Alchemist Media Labs vs MediaAlpha

Everscreen AI Enables CTV Ads for Small Budgets

Hamburg-based Alchemist Media Labs, founded in 2025 by Matthias Wass von Czege and Joe Pawlas, has launched Everscreen.AI, a self-service platform that simplifies Connected TV and streaming bookings for smaller advertisers and agencies by removing minimum booking volumes and centralizing inventory access. The interface aggregates inventory from 18 streaming providers — including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Twitch, RTL+ and Joyn — and routes buys through multiple DSPs (Amazon DSP and The Trade Desk at launch; Google DV360 planned). Everscreen.AI supports campaign planning, booking, optimization and reporting, and includes AI features (AI Creative Studio and an Agentic AI campaign builder) that recommend audiences and creative placements and can activate campaigns in under four minutes. The platform is available across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, France, Spain and Italy and has been beta-tested with partners such as El Origen.

• Alchemist Media Labs (Hamburg), founded in 2025 by Matthias Wass von Czege and Joe Pawlas, launched Everscreen.AI as a self-service CTV and streaming ad booking platform.
• Aggregates inventory from 18 streaming providers, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Twitch, RTL+ and Joyn.
• Routes buys via multiple DSPs — Amazon DSP and The Trade Desk at launch; Google DV360 planned.

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for MediaAlpha (2026-09-03)

MediaAlpha, Inc. announced the reappointment of Tigran Sinanyan as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Patrick Thompson who is stepping down without operational or accounting disagreements. Sinanyan, who previously served as MediaAlpha's CFO from 2015 to 2021 and rejoined the company in July 2025 as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development, brings deep institutional knowledge back to the executive suite. Simultaneously, MediaAlpha issued an upward revision for its third-quarter 2026 financial guidance. The company now projects Q3 2026 Revenue, Contribution, and Adjusted EBITDA to land at or above the upper end of its previously issued guidance ranges from July 29, 2026, signaling sustained operational momentum in its customer acquisition marketplace.

• Tigran Sinanyan appointed CFO effective October 1, 2026, with an annual base salary of $475,000, a 2026 target bonus of $293,200 (70% of base salary from 2027), and an initial RSU award valued at $252,100 vesting over four years.
• Outgoing CFO Patrick Thompson will step down on October 1, 2026, remain employed through October 30, 2026, and provide consulting services through February 26, 2027, with continued vesting of scheduled RSUs.
• MediaAlpha raised its Q3 2026 financial outlook, guiding Revenue, Contribution, and Adjusted EBITDA to meet or exceed the high end of previous guidance ranges.

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for MediaAlpha (2026-09-09)

MediaAlpha, Inc. entered into an Assignment, Assumption and Termination Agreement on September 9, 2026, to buy out the Tax Receivables Agreement (TRA) interest held by Parallaxes Mars, LLC, Parallaxes Mars II, LLC, and Parallaxes Mars III, LLC (collectively, PLX). Under the agreement, MediaAlpha acquired PLX's $22.7 million estimated TRA liability for $12.0 million in cash, capturing a 47% ($10.7 million) discount relative to its estimated June 30, 2026 valuation. Following the transaction, MediaAlpha's total remaining estimated TRA liabilities decrease from $54.7 million to approximately $32.0 million as of September 30, 2026.

• MediaAlpha paid $12.0 million in cash to retire $22.7 million of TRA liabilities held by PLX entities, realizing a $10.7 million (47%) discount against the June 30, 2026 estimated value.
• The buyout reduces MediaAlpha's total estimated future TRA liability from $54.7 million as of June 30, 2026, to approximately $32.0 million as of September 30, 2026.
• The transaction was funded via subsidiary cash balances following a pro rata distribution by partnership subsidiary QL Holdings LLC to its members, including certain executive officers and directors.

MediaAlpha Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

Tigran Sinanyan, SVP of Finance and Former CFO, to Succeed Pat Thompson as CFO. Third Quarter 2026 Results Expected to Be At or Above the Top End of Previously Disclosed Guidance Ranges.