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LIVING WITH COVID-19
                                                   DURING THE ACUTE
                                                  OUTBREAK IN ITALY
                                                                                                     3° Release – 25 March 20

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LIVING WITH COVID-19 DURING THE ACUTE OUTBREAK IN ITALY - 3 Release - 25 March 20 - Cortina ...
COVID-19: 15+ DAYS AFTER THE
    LOCKDOWN

    At the time of this 3° writing, Italy is still in the Acute Outbreak, which is the focus of this
    document once again.

    The Acute Outbreak stage is not simply a function of the number of confirmed cases of an
    illness, but the accompanying knock-on effect on the economy, the media and on
    consumer confidence.

    Uncertainty is the over-riding characteristic across these period. At a time when no-one has
    a clear understanding of how events will evolve and yet so many have an (often ill-
    informed) opinion, the need to communicate clearly, calmly and regularly
    becomes paramount.

    Together with closeness and presence, and why not a bit of entertainment, to manage
    this period of alienation and melancholy. Without forgetting to sustain media. They
    are the key drivers of information and entertainment.

    Eight years ago Mario Draghi at the Global investment Conference in London said: “Within
    our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the Euro. And believe
    me, it will be enough”.

    During these difficult days for Italy, the Government has declared its ‘whatever it takes’
    waiting for the new steps from EU.

    Is there a ‘whatever it takes’ for communication? Does is till make sense to talk about brand
    and communication?

    What made brands an integral part of people’s lives was the ability of offering
    practical and emotional values. And it will be the same also in the future to come,
    although in different, new and unexpected forms.

    This new release is a step ahead to support our clients into monitoring this acute phase.
    Although all these difficulties, we think that communication and media still play a
    strategic role from an economic as well as social point of view.

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THE WORLD IN LOCKDOWN

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THE PANDEMIA AT A GLANCE

    FORECASTS ON ITALIAN GDP

                                                                           %var. GDP quarters
                                                        1Q 2020                                                   2Q 2020

                                                      -3,0%                                                      -5,0%
                                                                vs                                                      vs
                                                        4Q 2019                                                   1Q 2020
     Source: REF Ricerche

    THE MARKET VOLATILITY

                                                                                                       VIX Index
                                                                                      3 Jan 2007 – 18 March 20

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THE GLOBAL SPREAD IS ACCELERATING.
    CURRENTLY IN ITALY MORE THAN 60K CASES

    THE COVID-19 DIFFUSION PHASES AROUND THE WORLD – data 05.03.20

     Source: McKinsey&Company

    THE ITALIAN OUTLOOK ON COVID-19 SPREAD

                Trend of detected cases in Italy                                                           Characteristics of the detected
                                                                                                           infected - %
                                                                                                           22.02.20

                                                                                                           The most affected locations

      Source: Protezione Civile

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THE CONTAGION TIMELINE IN ITALY
    1/2

                                                                                    January

                                                                                           23
        Whuan and the Province of
        Hubei enters in Quarantine

                                                                                           31
        Italy bans flights from
        China

                                                                                   February

        1’ case of contagion
        in Italy                                                                           21

        First launch of special
        measures: the Red Zone in
        Lodigiano & Vo Euganeo areas
                                                                                           22
        (south Lombardy & Veneto)

        Schools, sport & entertainment
        activities suspended, Public
        places closed in Lombardy &                                                        24
        Veneto

        1000+ infected in Italy                                                            29

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THE CONTAGION TIMELINE IN ITALY
    2/2

                                                                                       March

       7.375 infected in Italy
       Lombardy and other 14                                                                  8
       provinces become RED ZONE
       9.200 infected in Italy
       Italy imposes COUNTRY WIDE                                                             9
       RESTRICTION

       12.400 infected in Italy
       The World Health Organization                                                        11
       declares coronavirus pandemic
       15.100 infected in Italy
       Macron announces restriction                                                         12
       measures in France
       17.600 infected in Italy
       Donald Trump declares the national                                                    13
       state of emergency in the US

       24.700 infected in Italy
       In Spain, Sanchez closes                                                             15
       the country.
       COVID-19 affects 115 countries.
       31.500 infected in Italy
       After criticism on “herd immunity”,                                                  17
       Boris Johnson chooses for UK
       quarantine

       In Italy the Law Decree
       #CuraItalia enhanced restrictive                                                     22
       measures

