Magnite sees programmatic advertising intelligence shift toward media owners

• Magnite's October 15, 2026, analysis points to programmatic advertising decisions shifting before auctions, increasing media owners' influence over campaign outcomes.
• Dentsu testing found twice the return on ad spend or 40% CPM efficiencies when supply-side signals informed decisions before auctions.
• Buying directly from media owners can reduce repeated data matching and additional signal fees associated with demand-side platforms.
• CVS Media Exchange reported roughly 90% automation of campaign reporting work, reducing tasks from weeks to minutes.
• Panelists rejected allowing AI agents to move meaningful client budgets without approval, underscoring continued human oversight of strategic decisions.

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