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13 July 2016 Asia Pacific/Japan Equity Research Internet Nexon (3659 / 3659 JT) Rating OUTPERFORM* Price (12 Jul 16, ¥) 1,444 INITIATION Target price (¥) 1,900¹ Chg to TP (%) 31.6 Market cap. (¥ bn) 629.93 (US$ 6.10) Initiating at OUTPERFORM due to stability Enterprise value (¥ bn) 440.12 Number of shares (mn) 436.24 from new titles, diverse portfolio Free float (%) 35.0 52-week price range 2,065 - 1,401 ■ Action: We initiate coverage of Nexon with an OUTPERFORM rating and a *Stock ratings are relative to the coverage universe in each ¥1,900 target price (potential return 31.6%). analyst's or each team's respective sector. ¹Target price is for 12 months. ■ Investment case: Impairment for consolidated subsidiary gloops has now Research Analysts been fully booked, greatly reducing future impairment risk. Amortization is Keiichi Yoneshima also down following the full amortization of IP for Dungeon Fighter Online 81 3 4550 9740 (Arad Senki) in August 2015, which had been ¥700mn/month. Looking at [email protected] revenues, existing games are doing well, and Nexon is preparing to release game iterations under existing strong brand titles. Even though the rising yen is negative for earnings, we think Nexon’s foundations in online gaming make its earnings quite reliable, and we rate the shares OUTPERFORM. ■ Catalysts/risk: Potential catalysts include new title launch dates, and new title earnings contributions. Risks include earnings deterioration in existing titles, especially in China and Korea, and a stronger yen. In addition, results of the investigation by Korean prosecutors announced on 12 July may weigh on the share price. -
EA SPORTSTM FIFA Online 3 M Tops 3 Million Downloads in Korea
June 20, 2014 EA SPORTSTM FIFA Online 3 M Tops 3 Million Downloads in Korea Mobile app fully synced with PC-based FIFA Online 3 continues to gain popularity TOKYO – June 20, 2014 – NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free- to-play online games, today announced that EA SPORTSTM FIFA Online 3 M, developed by EA Seoul Studio (Electronic Arts Seoul Studio LLC) and published by Nexon’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NEXON Korea Corporation, surpassed 3 million downloads in Korea on June 17th. FIFA Online 3 M is the latest instalment of the world’s bestselling sports videogame franchise, EA SPORTSTM FIFA. FIFA Online 3 M was launched on March 27, 2014 on the Naver App Store and later launched on Google Play on May 29th. Fully synced with its PC counterpart, FIFA Online 3 M offers players functional team management in a high-quality graphic mobile environment using team and player data, in- game points and other data saved on players’ PC game version. The game also features exclusive mobile-only content to further enhance players’ mobile experience. EA SPORTSTM FIFA Online 3 M EA SPORTS and the EA SPORTS logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Official FIFA licensed product. © The FIFA name and OLP Logo are copyright or trademark protected by FIFA. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license by Electronic Arts Inc. The use of real player names and likenesses is authorized by FIFPro Commercial Enterprises BV. About NEXON Co., Ltd. http://company.nexon.co.jp/ NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO) is a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games. -
EA SPORTS FIFA Online 3 Comes to China
July 24, 2013 EA SPORTS FIFA Online 3 Comes to China Tencent Games and EA Announce Publishing Agreement SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EA SPORTS™FIFA Online 3, the new PC online soccer game from the world's most popular sports videogame franchise, is coming to Chinese gamers and soccer fans. Tencent Games, under Tencent Group as the leading internet service provider in China, and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, today announced an agreement through which FIFA Online 3 will be published in mainland China by Tencent Games. The first testing is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of calendar 2013. FIFA Online 3, with the exclusive license from FIFA, delivers the best technologies and all the realism and authenticity of the world's best-selling sports game franchise from EA. Players will experience improved gameplay and strategies, enhanced graphics, the latest rosters, and extensive use of official licenses, including close to 15,000 real world players from 30 leagues and 40 national teams. The game adds new techniques and features, improved artificial intelligence, enhanced animation and dynamic 5-on-5 multiplayer competition. The game is developed by EA Seoul Studio. EA SPORTS FIFA Online 3 holds the number 2 spot in Korean PC café rankings according to Gametrics. The game will also operate in Thailand and Vietnam. Steven Ma, Vice President of Tencent, said, "Tencent Games' agreement with EA is a cooperation between the leading online game company in China and the world's top sports game developer and franchise. The launch of FIFA Online 3 will provide strong momentum for the development of e-sports in China and create a true ‘virtual world of sports' for all Chinese users." Steven Ma also said, "The partnership with EA is an important milestone in Tencent Games' strategy of internationalization. -