       In US 15 states decided for
       lockdown                                                                             24

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ITALIAN DECREE AND THE RESPONSE FROM
    OTHER COUNTRIES TO DEAL WITH THE
    EMERGENCY

        23 Feb. 2020                      Law Decree:
                                          Urgent containment and                                                 • The EU suspended the Stability
                                          contrast measures for the                                                and Growth Pact and it gives to
                                          spread of the Covid-19 virus                                             European countries more budget
                                          Red Area: Lodigiano & Vo                                                 flexibility to deal with the emergency
                                          Euganeo
                                                                                                                 • The European Central Bank has
                                                                                                                   launched the Pandemic
          8 Mar. 2020                     Prime Minister Decree:                                                   Emergency Purchase Program
                                          further provisions for                                                   which gives the possibility to
                                          containment and contrast                                                 purchase public and private
                                          Covid-19 spread                                                          securities up to €750 billion
                                          Red Area: Lombardy and
                                          other 14 provinces                                                     • The European Commission has
                                                                                                                   allocated €37 billion for Europe

          9 Mar. 2020                     Prime Minister Decree:                                                 • Single countries economic
                                          extension of the Red Area to                                             supports:
                                          the whole national territory
                                                                                                                               Guaranteed
        11 Mar. 2020                      The WHO certifies Coronavirus                                                         liquidity
                                                                                                                                                 PIL rate
                                          as a pandemic
                                          Prime Minister Decree:                                               Italy             350 bn€           20%
                                          suspension of retail
                                          businesses, bar, restaurants                                         Germany           550 bn€           16%
                                          and all activities relating to
                                                                                                               Spain             200 bn€           16%
                                          personal services
                                                                                                               UK                360 bn€           14%
       17 Mar. 2020                       Law Decree #CuraItalia:
                                          new measures to support                                              France            300 bn€          12,5%
                                          workers, families, business
                                          companies and to strengthen
                                          the sanitary system

       22 Mar. 2020                       Law Decree #CuraItalia:
                                          enhanced restrictive
                                          measures

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AGENDA

                                                              CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                               DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                               PATTERNS

                                                               o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                               o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                               o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                               THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                               o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                               o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                              CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING
                                                              UNCERTAINTY WITH CONFIDENCE

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING
                                                               UNCERTAINTY WITH CONFIDENCE

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CONSUMER SENTIMENT
 THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS
 STILL FAR AWAY

        FEAR IS SPREADING FAST

                                                                                                                           67%
                                 WORRIED                                                                58%

                                                                           25%                                                              “VERY WORRIED” GREW
                                              17%
                                                                                                                                              FROM 18% TO 24%
                                             1° week                     2° week                       3° week             4° week
     Source: Nielsen Survey «Impact of COVID-19 on Italians» Coronavirus - 2.000 interviews per week, nat. rapr. 18+ yo.

        COVID-19 IS A THREAT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

                                                                        97%                                                                     95%
                                            95%                                                                                       94%

                                             74%                          84%                                                         76%           85%   Serious Threat

                                          3° week                     4° week                                                        3° week    4° week
     Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.). SUMMARY T2B.

         WILL SUMMER BE THE WATERSHED?

        When do you think we’ll get out the crisis?
        Week 4 (16-20 March)

                              DON’T KNOW                                                       SUMMER                                       AFTER

                                     11%                                                  62%
     Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.). SUMMARY T2B.
                                                                                                                                       27%

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IN GOVERNMENT AND IN PUBLIC
 HEALTH, WE TRUST

         ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

       How well or badly do you think the Italian Government is handling the issue of the Coronavirus? (% value T2B – data collected: 18-19 March 2020).

                                                                        69%                                      78%
                                                                       3° week                                   4° week
       Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.). SUMMARY T2B.

        PUBLIC HEALTH

       How well or badly do you think the Italian Public Health is handling the issue of the Coronavirus? (% value T2B – data collected: 18-19 March 2020).

                                                                        75%                                     82%
                                                                       3° week                                   4° week
     Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.). SUMMARY T2B.

