arena Members can log in → Events to reserve a seat.
Introducing Arena Office Hours, weekly 45-minute live sessions with senior Arena members built to make high-value networking with industry leaders more accessible. Check out our upcoming sessions below and view the full schedule here.
🗓️ April 3 | Office Hours w/ Joe Sargent (Brand Marketing & Partnerships) | Register Here
Join us for a live 45-minute Office Hours session with Joe Sargent - Arena member and former Director of Integrated Marketing & Fan Experience at the Atlanta Dream.
🗓️ April 9 | Office Hours w/ Andrew Ball (Former Assistant GM of Houston Astros) | Register Here
Join us for a live, 45-minute Office Hours session with Andrew Ball - former Assistant General Manager of the Houston Astros and current strategic advisor across sports and technology.
🗓️ Across the Industry
🎥 Video Intelligence for Media & Entertainment Hackathon | Hosted by TwelveLabs
🗓️ March 28-29 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here
Join the leading developers, solutions architects, and engineers from across the media industry for an intensive weekend of building production-ready video intelligence solutions.
🎞️ CIMM East 2026 | Hosted by Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement
🗓️ March 31 | 📍New York, NY | Register here
Bringing together leaders from across the media ecosystem for a full day of conversation, fresh research, and practical discussion on where media measurement is headed.
🏅 PEAK 2026 | Hosted by PEAK
🗓️ April 20-22 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here
Join the top SportsTech founders, sports executives, innovation leaders, and investors in connect, experience, and learn. Use our code ArenaTalent for $500 off!
📱Scalable Summit 2026 | Hosted by Scalable
🗓️ May 6 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here Gathering founders, creators, marketers, investors, and tech leaders who shape the future of the creator economy through deep, business-focused insights.
✨ SF Nightlife and Entertainment Summit 2026 | Hosted by San Francisco Entertainment Commission
🗓️ May 6 | 📍San Francisco, CA | Register here
Bringing together industry leaders and City partners to discuss key issues facing the nightlife and entertainment community to explore ways to strengthen San Francisco’s vibrant entertainment ecosystem.
💼 New Jobs This Week
🎬 Lionsgate | Sr. Financial Analyst, Contract Compliance & Third Party Audit | Santa Monica, CA | $77.5K/yr - $80K/yr
🏀 Sacramento Kings | Art Director | Sacramento, CA | $100K/yr
🤖 SILVERSIDE | Brand Manager | New York City, NY | $80K/yr - $100K/yr
📈 Digital Media Management | Director, Social Analytics | Los Angeles, CA | $135K/yr - $150K/yr
🎶 TouchTunes | Director, Data Analytics | New York, NY | $165K/yr - $185K/yr
🏟️ New in Arena
We’re excited to welcome Los Angeles Chargers Safety Kendall Williamson to Arena’s Advisory Board.
As an active Arena member, Kendall will help expand our network to include professional athletes building beyond the game - across partnerships, investing, and careers in sports, media & entertainment.
Because the next generation of athletes aren’t just playing, they’re building - where the next introduction can change everything.
✅ Applications are Open!
We’re currently accepting applications for new members who meet the following criteria:
Hold a manager-to-senior level executive role OR are a professional athlete actively building a business and brand within the industry
Currently work – or have worked within the past 12 months – in a full-time, in-house role at an established league, team, studio, network, publisher, venue, streaming platform, record label, or brand. Agency professionals must be employed at established firms with 50+ employees
Be based in the United States or Canada
View our full eligibility criteria here. Applications will be reviewed within 72 hours. All new members join free for 30 days.
Applications close on April 30th - Apply Now
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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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