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2018 OR ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from to Commission File No. 000-17948 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-2838567 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 209 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, California 94065 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (650) 628-1500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YES þ NO ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. -
The Naturalization: a Solution Or a Problem? (By Servadei)
1 ALL ASIAN FOOTBALL MAGAZINE POST LOCKDOWN FOOTBALL THE FUTURE OF THE CHINESE DREAM 2 INDEX SECTION 1.......................................................................................................... pag. 6 Chinese Investments in European Football (by Dario Focardi)........................... pag. 7 The future is a mass of concrete? (by Eduardo Accorroni).................................. pag. 13 SECTION 2...........................................................................................................pag. 17 Football stories in the covid era (by Nicholas Gineprini).................................... pag. 18 Return to the Football Stadium (by Nicholas Gineprini)......................................pag. 23 SEZIONE 3........................................................................................................... pag. 27 Nothing after Wu Lei (by Luigi Gemmi)............................................................. pag. 28 The naturalization: a solution or a problem? (by Servadei)................................. pag. 32 Focus on youth Chinese Football: interview to Daniele D’Eustacchio.................pag. 36 SECTION 4.......................................................................................................... pag. 39 Foreigner supporters in Chinese Football .............................................................pag. 40 The most difficult year for Hong Kong (by Mattia Ricotta)................................. pag. 46 A dream of summer (by Nicholas Gineprini) ..................................................... -
ELECTRONIC ARTS Q3 FY14 PREPARED COMMENTS January 28, 2014
ELECTRONIC ARTS Q3 FY14 PREPARED COMMENTS January 28, 2014 ROB: Thank you. Welcome to EA’s fiscal 2014 third quarter earnings call. With me on the call today are Andrew Wilson, our CEO, and Blake Jorgensen, our CFO. Peter Moore, our COO, and Patrick Söderlund, our EVP of EA Studios, will be joining us for the Q&A portion of the call. Please note that our SEC filings and our earnings release are available at ir.ea.com. In addition, we have posted earnings slides to accompany our prepared remarks. Lastly, after the call, we will post our prepared remarks, an audio replay of this call, and a transcript. This presentation and our comments include forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future financial performance of the Company. Actual events and results may differ materially from our expectations. We refer you to our most recent Form 10-Q for a discussion of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed today. Electronic Arts makes these statements as of January 28, 2014 and disclaims any duty to update them. During this call unless otherwise stated, the financial metrics will be presented on a non-GAAP basis. Our earnings release and the earnings slides provide a reconciliation of our GAAP to non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to our GAAP results. We encourage investors to consider all measures before making an investment decision. All comparisons made in the course of this call are against the same period in the prior year unless otherwise stated. -
Women's Football, Europe and Professionalization 1971-2011
Women’s Football, Europe and Professionalization 1971-2011 A Project Funded by the UEFA Research Grant Programme Jean Williams Senior Research Fellow International Centre for Sports History and Culture De Montfort University Contents: Women’s Football, Europe and Professionalization 1971- 2011 Contents Page i Abbreviations and Acronyms iii Introduction: Women’s Football and Europe 1 1.1 Post-war Europes 1 1.2 UEFA & European competitions 11 1.3 Conclusion 25 References 27 Chapter Two: Sources and Methods 36 2.1 Perceptions of a Global Game 36 2.2 Methods and Sources 43 References 47 Chapter Three: Micro, Meso, Macro Professionalism 50 3.1 Introduction 50 3.2 Micro Professionalism: Pioneering individuals 53 3.3 Meso Professionalism: Growing Internationalism 64 3.4 Macro Professionalism: Women's Champions League 70 3.5 Conclusion: From Germany 2011 to Canada 2015 81 References 86 i Conclusion 90 4.1 Conclusion 90 References 105 Recommendations 109 Appendix 1 Key Dates of European Union 112 Appendix 2 Key Dates for European football 116 Appendix 3 Summary A-Y by national association 122 Bibliography 158 ii Women’s Football, Europe and Professionalization 1971-2011 Abbreviations and Acronyms AFC Asian Football Confederation AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women ALFA Asian Ladies Football Association CAF Confédération Africaine de Football CFA People’s Republic of China Football Association China ’91 FIFA Women’s World Championship 1991 CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football CONMEBOL -