           MEASURES THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE TO
           CONTAIN THE CORONAVIRUS

                                                                                                  3° week   4° week
                                                                                                                                    TOP 2
                                                                                                                       81%           ∆%
                    Cancel sport events, concerts or other events
                                                                                                                               week 4 vs week 3
                                                                                                                        84%

      Put in Quarantine anyone in contact with contaminated                                                           80%
                                                                                                                        83%
                             patients

                                                                                                                     79%
                                              Temporarily close schools
                                                                                                                      81%
                                                                                                                                        +9pp
                                                                                                                   75%
                            Encourage companies to smart-working
                                                                                                                   77%          Provide masks for
                                                                                                                                free to everyone in
        Put in Quarantine everyone who comes from locations                                                   68%                       Italy
                                                                                                                  75%
               where the emergency started (Lombardy)

         Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

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THE BIG FEAR: THE ECONOMY, THE
 JOB AND GETTING POORER

        COVID-19 IS A THREAT FOR THE ECONOMY

                                          98%                       98%                                                    98%          98%

                                            90%                        93%                                                 79%            86%        Serious Threat

                                         3° week                  4° week                                                 3° week      4° week
     Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.). SUMMARY T2B.

        THE FEAR OF LOSING JOB IS INCREASING

          How likely you (or one of your family) are to lose the job due to the crisis (1 not at all – 10 a lot) - % 22 March 2020

                                                                            50%                                           31%
                                                                        LIKELY TO                                 VERY LIKELY TO
                                                                       HAPPEN (6-10)                               HAPPEN (8-10)
     Source: SWG, CAWI (400 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

          THE FEAR OF GETTING POORER IS QUITE REALISTIC

       In the next month how likely you think to happen (1 not at all – 10 a lot) - % 22 March 2020

                                                                                                               Likely (6-10)         Very likely (8-10)

                                    60
        IN THE NEXT MONTH

                                                     39
                                                                                                 34
                                                                                                       21                            25
                                                                                                                                                13
                            I am forced to affect the family                     I won't be able to pay taxes,               I am forced to ask for a loan
                                        assets                                 mortgage, rentals and other fixed
                                                                                             costs
      Source: SWG, CAWI (400 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

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CONTRASTING FEELINGS HOVER IN
 OUR MINDS

     THE EMOTIONAL TEMPERATURE OF THE ITALIANS

       Which of the following emotions are you feeling more often in this period? % at least 3 answers – 22 March 2020

                               Joy               1
                   Gratitude                                           8
                   Boredom                                                    10
             Resignation                                                                13
                            Faith                                                       13
                          Anger                                                                20
                     Anguish                                                                                               30
            Vulnerability                                                                                                    32
                        Sorrow                                                                                               32
                             Fear                                                                                             33
                           Hope                                                                                                         37
                   Instability                                                                                                                        46
     Source: SWG, CAWI (400 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

      ITALY AFTER THE LOKDOWN: WEAKER, BUT STRONGER

         In your opinion, how do you think Italy will emerge once the risk of spreading Coronavirus is no longer a threat?

                                                                                                                                 Weaker
                                                                                                                         economically but

                                                                                              52%
                                                                                                                         stronger socially

                                                               Stronger
                                                                                                                                         Weaker,
                                                               economically but
                                                                                                                                     economically

                      Stronger,
                                                               weaker socially
                                                                                                                  29%                 and socially

                      economically
                                                                9%                       4%                                          6%         I don’t know
                      and socially

         Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker” (1.000 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

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CONSUMER REACTIONS
 REDUCE UNNECESSARY COSTS & TRY TO
 FIND A NEW BALANCE

      THE NECESSITY OF DOING HOME SAVINGS

       In the last week, you and your family have ... (% values - data collected: 22 March 2020)

                                                                                         Spent more than usual
                                    Spent as we spent before
                                                                                                                             Eliminated all
                                                                                    64                                   unnecessary shopping

                                                                                                            28

                                                                                                                             57%
               Spent less than usual, but
              only because we have fewer
                 shopping opportunities                             33

                                                                                                     29                  Reduced unnecessary
                                                                                                                              shopping

     Source: SWG, CAWI (400 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

      THE NEED TO FIND A NEW BALANCE

       On a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 means “totally disagree” and 10 means “totally agree”, what is your agreement level with the following statement? (% agree – sum:
       8-10 - data collected: 22 March 2020)

                                                                        I ABSOLUTELY NEED                                     I START TO KNOW
                   I CAN’T STAY AT
                                                                       TO RESTART WITH MY                                     MYSELF BETTER &
                   HOME ANYMORE
                                                                              HABITS                                         PEOPLE AROUND ME

                              22%                                                      33%                                          26%
                 I AGREE WITH THE                                       THE RELATIONSHIPS                                   IT’S A USEFUL PERIOD
                    LIMITATIONS                                         WITH PEOPLE I LIVE,                                  FOR EXPERIMENTING
                      IMPOSED                                           ARE GETTING WORSE                                     WITH NEW THINGS

                              72%                                                         7%                                        29%
     Source: SWG, CAWI (400 interviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.).

