Organization and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	1. Organization and Basis of Presentation *Organization* The Arena Holdings Group, Inc. (formerly known as TheMaven, Inc.) (“The Arena Group” or the “Company”), was incorporated in Delaware on October 1, 1990. On October 11, 2016, the predecessor entity now known as The Arena Group exchanged its shares with another entity that was incorporated in Delaware on July 22, 2016. On November 4, 2016, these entities consummated a recapitalization. This resulted in The Arena Group becoming the parent entity, and the other Delaware entity becoming the wholly owned subsidiary. On December 19, 2019, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries The Arena Platform, Inc. (formerly known as Maven Coalition, Inc.), and HubPages, Inc. (“HubPages”), a Delaware corporation that was acquired by the Company in a merger during 2018, were merged into another of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Say Media, Inc. (“Say Media”), a Delaware corporation that was acquired by the Company in a merger during 2018, with Say Media as the surviving corporation. On January 6, 2020, Say Media changed its name to The Arena Platform, Inc. (“Arena Platform”). As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries consist of The Arena Platform, The Arena Media Brands, LLC (“Arena Media”) (formerly known as Maven Media Brands, LLC) formed during 2019 as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Arena Group), TheStreet, Inc. (“TheStreet” acquired by the Company in a merger during 2019) and College Spun Media Incorporated (“The Spun” acquired by the Company in a merger during 2021 as further described in Note 3). The Company changed its corporate name to The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. from TheMaven, Inc. to on February 8, 2022. The Company’s subsidiaries changed their corporate names to The Arena Platform, Inc. from Maven Coalition, Inc. and to The Arena Media Brands, LLC from Maven Media Brands, LLC on February 18, 2022. Unless the context indicates otherwise, The Arena Group, The Arena Platform, TheStreet and The Spun, are together hereinafter referred to as the “Company.” *Reverse Stock Split* On November 18, 2020, the Company’s stockholders holding more than a majority of the voting power of the Company approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on November 24, 2020, to effect a reverse split of the common stock at a ratio to be determined by the board of directors (the “Board”) within certain parameters, and without reducing the authorized number of shares of common stock. On February 8, 2022, the Company’s Board approved a one-for-twenty-two (1-for-22) reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock that was effective at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 8, 2022 and began trading on the NYSE American (the “NYSE American”) on February 9, 2022 (as further described below). At the effective time, every twenty-two shares of issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the number of authorized shares. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the next whole number. The accompanying financial statements and notes to the financial statements give effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented. The shares of common stock retained a par value of $0.01 per share. Accordingly, stockholders’ deficiency reflects the reverse stock split by reclassifying from “common stock” to “additional paid-in capital” in an amount equal to the par value of the decreased shares resulting from the reverse stock split. In addition, any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. In connection with the reverse stock split, proportionate adjustments were made to increase the per share exercise prices and decrease the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of common stock options and warrants whereby approximately the same aggregate price is required to be paid for such securities upon exercise as had been payable immediately preceding the reverse stock split. In addition, any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. On February 9, 2022, in connection with the Company’s name change and reverse stock split, the Company up-listed its common stock to the NYSE American, which began trading on February 9, 2022 under the symbol “AREN.” A notice of corporate action was filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), requesting approval to change the Company’s corporate name and trading symbol, and to effect the reverse stock split. The Company’s common stock, prior to the up-list, was quoted on the OTC Markets Group Inc.’s (“OTCM”) OTCQX^® Best Market (the “OTCQX”) under the symbol “MVEN.” *Business Operations* The Company is a data-driven media company that focuses on building deep content verticals powered by a best-in-class digital media platform (the “Platform”), empowering premium publishers who impact, inform, educate and entertain. The Company’s strategy is to focus on key verticals where audiences are passionate about a topic category (e.g., sports, finance) and where it can leverage the strength of its core brands to grow our audience and monetization both within its core brands as well as its media publishers (each, a “Publisher Partner”). The Company’s focus is on leveraging the Platform and iconic brands in targeted verticals to maximize the audience, improve engagement and optimize monetization of digital publishing assets for the benefit of our users, our advertiser clients, and our 35 owned and operated properties as well as properties we run on behalf of independent Publisher Partners. The Company operates the media businesses for Sports Illustrated (as defined below), own and operate TheStreet and The Spun (collectively, Sports Illustrated, TheStreet and The Spun are hereinafter referred to as the Company’s “Owned and Operated Businesses”), and power more than 200 independent Publisher Partners, including Biography, History, and the many team sports sites that comprise FanNation, among others. Each Publisher Partner joins the Platform by invitation-only and is drawn from premium media brands and independent publishing businesses with the objective of augmenting the Company’s position in key verticals and optimizing the performance of the Publisher Partner. Publisher Partners incur the costs in content creation on their respective channels and receive a share of the revenue associated with their content. Because of the state-of-the-art technology and large scale of the Platform and the Company’s expertise in search engine optimization (SEO), social media, subscription marketing and ad monetization, Publisher Partners continually benefit from its ongoing technological advances and bespoke audience development expertise. Additionally, the Company believes the lead brand within each vertical creates a halo benefit for all Publisher Partners in the vertical on both the content and technology sides. While they benefit from these critical performance improvements, they also may save substantially in technology, infrastructure, advertising sales, member marketing, and management costs. In addition, they benefit from recirculation across the Company’s Platform, as well as syndication to more than 25 