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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-018458"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AREN"
cik: "0000894871"
company_name: "Arena Group Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:29:22.340677+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arena Group acquires Lindy's Sports digital assets and ShopHQ IP

## Summary
- Acquired digital assets of Lindy's Sports (founded 1982); site relaunch planned by end of October 2025.
- Acquired ShopHQ intellectual property from IV Media, LLC; ShopHQ was a former $500M+ revenue company.
- Expands Sports & Leisure vertical and enters e-commerce, data syndication, and social selling.
- ShopHQ to shift to dropship model with creator-led social selling; monetize first-party customer data.
- Both deals align with asset-light publishing model; financial terms not disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-018458
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AREN
- cik: 0000894871
- company_name: Arena Group Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894871/000149315225018458/0001493152-25-018458-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894871/000149315225018458/form8-k.htm

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