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CONSUMER REACTIONS
 THE NEW NORMAL IS LIVING WITH DIGITAL

         •    The digital pattern of the Italians’ behaviors is confirmed around the 3 macro areas identified.
         •    Emerging online interests show how people try to survive during the quarantine: mixing
              everyday tasks with playful aspects (i.e. Food, Cooking, Celebs’ Home & Style), feeding their
              hobby and passions (i.e. Photography, Dance, Digital Arts), taking the opportunity to improve
              themselves professionally and personally (i.e. Apprenticeship, Internet for beginners), cultivating
              new relationships (i.e. Dating).
         •    Interesting to notice: Poetry (the 21st March has been the World Poetry Day) and Birthday
              (people organize party using app like Houseparty).
                                                                                                             Values: var% W5 (16-22 Mar 2020) vs W1 (17-22 Feb 2020, before patient 1)
                                                                                                                    Var% W5 (16-22 Mar 2020) vs W4 (9-15 Mar 2020, after DPCM)
                                                                                                                    New segments

                                                  21mio
                                                 cookies

                                                 17mio
                                                cookies

                                                 13mio
                                                cookies

         Source: [m]Core - GroupM Proprietary DMP, 5 weeks tracked data on online Italian population.

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
                                                               WITH CONFIDENCE

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THE NEW SHOPPING: ONLINE VS.
 OFFLINE

     ONLINE SALES KEEP ON INCREASING

                                                 Consumer goods sales increase
                                                       17 Feb - 15 Mar. 2020
                                                                     %var vs same weeks 2019

                                                     Offline                                                             Online

                                   +12,0%                                                                      +79,8%
        Source: Nielsen Tracking (Like4Like and Online Total Score)

     RETAIL SALES (HYPER, SUPER-, FREE SERVICES, DISCOUNT)

                                                                                                                       Week
                                                 2
                        1                                                                                         9 - 15 Mar. 2020

                                                                                                   Tot. Italy              +16,4%
                                                                                                                                      %value sales var. vs.

                                                                                                   Area 1                    +10,1%
                                                                                                                                         previous year

                                     3                                                             Area 2                   +18,6%

                                                                                                   Area 3                   +16,8%
                                                          4

                                                                                                   Area 4                   +28,4%

        Source: Nielsen Survey «Impact of COVID-19 on Italians»

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THE QUARANTINE EFFECT ON THE
 SHOPPING CART

                                                                                              Gloves
                                                                                       +362,5%
                                  300%

                                  250%

                                  200%
      %var vs same week in 2019

                                                                                                                   Wet wipes
                                                                     Flour                                     +196,0%
                                                            +185,3%
                                  150%

                                                                       Soaps                                             Thermometer
                                  100%
                                                               +100,3%                                                   +115,9%
                                                                                                                                 Tomato sauce
                                                                                                                                  +82,2%
                                                                                                       Pasta
                                                                                                  +65,3%
                                                   UHT milk

                                  50%
                                                 +62,2%
                                                                                                  Toilet paper
                                                           Beer                                   +43,3%                        Bottled water
                                                    +13,8%                                                                       +20,1%
                                  0%
                                                                                                  Shaving
                                                                                                 -6,7%
                                  -50%

                                                                        Cosmetics                                           Perfumes

                                  -100%                                 -60,0%                                             -61,9%

                       Source: Nielsen Survey «Impact of COVID-19 on Italians»

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THE EXPLOSION OF THE
 E-COMMERCE IS DRIVEN BY THE
 EGROCERY (5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF E-COMMERCE)

         eGrocery                      %var. vs same week in 2019

                                            +56,8%                      +81,0%                         +82,3% +97,2%
                                            week                           week                               week              week
                                          17-23 Feb                     24 Feb-1Mar                          2-8Mar            9-15Mar

     Source: Nielsen Survey «Impact of COVID-19 on Italians»

