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Nexxen International posted its highest-ever Connected TV revenue of $37.8 million in Q2 2026, a 33% year-over-year increase, while overall Contribution ex-TAC rose 11% to $97.8 million and programmatic revenue reached $95.2 million, representing 95% of total revenue. Adjusted EBITDA fell roughly 8% to $27.6 million, with margins compressing from 34% to 28% on a Contribution ex-TAC basis. The company modestly raised its full-year Contribution ex-TAC and programmatic revenue guidance ranges while holding Adjusted EBITDA guidance steady at $122 million to $132 million.

Meta launched a rebuilt Creator Studio as a free standalone iPhone app on August 12, available to creators in the United States and Canada, three years after shutting down the original version. The app offers AI-generated content recommendations, a daily-priority workflow, and a comment tool that drafts replies in the creator's voice, but does not replace the scheduling or page-management functions the original included. Performance claims in Meta's launch materials come exclusively from a small group of hand-selected beta creators with no independent verification, control group, or aggregate data disclosed.

Nielsen's August 2026 report ranked Stranger Things, Bluey, and The Pitt as the top three streaming titles by viewing minutes for the period ending June 28, 2026, with totals of 23.26 billion, 22.81 billion, and 21.12 billion minutes respectively. Five titles surpassed 20 billion minutes in the first half of 2026, compared to two in the same period of 2025, and the top five overall titles collectively grew from 103 billion to 108 billion minutes year over year. The data, drawn from Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings across in-home devices, reflects consumption trends relevant to programming, content licensing, and advertising planning, though it does not directly determine business or budget outcomes.