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Mobile game streaming service struggled to find an audience
Read More »Rovio shut down mobile game streaming service Hatch at the end of 2020 – but Hatch Kids continues to operate
Former Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht joins GSN as SVP general manager
"I am thrilled that he is joining the GSN Games senior leadership team"
Read More »Happy angry-versary – How Angry Birds is still shaping Rovio’s future
It’s been ten years since the first Angry Birds game catapulted Rovio to success and the brand is having a resurgent 2019. We speak to CEO Kati Levoranta and new EVP of games Alex Pelletier-Normand
Read More »Profits are up as Rovio issues first quarter financials for 2018
Angry Birds 2 big revenue driver, but new games are coming
Read More »Rovio head of games Wilhelm Taht leaves company, citing ‘personal reasons’
CEO Kati Levoranta to take over while replacement is found
Read More »Rovio announces closure of London branch
All seven employees to be made redundant
Read More »Rovio takes a drop in share price but games revenue is up
Shares in the Finnish developer are now down to $11 a share as costs for acquiring users rose by over 300 per cent
Read More »Angry Birds developer Rovio valued at $1bn for its IPO
The public offering has already stopped due to being oversubscribed
Read More »Former Rovio marketing director joins flaregames
Marja Konttinen becomes head of brand management at the German mobile publisher
Read More »Rovio confirm plan for IPO on Helsinki NASDAQ
No date or estimated value has been offically set but the plan is to raise 30 million euros for the Angry Birds creator
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