Digital Turbine vs Liftoff

DT at Advertising Week New York 2026: Exploring what marketers miss when mobile is measured one event at a time

Digital Turbine announced its participation in Advertising Week New York 2026 with a new blog post exploring the limitations of event-based mobile measurement. The post is dated October 2, 2026.

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for Digital Turbine (2026-09-24)

Digital Turbine, Inc. announced that Michael Akkerman has resigned from his role as Chief Business Officer, effective October 30, 2026. According to the Form 8-K filing, Mr. Akkerman is stepping down to accept a Chief Executive Officer position at another company. The filing does not report any operational disagreements or name an immediate successor for the Chief Business Officer role.

• Chief Business Officer Michael Akkerman submitted his resignation on September 23, 2026.
• The resignation will become effective on October 30, 2026, as Akkerman departs to assume a CEO role at another company.

“It was never only about the CPM“: Lessons from Miniclip's Head Ball 2 takeover

Digital Turbine features a new blog post about a brand advertising case study with Miniclip's Head Ball 2, highlighting lessons beyond CPM. The post is dated September 11, 2026.

Liftoff Mobile releases Form 10-Q for Q2 2026

The Investor Relations page now includes a link to the Q2'26 Form 10-Q filing.

Liftoff reports $220M Q2 revenue post-IPO

Liftoff Mobile reported $220 million in second-quarter 2026 revenue in its first earnings release since going public in June. Revenue rose 35% year-over-year and 7% sequentially, marking the company's eleventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth. Core advertising revenue was $219 million, adjusted EBITDA was $132 million (60% margin), and GAAP net loss was $4 million after $45 million of non-cash IPO-related charges. Free cash flow for the quarter was $50 million and $184.5 million on a trailing 12-month basis. Liftoff used part of its $472.4 million IPO proceeds to pay down $418.4 million of debt, leaving long-term debt of $1.39 billion and cash of $305.4 million as of June 30. The company provided Q3 and full-year 2026 guidance and saw shares fall ~3.7% after hours.

• Liftoff Mobile reported $220M in second-quarter 2026 revenue, its first earnings release since going public in June.
• Revenue was up 35% year-on-year and 7% sequentially; this was Liftoff’s 11th consecutive quarter of revenue growth.
• Core advertising revenue was $219M (up 36% YoY); adjusted EBITDA was $132M, representing a 60% margin.

Liftoff Says It's More Than A Gaming Company

Liftoff, a mobile app marketing and performance platform, held its first earnings call as a public company where CEO Jeremy Bondy emphasized that the business is no longer primarily a gaming play. Bondy said more than half of Liftoff’s demand now comes from non-gaming advertisers (finance, travel, shopping, productivity, prediction apps) and cited a third-party in-app advertising market projection of $136 billion by 2030 from the company’s S-1. Liftoff reported Q2 revenue of $220 million, up 35% year-over-year and marking its eleventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth. Bondy highlighted Liftoff’s supply-side technology (SSP/SDK) and its AI-powered optimization platform, Cortex, as central to scaling non-gaming performance marketing. The stock dipped a little over 5% in after-hours trading following the results.

• Liftoff hosted its first-ever earnings call as a public company on August 12, 2026.
• Liftoff reported Q2 revenue of $220 million, up 35% year-over-year, its eleventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth.
• CEO Jeremy Bondy said over half of Liftoff’s demand now comes from non-gaming advertisers, including finance, travel, shopping and productivity apps.