Magnite

Magnite says that since the introduction of the 'Live Scheduler' in November 2025, 37 publishers have scheduled more than 4,000 live events. From January to July 2026, global ad spend on live sports rose 56% year‑on‑year, and more than 5,800 advertisers bought live-sport inventory for the first time. The platform offers dedicated monetization features for live streams, including sports-specific billing line items and traffic control for viewer peaks. » More on de.investing.com

Sarah Patricia Harden reported sales of 48,986 Magnite shares on Aug. 26 and Aug. 28, 2026, for about $1.2 million at a weighted average price of $23.57. The disposals were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan; Harden retains 114,751 direct shares (roughly 0.0801% ownership) after the transactions, which amounted to about 30% of her direct holdings. The sales occurred as Magnite shares rose following strong Q2 results and an upward revision to full-year guidance, with the stock near its 52-week high. » More on finance.yahoo.com

At the Rosenblatt AI summit, Magnite presented its accelerated connected-TV business as the main growth driver, reporting that CTV now accounts for 51% of the revenue mix and recently grew contribution ex-TAC by 36%. Management highlighted a strong operating leverage model with an EBITDA margin above 37% and confirmed a $200 million share repurchase authorization, plus a target to use at least 50% of free cash flow for buybacks. An analyst target of $40 was attributed half to the core business and half to potential remedies and damages from the antitrust case against Google, with Magnite expecting a possible reallocation of 30–50% of Google’s market share. The company is also advancing product initiatives like orchestration and agent-based workflows and is searching for a new CFO. » More on de.investing.com