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DIGITAL LICENSING Partnership Opportunities ESTABLISHED MODEL For Growing & Diversifying Revenue

We create content that connects people with their passions.

We offer partnerships that go beyond the licensing of our content and brands. We provide access to our market-leading insight and expertise, in-depth training, thorough website and social analysis, global advertising opportunities with our partners, easily monetisable content and the opportunity to grow and diversify your eCommerce profile.

2 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

An Integrated Digital Solution

3 THE PARTNERSHIP Merging editorial expertise with proprietary technology to push organic search ranking and drive purchase.

Brands & Content Platform & CMS Editorial Expertise eCommerce Technology

4 MARKET-LEADING Brands & Content

The cornerstone of our partnership offering is the access to our established brands and monetised editorial content. Alongside our local partners, this premium content can be tailored and adapted to better suit local products and audiences.

30m Global Monthly Tech Audience

20.5m Global Monthly Gaming Audience

Source: Google Analyics Q4 2017 5 PLATFORM & CMS What Our Common Platform Offers

. Developed by Future for Future . Instant access to the best content globally . Local control over content promotion . Centralised content repository . Common user experience . Allows sharing of content/planning . Benefit from our research & testing . Allows for deployment of Hawk eCommerce technology . Site developments applied consistently across global editions . Multi-territory drop-down means no redirection necessary . Common analytics opportunities . Common Social/Audience Development activity

6 EDITORIAL EXPERTISE We Know How To Engage Audiences

A Successful Growing Business SEO Leadership

in organic search results for tech, gaming Global Users on Future sites up 18% YOY #1 & creative news & reviews including:

Global Users up 29% YOY Best phone, best laptop, best computer, best Global Users up 32% YOY headphones, best smart TV, best smartphone camera, best running headphones, best games 2018, best Global Users up 18% YOY gaming laptop, best gaming PC, pc gaming, One X deals, iPhone X review, Samsung Galaxy S8 review, Google Pixel 2 Review, VPN, best android apps…

Source: Google Analyics Jan 2017-Jan 2018; Google Search Analytics 7 ECOMMERCE Our Proprietary Technology

Developed within a publishing environment, Hawk merges both our technological and editorial expertise to provide a unique and integrated eCommerce platform that:

. Works with the content to improve customer experience . Detects and counters ad blocking . Makes purchasing easier across, mobile, desktop and tablet . Continuously investing in optimising the user experience . Measures and improves performance by employing advanced data analytics . Works with multiple content types using tailored widgets . Delivers a targeted geo-territorial solution

8 ECOMMERCE Proven Results

£130m 2m Worth of retail sales in the Products sold through our sites past 12 months over the past 12 months

Black Friday Week 2017 £23.5m 250k Worth of retail sales during Products sold over Black Friday week 2017 Black Friday week 2017

9 ECOMMERCE Understanding & Influencing Consumers’ Path to Purchase

DISCOVER

Our Editorial Expertise and SEO leadership help surface content that informs the purchase decisions of valuable consumers.

ENGAGE

We Connect our community through Credible Content and meaningful Experiences, empowering them to Share.

PURCHASE

We are the New Storefront directly driving the purchase of technology products, gaming hardware and software through our proprietary eCommerce engine - Hawk.

10 WORKING WITH US

A Partnership Solution That Works

11 CONTENT Interesting, Trusted & Monetisable Editorial

Localise expert Future content Reviews Educate enthusiasts on the Working with our Editorial and Audience options available to them in the development team to identify the most valuable marketplace to drive product content for your market and ensuring it is translated consideration and localised in the optimum way to drive traffic from your audience. Buying Guides Engage enthusiasts on the benefits of certain products in a Create own content category and their capabilities Under the guidance of our Global Editor, identifying and creating relevant and appropriate local Best Of language content specific to your market across Influence enthusiasts on the best news reviews and buying guides. content and deals, as picked by our expert editors

12 COMMERCIAL Meaningful, Successful Partnerships

Find local display advertisers Develop direct local advertising relationships in your market to monetise the growing local audience through display advertising and creative solutions.