     NEW CATEGORIES ARE EMERGING IN ONLINE SEARCHES ON AMAZON

         Source: Amazon top 200 keyword search (15-21 Mar 2020) – percentage points variation vs previous week

        SUPERMARKET APPs MOSTLY USED

                           ACTIVE USERS GROWTH %                                                    POSSESSION GROWTH% +21,2%

                         103,4%                                                                                    Esselunga         +34,5%
                                                  54,4%                                                            Conad             +28,4%
                                                                          15,2%
                                                                                                                   COOP              +23,5%
                                                                                                                                     +20,8%
                            Daily                 Weekly                 Monthly
                                                                                                                   Supermercato24
         Source: Ogury - % var Gen vs Feb 2020

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ECOMMERCE: HOW LONG WILL IT BE
 SUSTAINABLE?
     NEW INITIATIVES ARE EMERGING TO MANAGE THE DIFFICULTIES WITH
     E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS

        • Amazon has decided
          to sell only basic                                                                           • APP for queue
          necessities                                                                                    monitoring (filaindiana.it
                                                                                                          and Google Maps)
        • Carrefour has limited
          the access to its                                                                            • Small shop delivery
          website with a waiting                                                                         is growing
          queue                                                                                           (iorestoacasa.delivery)

        • No delivery slots                                                                            • Not only food:
          available on                                                                                   pharma and
          esselunga.it                                                                                   toiletries delivered at
                                                                                                         home

      E-COMMERCE EVOLUTION - 2020 PROJECTIONS

                                                     eCommerce value                                                     Food&Beverage   5% of mkt
            2019                                     32bn                                                                                +40% VS. 2018
                                                     +18%            VS. 2018

                                                     eCommerce value forecasts
           2020f                                     37bn
           Before COVID-19
                                                     +16%            VS 2019

                                                                                                            THE MOST AFFECTED CATEGORIES
                                                           BEST SCENARIO
                                                              -5% VS 2019
             2020f                                                                                                       Consumer Electronics
             After COVID-19                                                                                              Travel
                                                         WORST SCENARIO
                                                           -20% VS 2019                                                  Fashion

         Source: Osservatorio B2c Politecnico di Milano and GroupM forecasts

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THE QUARANTINE EFFECT ON
 THE MEDIA DIET

      INCREASING USAGE OF SCREEN MEDIA

                                                  More Often                          Less Often                          As Usual                     Don't answer

                                                      0%          10%         20%          30%          40%          50%          60%        70%           80%        90%       100%

              ONLINE                     3° week                                                68                                           3               26                 3
               NEWS                      4° week                                                   72                                              3             22             3

        WATCH FILM 3° week                                                           51                                  3                            44                        2
          ON TV    4° week                                                                     67                                            3               28                 2

                                         3° week                             38                          4                              46                              12
          FACEBOOK
                                         4° week                                      53                                      4                  31                     13

                                         3° week                     25                   6                              42                                      28
         INSTAGRAM
                                         4° week                          33                       5                      33                                     30

                                         3° week                      27                    6                                          58                                   9
           YOUTUBE
                                         4° week                                 44                              4                           43                             9

                                         3° week                                      53                                      3                       39                        5
          WATCH TV
                                         4° week                                               66                                           4                27                 3

         WATCH ON                        3° week                           35                        4                            38                              23
          DEMAND
         PLATFORM*                       4° week                                   47                                3                 25                         24

      *Netflix, Amazon Prime, NowTV etc.

      Source: YouGov – “COVID-19 Global Tracker”, (1.000 inteviews, nat. rep. 18+ y.o.)

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THE EXPLOSION OF TV
 AUDIENCES IMPACT ON REACH,
 TIME SPENT AND ADV GRPS

                        Daily average reach                                                                              Time spent by population
                                                                                                                          Since the beginning of the Emergency (21.02-23.03)

                             +4,9%
                                                                                                                                       +60min

                                                                                                                                  2019                   2020
                                                                                                                 ATV (Time spent by population)
          Source: Auditel - Δ% 21/02-23/03 vs homologous 2019

     GRPs GROW ON GENERALIST NETWORKS
      •    During the first three weeks of health emergency, the average GRP grows on generalist
           networks, both on Individual and the main planning targets.
      •    To highlights the growth on 18-35 and 25-34 targets.