Electronic Arts Reports Q2 Fy11 Financial Results
ELECTRONIC ARTS REPORTS Q2 FY11 FINANCIAL RESULTS Reports Q2 Non-GAAP Revenue and EPS Ahead of Expectations Reaffirms Full-Year Non-GAAP EPS and Net Revenue Guidance FIFA 11 Scores With 8.0 Million Units Sold In Need For Speed Hot Pursuit with Autolog, Ships November 16 REDWOOD CITY, CA – November 2, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010. “We had another strong quarter, beating expectations both top and bottom line,” said John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer. “We credit our results to blockbusters like FIFA 11 and to innovative digital offerings like The Sims 3 Ambitions and Madden NFL 11 on the iPad.” “EA reaffirms its FY11 non-GAAP guidance,” said Eric Brown, Chief Financial Officer. “EA is the world’s #1 publisher calendar year-to-date and our portfolio is focused on high- growth platforms -- high definition consoles, PC, and mobile.” Selected Quarterly Operating Highlights and Metrics: EA is the #1 publisher on high-definition consoles with 25% segment share calendar year-to date, two points higher than the same period a year ago. In North America and Europe, the high-definition console software market is growing strongly with the combined PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® segments up 23% calendar year-to-date. The PlayStation 3 software market is up 36% calendar year-to-date. EA is the #1 PC publisher with 27% segment share at retail calendar year-to-date and strong growth in digital downloads of full-game software. For the quarter, EA had six of the top 20 selling games in Western markets with FIFA 11, Madden NFL 11, NCAA® Football 11, NHL®11, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and FIFA 10. -
Governance Relationships in Football Between Management and Labour Roitman - Governance Relationships Marston, C
Building on the two prior CIES governance studies, this is the third FIFA-mandated research analysing governance relationships in football. This book focuses on those Editions CIES between football’s employers (clubs, leagues and even NAs) and its labour force. Based on a sample of forty countries across all six confederations and questionnaires from players’ associations, leagues and national associations, this research surveys and compares the diverse ‘management-labour’ approaches and scenarios in both men and women’s professional football worldwide. GOVERNANCE RELATIONSHIPS The authors place a special focus on players’ associations and highlight the variety of IN FOOTBALL BETWEEN structures found world-wide. The findings here contribute to a better understanding MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR of the systems, models and relationships in place around the globe when it comes to PLAYERS, CLUBS, LEAGUES & NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ‘management’ and ‘labour’. This book explores the representation of Kevin Tallec Marston, Camille Boillat & Fernando Roitman players within decision-making structures at club, league and national association level as well as the regulatory contexts and negotiation instruments linking players and management - such as collaborative agreements/MoUs, CBAs, minimum contract requirements and dispute resolution. In addition, this study provides a first ever global exploration of some of the inner workings of players’ associations and an overview of the key issues in professional football from the player’s perspective. The final chapter offers several models and frameworks illustrating the governance relationships between players and management. All three authors work at the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES). Kevin Tallec Marston earned his PhD in history and works as research fellow and academic projects manager. -
OFFICIAL RECORD of PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 28 October 2020 the Council Met at Eleven O'clock
