Rovio Returns to Profitable Growth - Seite 3

Outlook for 2017

In 2017 Rovio Entertainment will continue to invest in development and performance marketing of games. With a strong fan engagement, uplift in the Angry Birds brand, brand licensing activities, and revenues from The Angry Birds Movie, the company sees opportunities to further improve profitability while staying on its growth track.

CEO comments

"Both our growth and profitability targets were exceeded in 2016. With the all-time high performance of our games portfolio and the success of The Angry Birds Movie, I am very happy to see Rovio's revenue and profit developing very positively. Rovio's games business is growing fast, and this year we will see several new exciting Rovio games bringing attractive experiences to everyone and supporting Rovio's long-term growth. I am also very proud to see two of our games, Angry Birds 2 and the newest release, Angry Birds Blast, in top 50 grossing games list in the US. I can just thank our fans and our amazing team at Rovio for making this turnaround happen." says CEO Kati Levoranta.

 

Rovio Entertainment Ltd., based in Espoo, Finland, is the creator of Angry Birds, the casual mobile game that changed an industry and became an international phenomenon. Today Angry Birds is not only the most downloaded series of games of all time, it is a renowned entertainment brand that has branched out into animation, licensing and more. The Angry Birds Movie was released in May 2016.   www.rovio.com

 

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Tomi Närhinen
Chief Financial Officer
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VP, Communications & PR
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