third-party sites. The Company’s growth strategy is to continue to expand the coalition by adding new Publisher Partners in key verticals that management believes will expand the scale of unique users interacting on the Platform. In each vertical, the Company seeks to build around a leading brand, such as Sports Illustrated (for sports) and TheStreet (for finance), surround it with subcategory specialists, and further enhance coverage with individual expert contributors. The primary means of expansion is adding independent Publisher Partners and/or acquiring publishers that have premium branded content and can broaden the reach and impact of the Platform. As the Company’s digital revenue and gross margin grows, the Company believes it can further accelerate its growth. The Company assumed management of certain Sports Illustrated media assets (pursuant to a licensing agreement with Sports Illustrated, including various amendments, or a collectively referred to herein as the “Sports Illustrated Licensing Agreement”) on October 4, 2019. Sports Illustrated is owned by ABG-SI LLC (“ABG”), a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company. Since assuming management of the Sports Illustrated media assets, the Company has implemented significant changes to rebuild the historic brand and beacon of sports journalism, to evolve and expand the business, and to position it for growth and continued success going forward. SI Sportsbook was launched in 2021 in Colorado. The Company provides the content for SI Sportsbook and its partner, 888, one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming companies, provides the gambling engine. SI Sportsbook covers the NFL, CFB, NCAAMB, MLB, NBA, NHA, PGA, Horse Racing, UCF, Boxing. The content the Company provides includes: (i) Sports Illustrated winners club newsletter, live NFL pre-game show and twitter spaces, (ii) 50,000 NFL and CFB game betting previews and player props, (iii) five new betting articles series, and (iv) four new video on-demand betting series. TheStreet is a leading financial news and information provider to investors and institutions worldwide and has produced business news and market analysis for individual investors. TheStreet brings its editorial tradition, strong subscription platform, and valuable membership base to the Company, and benefits from its mobile-friendly CMS, social, video, and monetization technology. The Spun (thespun.com), founded in September 2012, is an online independent sports publication that brings readers the most interesting athletic stories of the day. Currently, The Spun produces more than 30,000 annual content pieces. The Spun reaches approximately 35 million unique readers per month and focuses on the social media aspect of the industry. *Seasonality* The Company experiences typical media company advertising and membership sales seasonality, which is strong in the fiscal fourth quarter and slower in the fiscal first quarter. Going Concern The Company performed an annual reporting period going concern assessment. Management is required to assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if it is unable to continue as a going concern. Historically, the Company has recorded recurring losses from operations and has operated with a net capital deficiency. The Company considered these factors to determine if the significance of those conditions or events would limit its ability to meet its obligations when due. Most recently, operating losses realized in prior years had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related shut down of most professional and collegiate sports, which reduced user traffic and advertising revenue. As the Company entered fiscal 2021, and the impact of COVID-19 on its operations began to dissipate, the Company invested heavily in marketing, customer growth, and people and technology as it expanded its operations, specifically related to TheStreet and the Sports Illustrated media business. As reflected in these consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded revenues of approximately $189.1 million and incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $89.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company has historically financed its working capital requirements since inception through the issuance of debt and equity securities. Management has evaluated whether relevant conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The factors considered include, but are not limited to, the Company’s financial condition, liquidity sources, obligations due within one year after the issuance date of its accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the funds necessary to maintain operations, including negative financial trends or other indicators of possible financial difficulty. Substantial doubt exists when conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate it is probable that a company will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the issuance date of its financial statements. Management’s assessment is based on the relevant conditions that are known or reasonably knowable as of the date these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were issued. In particular, the Company evaluated: (1) 2022 cash flow forecast, which considered the use of its working capital line with FastPay (as described in Note 14) to fund changes in working capital, under which it has available credit of approximately $17.7 million, subject to eligible account receivables, as of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the additional capital the Company raised in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of $31.5 million after fees and expenses, which was completed subsequent to December 31, 2021; and (2) its 2022 operating budget, which considers that (i) more than half of the Company’s total revenue is derived from recurring digital and print subscriptions, which are generally paid in advance, and (ii) overall digital revenue, representing 53.4% of the Company’s total revenue, grew approximately 49.1% in fiscal 2021, which the Company believes demonstrates the strength of its brands. In addition, the Company’s firm commitment underwritten public offering, as described above, demonstrates its ability to access capital markets. Finally, the Company also considered its implementation of additional measures, if required, related to potential revenue and earnings declines from continued COVID-19-related challenges. Management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to meet its future obligations is inherently judgmental, subjective and susceptible to change. As a result of these considerations and as a part of the quantitative and qualitative factors that are known or reasonably knowable as of the date these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were issued, the Company concluded that conditions and events considered in the aggregate, do not raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a one-year period following the financial statement issuance date. *Reclassifications* Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications were immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate. These changes did not impact previously reported loss from operations or net loss.

