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The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) is a brand, data and IP company and technology platform and media business whose news flow reflects its activities across sports & leisure, lifestyle, finance and digital publishing. News about The Arena Group often highlights developments at its portfolio brands, including Parade, TheStreet, Men’s Journal, Athlon Sports, The Spun, ShopHQ and the Adventure Network titles such as Surfer, Powder, Bike Magazine, TransWorld SKATEboarding and Snowboarder.
Investors and readers following AREN news can expect coverage of quarterly financial results, updates on the company’s Entrepreneurial Publishing model, and commentary on revenue mix and audience trends across its digital properties. Earnings releases and related announcements provide insight into metrics such as revenue composition between digital and print, gross margins, non-advertising revenue growth and the performance of specific brands and verticals.
Company news also includes strategic initiatives such as acquisitions and portfolio expansion. Recent announcements describe the acquisition of the intellectual property of ShopHQ and the digital assets of Lindy’s Sports, as well as the launch of a dedicated Arena Group Marketplace on Index Marketplaces powered by Index Exchange. These items illustrate how the company is expanding its e-commerce, data and advertising capabilities.
Brand-level stories feature editorial and product initiatives, including Parade’s Home & Garden Household Superstar Awards, Parade’s "America’s Favorite Small Towns" competition, The Spun’s commemorative Then & Now issue, POWDER’s Photo Annual and the Adventure Sports Network’s print-on-demand editions for BIKE, TransWorld SKATEboarding and Snowboarder. Together, these updates show how The Arena Group’s brands engage audiences through print, digital and commerce-related content. For investors and media observers, the AREN news page offers a centralized view of corporate announcements, brand launches, capital structure updates and platform partnerships.
The Arena Group (NYSE: AREN) announced on October 17, 2025 it acquired the intellectual property of ShopHQ from IV Media, LLC and plans to relaunch the 35-year-old brand focused on e-commerce, data syndication and social/creator-led selling.
Arena highlighted ShopHQ’s legacy as a former $500 million+ revenue company and said it will use ShopHQ’s first-party customer data plus Arena’s audience reach to monetize programmatic inventory, drive conversion, and re-engage loyal and new customers via social, YouTube and the ShopHQ website. Arena intends a dropship-focused inventory model to improve cost efficiency and product freshness. The release contains standard forward-looking statement cautions.
Parade (NYSE: AREN) and Steller announced the America's Favorite Small Towns Competition on October 15, 2025, a nationwide contest for towns with populations under 250,000 ahead of the 2026 U.S. 250th anniversary.
The multi-platform initiative opens for entries now, with consumer voting beginning in November 2025. Participating towns receive exposure across Parade and Steller channels to an estimated 130 million potential travelers. Early entries: the first 200 submissions waive the entry fee. Finalists and the winner receive print coverage in Parade, a C4 cover for the overall winner, a “Favorite Small Town in America” badge, and a Parade x Steller July 4 activation in the winning town.
The Arena Group (NYSE: AREN) announced it acquired the digital assets of Lindy’s Sports, the sports publication founded in 1982, to expand its Sports & Leisure vertical. The company said it plans to relaunch the Lindy’s Sports site by end of October 2025 and described the move as part of its asset-light publishing M&A strategy to scale legacy brands digitally.
The press release includes forward-looking statements about growth, revenues, and integration and notes investors should review the company's 2024 10-K and Q2 2025 10-Q for risks and financial context.
The Arena Group Holdings (NYSE American: AREN), a technology platform and media company, announced its participation in the upcoming Lake Street Capital Markets Best Ideas Growth (BIG9) Conference. The event will take place on September 11, 2025 in New York City.
The company, which owns prominent media brands including TheStreet, Parade, Men's Journal, Athlon Sports, Surfer, Powder, Bike, and Snowboarder, will have its CEO and Principal Financial Officer available for one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the conference day.
The Arena Group (NYSE American: AREN), a technology platform and media company, reported exceptional Q2 2025 financial results with significant growth across all metrics. The company achieved a 67% revenue increase compared to Q2 2024, with income from continuing operations at $0.26 per share, marking a $0.50 improvement year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA surged to $19 million, representing a remarkable 375% increase from Q2 2024's $4 million. The company's trailing twelve-month EPS grew five-fold to $0.60. Additionally, the Board authorized a share repurchase program for up to 3 million shares through July 31, 2026.
Operationally, Arena's brands showed strong performance: Men's Journal traffic increased 479%, TheStreet grew 100%, Parade rose 70%, and Athlon Sports saw a 38% increase in pageviews. The company also launched TravelHost, aiming to add one new brand quarterly.
The Arena Group (NYSE American: AREN), a media company owning brands like Men's Journal, Parade, Athlon Sports, and TheStreet, has announced a significant share repurchase program authorizing the buyback of up to 3 million shares of common stock over the next 12 months.
CEO Paul Edmondson highlighted that while operational performance is improving, the company's stock appears undervalued compared to Russell 2000® Index peers. The company currently trades at less than 11x earnings, significantly below the Russell 2000® Index's average of over 30x. Management suggests the stock could potentially trade around $18 compared to the current price of about $6 if valued similarly to index peers.
Men's Journal (NYSE:AREN) announces its return to print with a 100-page Summer Edition featuring The Bear's Matty Matheson, set to hit newsstands on July 11, 2025. Under editor-in-chief Brittany Smith's leadership, the magazine maintains its original mission of providing adventure, travel, fitness, and gear content to readers.
The relaunch issue includes comprehensive features such as Matheson's personal journey, travel awards, gear reviews, and fitness content. The magazine, which first launched in 1992 and was last printed in January 2023, maintains a strong digital presence with 50 million monthly online readers and 8 million social media followers.
The Arena Group Holdings (NYSE American: AREN), a technology platform and media company, announced its addition to the Russell 2000® Index effective June 30, 2025, as part of the 2025 Russell U.S. Indexes reconstitution. The company, which owns notable media brands including TheStreet, Parade, and Men's Journal, will also be included in the broader Russell 3000® Index.
CEO Paul Edmondson attributed this milestone to the company's market capitalization growth, driven by improved profitability and momentum from brand investments. The Russell indexes, which benchmark approximately $10.6 trillion in assets, are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and active investment strategies.
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