                                                       Advertising GRP
                                                       Δ% 23/02-22/03 vs 2019
                                                                                                                 +

                                                          Tot. Individuals                            18-35                                25-34
                                                                 With guests

                               Day Time                   +20,0%                              +30,2%                               +30,3%
                              Prime Time                  +19,7%                              +37,7%                               +35,8%
      Source: Auditel - Δ% 23/02-22/03 vs homologous 2019

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TV BOOMING: THE EFFECT ON
 REGIONS & TARGET

                                                                             Tot. TV Audience (.000)
                                                            + 24,1%                  since the beginning of the crisis

                       2019              2020                                                                            Full Lockdown   New Restrictive

      21.000
                                                     Partial Lockdown
                                                   (Lombardy - Veneto)
                                                                                                                         +39%            Measures
                                                                                                                                         #CuraItalia

                                                         +12%
      19.500
      18.000
      16.500
      15.000
      13.500
      12.000
      10.500
       9.000

      Source: Auditel - Δ% 21/02-23/03 vs homologous 2019

                                  Tot. TV Audience since the beginning of the Emergency (21.02-17.03)

           Day Time                                    +26,3%                                              Prime Time             +14,0%
      Source: Auditel - Δ% 21/02-23/03 vs homologous 2019

        Source: Auditel - Δ% 21/02-23/03 vs homologous 2019

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TV BOOMING: THE EFFECT
 ON NEWS & PROGRAMMING

         NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT THE MAIN CONTENT

     •     Tv viewers are more interested into news due to the emergency.
     •     Generalist TV reshapes TV Schedule: Shows and Sport blocked to avoid people assembly.
           From this restriction News, Film & TV Series and Entertainment audiences benefit

                       National TV News                                                                                      Regional TV news

                                                           +38%                                                                        +54%
          Source: Auditel - Δ% 21/02-23/03 vs homologous 2019

                                                                                                                                         2019      2020
                                                                                                                +12%
                                                                                                                                  -34%
                         +6%                        +36%                          +29%                                                             -24%

            Documentary                Film & Tv Serires                       News                   Entertainment             Show            Sport

          Source: Auditel – Δ AMR% 21/02-22/03 vs homologous 2019

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TV PRIME TIME PROGRAMS
 FOLLOW THE UPWARD TREND
    •    Audience of main TV programs increased due to total lockdown of the country
    •    Movies and TV series are more appealing. It is also noteworthy that Harry Potter movies had an
         average audience of 4.1million listeners and the last two episodes won the prime time podium

                                                                                                                                                             +13%
                                          AMR                                                                                                              vs pre-lockdown
                                            8.000.000

                                            7.500.000

                                            7.000.000

                                            6.500.000

                                            6.000.000

                                            5.500.000

                                            5.000.000

                                            4.500.000

                                            4.000.000
                                                          9-gen      16-gen      23-gen        30-gen       20-feb      27-feb      3-mar      5-mar      12-mar     19-mar

                                                                                                                                                               +20%
                                                                                                                                                             vs pre-lockdown

                                          AMR
                                            4.000.000
                                            3.800.000
                                            3.600.000
                                            3.400.000
                                            3.200.000
                                            3.000.000
                                            2.800.000
                                            2.600.000
                                            2.400.000
                                            2.200.000
                                            2.000.000
                                                        8-gen 10-gen 15-gen 17-gen 20-gen 24-gen 27-gen 31-gen 3-feb 10-feb 14-feb 17-feb 21-feb 24-feb 2-mar 11-mar 18-mar

                                                                                                                                                        +14%
                                           AMR                                                                                                         vs pre-lockdown
                                            4.400.000

                                            4.200.000

                                            4.000.000

                                            3.800.000

                                            3.600.000

                                            3.400.000

                                            3.200.000
                                                                   28-feb                          6-mar                         13-mar                     20-mar

                                       2019              2020

                                                                                                                                                         4,4 mio

                                                                  +36%
                                                                                                                                          4,2 mio
                                                                                                                        3,7 mio

                                     Film&TV Series
                                                                                                                          16-mar            17-mar          23-mar

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TV LAST WEEK PERFORMANCES:
 BETWEEN SACRED & PROFANE

     TIME SPENT & AUDIENCE BOOMING BETWEEN SATURADY & SUNDAY 21-22.03
     DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS

               2019                                +132
               2020                                   min

                                                                                                                         Prime Minister Speech

                                                                                                                               4.5 mio
                                                                                                                               H23:30