Organization and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

The Arena Holdings Group, Inc. (formerly known as TheMaven, Inc.) (“The Arena Group” or the “Company”), was incorporated in Delaware on October 1, 1990. On October 11, 2016, the predecessor entity now known as The Arena Group exchanged its shares with another entity that was incorporated in Delaware on July 22, 2016. On November 4, 2016, these entities consummated a recapitalization. This resulted in The Arena Group becoming the parent entity, and the other Delaware entity becoming the wholly owned subsidiary. On December 19, 2019, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries The Arena Platform, Inc. (formerly known as Maven Coalition, Inc.), and HubPages, Inc. (“HubPages”), a Delaware corporation that was acquired by the Company in a merger during 2018, were merged into another of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Say Media, Inc. (“Say Media”), a Delaware corporation that was acquired by the Company in a merger during 2018, with Say Media as the surviving corporation. On January 6, 2020, Say Media changed its name to The Arena Platform, Inc. (“Arena Platform”). As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries consist of The Arena Platform, The Arena Media Brands, LLC (“Arena Media”) (formerly known as Maven Media Brands, LLC) formed during 2019 as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Arena Group), TheStreet, Inc. (“TheStreet” acquired by the Company in a merger during 2019) and College Spun Media Incorporated (“The Spun” acquired by the Company in a merger during 2021 as further described in Note 3).

The Company changed its corporate name to The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. from TheMaven, Inc. to on February 8, 2022. The Company’s subsidiaries changed their corporate names to The Arena Platform, Inc. from Maven Coalition, Inc. and to The Arena Media Brands, LLC from Maven Media Brands, LLC on February 18, 2022.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, The Arena Group, The Arena Platform, TheStreet and The Spun, are together hereinafter referred to as the “Company.”

Reverse Stock Split

On November 18, 2020, the Company’s stockholders holding more than a majority of the voting power of the Company approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on November 24, 2020, to effect a reverse split of the common stock at a ratio to be determined by the board of directors (the “Board”) within certain parameters, and without reducing the authorized number of shares of common stock.

