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Genius Sports’ media surge shows shift beyond sportsbook data

Thursday, August 6, 2026 6:55 PM
  • Contessa Brewer, CNBC

Genius Sports is broadening its business beyond supplying data to sportsbooks, using its real-time sports information to build a fast-growing media and advertising platform.

The shift was visible when company reported second-quarter results Thursday. Revenue for the company’s betting technology, content and services division increased 28% from a year earlier to $117.4 million, while revenue for its media technology, content and services segment surged 193% to $78.2 million.

The reported media increase reflects the addition of Legend, the sports and gaming media company Genius acquired in a deal that closed May 1, but the company said the legacy Genius media business and Legend each grew organically by more than 20%.