                   TIME SPENT                           (per person)
                                                                                                        H: 21:00                         H: 24:00
                                  Sunday – 22.03

 Source: Auditel

       TV2000 AND PORNHUB BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL MEDIA

                       «Il Santo Rosario»
     A special moment of prayer during COVID-19 emergency                                                                         11.03 March

                                                                                                                               #1 Italy
                             Thursday 19.3 H 21.10-21.50

                         4.2mio audience                                                                                          Soon after the

                         13.2% share
                                                                                                                                announcement of a
                                                                                                                               free Premium Month

                         3° program in PT
     Source: Auditel - PornHub

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ON DEMAND AUDIENCES INCREASE
 AMONG ALL PLATFORMS

     BROADCASTERS’ & PUBLISHERS’ PLAYERS BENEFIT FROM THE QUARANTINE

                                         Mediaset Play                            RaiPlay                       Corriere TV                     La Repubblica TV
      Unique
      Audience                                                                                                                                                  Var% pre-post
                                                                                                                                                                 COVID-19
      7.000.000

                                                                                                                                                                  +34%
      6.000.000

                                                                                                                                                                   +74%
      5.000.000

                                                                                                                                                                   +10%
      4.000.000
                                                                                                                                                                   +77%
                                                                                                                                                                  No Sanremo
      3.000.000

      2.000.000
                                                                                                                                                                   +102%

      1.000.000

              -

                    Week1           Week2            Week3           Week4           Week5            Week6              Week7     Week8         Week9       Week10
                    6/1 – 21/1     13/1 – 19/1     20/1 – 26/1      27/1 – 2/2        3/2 – 9/2      10/2 – 16/2     17/2 – 23/2   24/2 – 1/3    2/3 – 8/3   9/3 – 15/3

                                                                      PRE COVID-19                                                         POST COVID-19

       Source: Audiweb (%var vs week 1-7 PRE COVID-19)

     SKY ON DEMAND: INCREASING DOWNLOAD TREND THANKS TO
     #IORESTOACASA OFFER

          •       It opens its programming to all subscribers until 3 April
          •       Sky has also launched a fundraising campaign #IORESTOACASA in support of the Civil
                  Protection with some of the most famous people of Sky Sport, the protagonists of the most
                  loved entertainment programs and the most successful TV series and journalists of Sky TG24

         Source: Sky Media data – download per week; trend and var% yoy weeks 1-11 2020 VS. 2019

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ON DEMAND OFFER WIDENS TO
 SATISFY A HIGHER IN-HOME
 CONSUMPTION
     DISNEY + NOW AVAILABLE IN ITALY

                                                                                                                         Potential Audiences

                                                                                           PAY Model                                              38,7%
                                                                                           6,99€/mese                                               3.2 mio

                                                                                                                                    23,6%

                                                                               X           NO ADV Model
                                                                                                                                      12.4 mio

                                                                                                                                                 Couples with
        Source: GroupM Live Panel Video Audience                                                                                    Pop. 15+
                                                                                                                                                   children

     CO-VIEWING OFFERS FROM NETFLIX & MYMOVIES

             •    NETFLIX PARTY is a free Chrome                                                  •    MY MOVIES ANYWHERE digital hub that
                  extension that allows people to watch                                                allows users to access the library of movies
                  any Netflix content with friends and                                                 purchased on different platforms (iTunes,
                  comment on it together in the chat                                                   Vudu, Prime Video,YouTube) and to share
                  side                                                                                 them with friends through a text message

     NETFLIX: THE TOP 5 TV SERIES AND MOVIES

       Source: Netflix – ranking day: 23/3/2020
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ALSO AUDIO CONSUMPTION IS
 ADAPTING TO THE NEW ROUTINE

     AUDIO LISTENING HAS BECOME AN IN-HOME ACTIVITY

     •    Due to the mobility restrictions, radio, music and audio listening now take place mainly at home

                                                 smartphone             PC                   TV              console speakers
     •    Smartphone remains the main device for listening to audio content, also used as a remote
          control to mange the listening on other devices (TV, speakers, console)

     THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO FAMILY AND DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES

     •    The Top Playlists are adapting to the new daily activities

                  cooking                     cleaning              children                               party music      group        working
                 with music                   with music             music                                               celebrations   with music