On February 8, 2022, the Company’s Board approved a one-for-twenty-two (1-for-22) reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock that was effective at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 8, 2022 and began trading on the NYSE American (the “NYSE American”) on February 9, 2022 (as further described below). At the effective time, every twenty-two shares of issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the number of authorized shares. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split. Any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the next whole number.

The accompanying financial statements and notes to the financial statements give effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented. The shares of common stock retained a par value of $0.01 per share. Accordingly, stockholders’ deficiency reflects the reverse stock split by reclassifying from “common stock” to “additional paid-in capital” in an amount equal to the par value of the decreased shares resulting from the reverse stock split. In addition, any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. In connection with the reverse stock split, proportionate adjustments were made to increase the per share exercise prices and decrease the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of common stock options and warrants whereby approximately the same aggregate price is required to be paid for such securities upon exercise as had been payable immediately preceding the reverse stock split. In addition, any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued as a result of the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share.

On February 9, 2022, in connection with the Company’s name change and reverse stock split, the Company up-listed its common stock to the NYSE American, which began trading on February 9, 2022 under the symbol “AREN.” A notice of corporate action was filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), requesting approval to change the Company’s corporate name and trading symbol, and to effect the reverse stock split. The Company’s common stock, prior to the up-list, was quoted on the OTC Markets Group Inc.’s (“OTCM”) OTCQX^® Best Market (the “OTCQX”) under the symbol “MVEN.”

Business Operations

The Company is a data-driven media company that focuses on building deep content verticals powered by a best-in-class digital media platform (the “Platform”), empowering premium publishers who impact, inform, educate and entertain. The Company’s strategy is to focus on key verticals where audiences are passionate about a topic category (e.g., sports, finance) and where it can leverage the strength of its core brands to grow our audience and monetization both within its core brands as well as its media publishers (each, a “Publisher Partner”). The Company’s focus is on leveraging the Platform and iconic brands in targeted verticals to maximize the audience, improve engagement and optimize monetization of digital publishing assets for the benefit of our users, our advertiser clients, and our 35 owned and operated properties as well as properties we run on behalf of independent Publisher Partners. The Company operates the media businesses for Sports Illustrated (as defined below), own and operate TheStreet and The Spun (collectively, Sports Illustrated, TheStreet and The Spun are hereinafter referred to as the Company’s “Owned and Operated Businesses”), and power more than 200 independent Publisher Partners, including Biography, History, and the many team sports sites that comprise FanNation, among others. Each Publisher Partner joins the Platform by invitation-only and is drawn from premium media brands and independent publishing businesses with the objective of augmenting the Company’s position in key verticals and optimizing the performance of the Publisher Partner. Publisher Partners incur the costs in content creation on their respective channels and receive a share of the revenue associated with their content. Because of the state-of-the-art technology and large scale of the Platform and the Company’s expertise in search engine optimization (SEO), social media, subscription marketing and ad monetization, Publisher Partners continually benefit from its ongoing technological advances and bespoke audience development expertise. Additionally, the Company believes the lead brand within each vertical creates a halo benefit for all Publisher Partners in the vertical on both the content and technology sides. While they benefit from these critical performance improvements, they also may save substantially in technology, infrastructure, advertising sales, member marketing, and management costs. In addition, they benefit from recirculation across the Company’s Platform, as well as syndication to more than 25 third-party sites.

The Company’s growth strategy is to continue to expand the coalition by adding new Publisher Partners in key verticals that management believes will expand the scale of unique users interacting on the Platform. In each vertical, the Company seeks to build around a leading brand, such as Sports Illustrated (for sports) and TheStreet (for finance), surround it with subcategory specialists, and further enhance coverage with individual expert contributors. The primary means of expansion is adding independent Publisher Partners and/or acquiring publishers that have premium branded content and can broaden the reach and impact of the Platform. As the Company’s digital revenue and gross margin grows, the Company believes it can further accelerate its growth.