Develop affiliate partnerships Identifying affiliate and eCommerce opportunities specific to your market or relevant to particularly popular verticals in your territory.

13 OUR BRANDS

TechRadar | T3 | PC Gamer | GamesRadar+ CreativeBloq | MusicRadar

14 27m 75m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views The Source For Tech Buying Advice

Unashamedly obsessed with tech, TechRadar is the market-leading authority on everything from the latest smartphone releases to the best in digital cameras. Its mix of genuine and reliable advice alongside entertaining and fun to read editorial content is why 5 million people in the UK trust TechRadar to give them tech advice.

of traffic comes from organic 84% search

of readers are known 60% in-market consumers

in organic search results for tech buying guides including: #1 best phone, best laptop, best PC, best camera, best headphones…

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; Google Search Rankings Jan 2018 15 1.4m 2.3m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views Smarter Living

T3.com is the ultimate destination for smarter living. Reflecting the shifting relationship between technology and lifestyle, T3.com showcases beautiful things, from watches to wearables, fitness to fashion and audio visuals to cars in a premium environment.

£64k Average Household Income

Average spend on tech in the £1,421 past 12 months

in organic search results for tech buying Top 3 guides including: best smartphone, best running watch, best 4k TV, best Bluetooth headphones, best action camera, best BBQ…

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; Google Search Rankings Jan’18; Future illuminate Panel Sep’16 16 2.9m 7.8m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views Your Daily Dose of Art & Design Inspiration

Creative Bloq delivers a daily balance of creative tips and inspiration across web design, graphic design, 3D and more. Bringing the very best design work to our audience and offering the insight that enables them to keep up to date with the latest trends and developments in global design and to create their best work.

Social Media Fans 1.5m – Future Creative Portfolio

Audience are creative 84% professionals

Global resource for #1 artists and designers

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; Google Search Rankings Sep’17; Future illuminate Panel Sep’16 17 Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; Creative Bloq Survey June 2015 17 12.2m 33.8m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views The World’s Largest PC Gaming Brand

As the global authority on PC gaming for more than 20 years, PCGamer.com delivers round-the-clock coverage on what matters in the world’s most exciting gaming platforms, including breaking news, hardware advice and e-sports analysis. Our team is authoritative and knowledgeable, providing in-depth insights into PC games and PC building to hardcore, highly engaged fans.

5.9m Social Media Fans Have spent more than £500 on 2in5 PC gaming/hardware in the past 12 months

Planning on upgrading their 63% PC in the next 12 months

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; illuminate Panel Jan 2017 18 7.8m 30m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views Taking Fans Closer to the Games, Movies & TV You Love

GamesRadar+ follows the most exciting creations from beginning to launch and beyond with a mix of features, news, review and post-review coverage. Our team is passionate, entertaining and relevant, always with a finger on the pulse of games, TV, film & entertainment culture. 2.8m Social Media Fans

of traffic comes through 73% Organic Search

in organic search results for tech buying Top 3 guides including: best games 2018, new games 2018, best PS4 games, 2018 game releases

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017; Google Search Rankings Jan 2018 19 1.7m 10m Global Monthly Users Global Monthly Page Views Built By Musicians, For Musicians

Musicians love using MusicRadar to reach our knowledgeable audience and get the latest information and tips for their chosen musical craft, be it guitars, drums, or high-tech music production. With a huge international presence , our global site is responsively tailored to each audience’s needs whatever the delivery device.

52% In-Market Consumers

300k+ Social Media Fans

average no. of pages viewed +4 per sessions

Source: Google Analytics, Q4 2017 20 At Future we deliver strong results for our partners through a simple formula: clever ideas underpinned by insights, which engage passionate audiences and communities.

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