Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (MTG_B) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today to discuss the results for the first quarter of 2025. My name is Anton Gorman, and I am the VP of Investor Relations at MTG. With me and hosting this call is our CEO, Maria Redin. After the end of the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, which you can do over the phone, if you prefer, or via the web chat. If you're dialing in, please follow the instructions from the operator. Otherwise, please use the online form for your questions, as usual. Thank you, and I now hand over to Maria. Maria, please go ahead. Thank you, Anton. Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Q1 was a historic quarter for MTG, and in February, we successfully closed the transformative deal to acquire Plarium. We consolidated the business from the 1st of February, and I'm very excited about the opportunities that this acquisition creates for our group. The deal significantly strengthens our game portfolio. The biggest addition is, of course, Shadow Legends, which is one of the clear category leaders in the turn-based RPG genre. But also, our lineup now includes games like Mech Arena and Merge Gardens, which we're very excited to have on board. Playroom is also more than its game. They have their own suite of strong proprietary tech and tools like the Go game and the Play and Play platform. And we've already begun to work to evaluate the opportunities for the commercial synergies and the improved collaboration in key fields like business intelligence, marketing, and games distribution. There is indeed a lot to be done across our expanded groups in regards to knowledge sharing, industry knowledge and consumer insights. And we are firm believers that both our original studios and Plarium will be able to be...