The Company assumed management of certain Sports Illustrated media assets (pursuant to a licensing agreement with Sports Illustrated, including various amendments, or a collectively referred to herein as the “Sports Illustrated Licensing Agreement”) on October 4, 2019. Sports Illustrated is owned by ABG-SI LLC (“ABG”), a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company. Since assuming management of the Sports Illustrated media assets, the Company has implemented significant changes to rebuild the historic brand and beacon of sports journalism, to evolve and expand the business, and to position it for growth and continued success going forward.

SI Sportsbook was launched in 2021 in Colorado. The Company provides the content for SI Sportsbook and its partner, 888, one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming companies, provides the gambling engine. SI Sportsbook covers the NFL, CFB, NCAAMB, MLB, NBA, NHA, PGA, Horse Racing, UCF, Boxing. The content the Company provides includes: (i) Sports Illustrated winners club newsletter, live NFL pre-game show and twitter spaces, (ii) 50,000 NFL and CFB game betting previews and player props, (iii) five new betting articles series, and (iv) four new video on-demand betting series.

TheStreet is a leading financial news and information provider to investors and institutions worldwide and has produced business news and market analysis for individual investors. TheStreet brings its editorial tradition, strong subscription platform, and valuable membership base to the Company, and benefits from its mobile-friendly CMS, social, video, and monetization technology.

The Spun (thespun.com), founded in September 2012, is an online independent sports publication that brings readers the most interesting athletic stories of the day. Currently, The Spun produces more than 30,000 annual content pieces. The Spun reaches approximately 35 million unique readers per month and focuses on the social media aspect of the industry.

Seasonality

The Company experiences typical media company advertising and membership sales seasonality, which is strong in the fiscal fourth quarter and slower in the fiscal first quarter.

Going Concern

The Company performed an annual reporting period going concern assessment. Management is required to assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if it is unable to continue as a going concern.

Historically, the Company has recorded recurring losses from operations and has operated with a net capital deficiency. The Company considered these factors to determine if the significance of those conditions or events would limit its ability to meet its obligations when due. Most recently, operating losses realized in prior years had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related shut down of most professional and collegiate sports, which reduced user traffic and advertising revenue. As the Company entered fiscal 2021, and the impact of COVID-19 on its operations began to dissipate, the Company invested heavily in marketing, customer growth, and people and technology as it expanded its operations, specifically related to TheStreet and the Sports Illustrated media business.

As reflected in these consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded revenues of approximately $189.1 million and incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders of approximately $89.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company has historically financed its working capital requirements since inception through the issuance of debt and equity securities.

Management has evaluated whether relevant conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The factors considered include, but are not limited to, the Company’s financial condition, liquidity sources, obligations due within one year after the issuance date of its accompanying consolidated financial statements, and the funds necessary to maintain operations, including negative financial trends or other indicators of possible financial difficulty. Substantial doubt exists when conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate it is probable that a company will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the issuance date of its financial statements.

Management’s assessment is based on the relevant conditions that are known or reasonably knowable as of the date these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were issued. In particular, the Company evaluated: (1) 2022 cash flow forecast, which considered the use of its working capital line with FastPay (as described in Note 14) to fund changes in working capital, under which it has available credit of approximately $17.7 million, subject to eligible account receivables, as of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the additional capital the Company raised in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of $31.5 million after fees and expenses, which was completed subsequent to December 31, 2021; and (2) its 2022 operating budget, which considers that (i) more than half of the Company’s total revenue is derived from recurring digital and print subscriptions, which are generally paid in advance, and (ii) overall digital revenue, representing 53.4% of the Company’s total revenue, grew approximately 49.1% in fiscal 2021, which the Company believes demonstrates the strength of its brands.

In addition, the Company’s firm commitment underwritten public offering, as described above, demonstrates its ability to access capital markets. Finally, the Company also considered its implementation of additional measures, if required, related to potential revenue and earnings declines from continued COVID-19-related challenges.

Management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to meet its future obligations is inherently judgmental, subjective and susceptible to change. As a result of these considerations and as a part of the quantitative and qualitative factors that are known or reasonably knowable as of the date these consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were issued, the Company concluded that conditions and events considered in the aggregate, do not raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a one-year period following the financial statement issuance date.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications were immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate. These changes did not impact previously reported loss from operations or net loss.