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ― 28 October 2020 521 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 28 October 2020 The Council met at Eleven o'clock MEMBERS PRESENT: THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE ANDREW LEUNG KWAN-YUEN, G.B.M., G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN THE HONOURABLE LEUNG YIU-CHUNG THE HONOURABLE ABRAHAM SHEK LAI-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE TOMMY CHEUNG YU-YAN, G.B.S., J.P. PROF THE HONOURABLE JOSEPH LEE KOK-LONG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JEFFREY LAM KIN-FUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG TING-KWONG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE STARRY LEE WAI-KING, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAK-KAN, B.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN KIN-POR, G.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE PRISCILLA LEUNG MEI-FUN, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-KIN, S.B.S., J.P. 522 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ― 28 October 2020 THE HONOURABLE MRS REGINA IP LAU SUK-YEE, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE PAUL TSE WAI-CHUN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CLAUDIA MO THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL TIEN PUK-SUN, B.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE STEVEN HO CHUN-YIN, B.B.S. THE HONOURABLE FRANKIE YICK CHI-MING, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WU CHI-WAI, M.H. THE HONOURABLE YIU SI-WING, B.B.S. THE HONOURABLE MA FUNG-KWOK, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHARLES PETER MOK, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAN-PAN, B.B.S., J.P. -
Conference Schedule
Undercurrents: Unearthing Hidden Social and Discursive Practices IACS Conference 2015 (Surabaya, 7-9 August 2015) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Day 1 (Friday, 7 August 2015) 08.00 – 08.30 : Registration 08.30 – 10.00 : Parallel Session 1 10.00 – 11.30 : Parallel Session 2 11.30 – 13.30 : Lunch + Friday prayer 13.30 – 14.00 : Ngremo (Opening Ceremony and Cultural Performance) 14.00 – 14.30 : Opening Remarks 14.30 – 15.00 : Coffee Break 15.00 – 16.00 : Keynote Speaker (Abidin Kusno) 16.00 - 17.30 : Plenary 1 1. Hilmar Farid (Institute of Indonesian Social History, Indonesia) 2. Chua Beng Huat (NUS, Singapore) 3. Prigi Arisandi (Universitas Ciputra, Indonesia) Day 2 (Saturday, 8 August 2015) 08.30 – 10.00 : Parallel Session 3 10.00 – 10.30 : Coffee Break *Book Series Launch, Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches (at Room 14 (snacks/beverages are provided) 10.30 - 12.00 : Parallel Session 4 12.00 – 13.30 : Lunch 13.30 – 15.00 : Parallel Session 5 15.00 – 15.30 : Coffee Break 15.30 – 17.00 : Parallel Session 6 17.00 – 18.30 : Plenary 2 1. Diah Arimbi (Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia) 2. Firdous Azim (BRAC University, Bangladesh) 3. Goh Beng Lan (SEAS Dept. NUS, Singapore) 1 Undercurrents: Unearthing Hidden Social and Discursive Practices IACS Conference 2015 (Surabaya, 7-9 August 2015) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Day 3 (Sunday, 9 August 2015) 08.30 – 10.00 : Parallel Session 7 10.00 – 10.30 : Coffee Break 10.30 – 12.00 : Parallel Session 8 12.00 – 13.30 : Lunch 13.30 – 15.00 : Parallel Session 9 15.00 – 16.00 : IACSS Assembly Meeting 16.00 – 16.30 : Coffee Break 16.30 – 17.00 : IACS (Reader) Book Launch 17.00 – 18.30 : Plenary 3 1. -
Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) Q3 2014 Earnings Call
Electronic Arts, Inc. EA Q3 2014 Earnings Call Jan. 28, 2014 Company▲ Ticker▲ Event Type▲ Date▲ PARTICIPANTS Corporate Participants Rob Sison – Vice President-Investor Relations, Electronic Arts, Inc. Andrew Wilson – Chief Executive Officer & Director, Electronic Arts, Inc. Blake J. Jorgensen – Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Electronic Arts, Inc. Peter Robert Moore – Chief Operating Officer, Electronic Arts, Inc. Patrick Söderlund – Executive Vice President-EA Games Label, Electronic Arts, Inc. Other Participants Colin A. Sebastian – Analyst, Robert W. Baird & Co. Equity Capital Markets Edward S. Williams – Analyst, BMO Capital Markets (United States) Doug L. Creutz – Analyst, Cowen & Co. LLC Arvind Bhatia – Analyst, Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. Michael J. Olson – Analyst, Piper Jaffray, Inc. James L. Hardiman – Analyst, Longbow Research LLC Brian J. Pitz – Analyst, Jefferies LLC Drew E. Crum – Analyst, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Stephen D. Ju – Analyst, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Ryan Gee – Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Mike Hickey – Analyst, The Benchmark Co. LLC Ben Schachter – Analyst, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. Neil A. Doshi – Analyst, CRT Capital Group LLC MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION SECTION Operator: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Today’s conference is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. Now, I’ll turn the meeting over to Mr. Rob Sison, Vice President of Investor Relations. You may begin. Rob Sison, Vice President-Investor Relations Thank you. Welcome to EA’s Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Earnings Call. With me on the call today are Andrew Wilson, our CEO; and Blake Jorgensen, our CFO.