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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 4126T\n Future PLC\n 20 July 2020\n \n \n \n \n 20 July 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n Future plc\n \n \n \n \n \n Business update \n \n \n \n \n \n TI Media integration progressing in line with expectations\n \n \n Strong trading performance continues\n \n \n Group on track for FY20 performance towards top end of expectations\n \n \n \n \n \n Future plc (LSE: FUTR, \"Future\", \"the Group\"), the global platform for specialist media, today provides an update on both the integration of TI Media, which completed on 20 April 2020, and Group trading.\n \n \n \n \n \n The Group is pleased to report that the integration of TI Media is progressing in line with expectations. On 22 May 2020, the Group announced the first phase of the integration process which included: i) The launch of new websites in TI Media's content verticals; ii) Migrating TI Media's websites with the largest global opportunity onto Future's Vanilla website platform; and iii) Leveraging Future's proprietary technology platform on current TI Media digital properties. To date we have made good progress against these priorities, as outlined below:\n \n \n \n \n \n Launch of new websites utilising TI Media expertise\n \n \n · \n Gardeningetc.com launched in June, and Whattowatch.com and Fitandwell.com launched this month\n \n \n · \n All brand launches have accessed the editorial expertise of TI Media and the content archive\n \n \n \n \n \n Migrating TI Media websites\n \n \n · \n Home&Gardens.com and Woman&Home.com both on track for migration onto our unique Vanilla website platform by the end of October\n \n \n · \n New sales and marketing resource hired in US to help drive the launch of these brands, in line with strategy to\n expand US reach \n \n \n \n \n \n Leveraging Future's proprietary technology platform\n \n \n · \n Hawk - our price comparison technology that helps consumers find the best deals in the market - has been successfully deployed onto Cyclingweekly.com and Woman&Home.com, with the majority of the rest of the portfolio planned to be moved onto Hawk over the summer\n \n \n · \n Hybrid - our leading advertising technology - is expected to be rolled out across the TI Media estate in August\n \n \n \n \n \n Executive leadership team appointments\n \n \n As previ...