21/03/2014 - In 2013 the media corporation generated a record €1.6 billion revenue and an operating profit of €191 million, up 2.9% on the previous year

Last year, Danish media corporation Egmont – the owner of Nordisk Film and Norway’s TV2 – generated a record €1.6 billion revenue. When this is broken down, screen-based media for the first time accounted for more than 50% of the earnings. Operating profit was €191 million, up 2.9% on 2012.

“A strategic milestone,” said Egmont president and CEO Steffen Kragh, who attributed the result “of the banner year” to strong TV viewing figures, box-office film successes, strong magazine and book performances, and high digital income.

“Unique content and unique moments are central to Egmont’s strategy, as is our ability to provide content to consumers on their mobile screens. Creativity and technology will be the core drivers of our transformation towards even more moving pictures and screen-based media,” he added.

Producing films in all Scandinavian countries and operating cinemas in Denmark and Norway, Nordisk Film posted a €339 million revenue for a €30 million profit, up 70%. In April 2013, Nordisk acquired Norway’s largest cinema chain, Oslo Kino; during the year, Nordisk theatres sold 5.8 million tickets in Denmark and 3.2 million in Norway.

Major box-office successes included Norwegian director Rasmus A Sivertsen’s The Christmas of Solan & Ludvig [+see also:
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interview: Rasmus A. Sivertsen
film profile] from associate Maipo, taking 880,000 admissions; Danish directors Mikkel Nørgaard’s The Keeper of Lost Causes [+see also:
film review
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interview: Eugenio Mira
film profile] and Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Vinterberg
interview: Thomas Vinterberg
film profile], both from associate Zentropa Entertainments, reaching sales of 720,000 and 672,000 tickets, respectively; and Nils Malmros’ Sorrow and Joy [+see also:
film review
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film profile], an in-house production that garnered 220,000 admissions.

Also representing Sony’s PlayStation activities in the Nordic Baltic regions, Nordisk launched the PlayStation 4 in November, selling 55,000 game consoles in the Nordic countries. The TV2 Group, Norway’s largest commercial media house, recorded a €446 million turnover for a €33 million profit. In 2013, Egmont increased its donations to charitable activities to €10 million.