Media, Entertainment, and Sports Club - October Newsletter

ABOUT MES
MES is a professional & social organization at Cornell Johnson that helps students recruit for and learn more about the media, entertainment and sports industries. MES Club provides a range of informative, networking and fun events!

UPCOMING EVENTS
Speaker Series
Throughout the year, the MES Club will invite industry-leading alumni to share their insights in various speaker formats and provide coffee chat opportunities for students to build connections with these alumni and learn more about potential job opportunities.

Roundtable with Mike Fazzino - Principal of Content Acquisition Prime Video, Amazon

Join us on November 2 at 12:00pm for our next roundtable discussion with Mike Fazzino, Johnson Alumni, Principal Content Acquisition Manager for Amazon Studios / Prime Video's Major Studios Licensing & Strategy team. Mike focuses on bringing unique visual content - from blockbuster movies to binge-worthy TV series - to Prime Video. Register here.


Roundtable with Steven Kang - Senior Director of Real-Time Technology, CNBC
Join us on November 9 at 3:30 pm for our speaker series - Steven Kang, '09 Johnson Alumni, Senior Director of Market Data Systems & On-Air Graphics Technology at CNBC. Steven has 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Marketing, Program Management, Operations, and Customer Service. Register here.

On the horizon
Look out for more information from us about the following lined-up events:

• World Cup Watch Parties: Join us at our world cup watch parties co-hosted with Johnson FC and Johnson on Tap. We kick things off on 21 November at 2 pm with USA v. Wales!
• Media, entertainment and sports industry mixer

Fandom Acquires Online Assets of TV Guide, Metacritic and Others
Entertainment company Fandom Inc. has acquired the digital assets of TV Guide, reviews aggregator Metacritic and others from media company Red Ventures LLC, adding to a string of publishing deals in recent years.

TikTok Parent ByteDance Sets Sights on Spotify With Music-Streaming Expansion
TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. has begun talks with music labels about expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders including Spotify Technology SA, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Snap’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 80% This Year: What Went Wrong
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is cutting 20% of its staff and has paused all nonessential projects. Snap shifted from overdrive to reverse this year as it prepares for its lowest period of sales growth since going public. WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky explains how Snap’s dependence on digital ads led to its restructuring efforts. 

• Media - Axios Media Trends
• Entertainment - The Wrap
• Sports - Axios Sports; Front Office Sports

Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions! We are open to suggestions on topics/news/job openings to include in the newsletter. Please send your suggestions to johnsonmec@cornell.edu. 

Warm Regards,
The MES Board
Join Johnson MES Club
johnsonmec@cornell.edu