     TIME SPENT INDOORS IS USED TO REFLECT, LEARN AND HAVE FUN

     •    Podcast genres which increased in consumption during this period

                                    Self-improvement                                                                     Entertainment
                                              o Well-being                                                                o Sport
                                              o Meditation                                                                o Comedy
                                              o Educational                                                               o Narrative
          Source: GroupM elaborations on Spotify information

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INFORMATION AND GAMING
 CONTINUE TO PUSH WEB AUDIENCES
       AUDIENCES ON NEWS WEBSITES: TOP 5 BY UNIQUE USERS

                                                                                                                     UU weekly
                                                               1                                                     25,8 mio        +174%

                                                              2.                                                     22,5 mio +126%
                     Week 3
                 9 - 15 mar 2020
                                                              3.                                                         16,9 mio    +99%

                                                              4.                                                     15,0 mio        +90%

                                                              5.                                                     15,0 mio        +73%

       Source: Audiweb – top 5 News&Information websites (%var vs homologous week 2019)

       PAGE VIEWS ON NEWS WEBSITES

          200                                         +156%                                                                   +180%
                                                                                                                              vs homologous 2019
          180                                        vs homologous 2019
          160
          140
          120
          100
           80
           60
           40
                     19-feb

                    01-mar
                    02-mar
                    03-mar
                    04-mar
                    05-mar
                    06-mar
                    07-mar
                    08-mar
                    09-mar
                    10-mar
                    11-mar
                    12-mar
                    13-mar
                    14-mar
                    15-mar
                    16-mar
                    17-mar
                    18-mar
                    19-mar
                    20-mar
                    21-mar
                     15-feb
                     16-feb
                     17-feb
                     18-feb

                     20-feb
                     21-feb
                     22-feb
                     23-feb
                     24-feb
                     25-feb
                     26-feb
                     27-feb
                     28-feb
                     29-feb

      Source: Audiweb - trend Page Views (mio)

       THE GAMING APP USAGE

                   Italy

                                                 +19,3% +21,3% +22.8% +24,6%
                                                         Week 1                           Week 2                           Week 3          Week 4

      Source: Network AdColony - %var vs week 0 (before the emergency)

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SOCIAL CONVERSATIONS
 DURING QUARANTINE
       TREND OF VISITS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES & APPS

         Index trend (100 = 5th January 2020)
                                                                                                               CRISIS EFFECT                         Var%
                                                                                                                                                  17/2 – 15/3

                                                                                                                                                      +14%

                                                                                                                                                      +11%

                                                                                                                                                      +30%

                                                                                                                                                      +55%

                                                                                                                                                      +18%

       Source: ComScore MMX – week ending: 5 Jan.

       FOOD AND ONLINE ENTERTAINEMNT AMONG THE HOT TOPICS

                                                                                                                          ONLINE
                                           FOOD                                                                           ENTERTAINMENT

             5,2K             #food            5,1K #foodporn

          «lievito»                                                                                                      Instagram LIVE
                   «yeast»
                                                                                                                    for music concerts in streaming

          12k mentions
          +106% vs.prev.days
          97% on

       Source: Blogmeter – 12-15 March data

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
                                                               WITH CONFIDENCE

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THE EMERGING OF NEW ITALIAN
PERSONAS

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THE COMMUNITARIAN

                                                                        WE ALL SAVE
                                                                        OURSELVES, TOGETHER

      • They offer their time and care to others to manage the daily life

      • They distribute essential goods and emergency supplies (i.e. masks
        personally-purchased)

      • They participate or organize flash mobs

      • They share positive news on the level of pollution falls or on the
        presence of dolphins in the Italian harbors

      • They take part to mediation sessions on Zoom or collective prayers

      • They promote motivational or gratitude chains for doctors and nurses

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THE DEFENDER

                                                                          THE CONTAGION COMES
                                                                          FROM ABROAD

                                                                          WE CAN SAVE OURSELVES,
                                                                          DEFENDING OURSELVES

                                                                          IF NECESSARY, WITH
                                                                          DRASTIC SOLUTIONS

      • They spend hours watching talk show and commenting on socials

      • They are queuing at the supermarket from dawn

      • They have stocks of food and essential goods

      • They shout against runners from the balconies to report them to the
        authorities or on Facebook

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THE INDIFFERENT

                                                                                WHY CARE IF THERE’S A
                                                                                SOLUTION?

                                                                                WHY BOTHER IF THERE’S
                                                                                NOT A SOLUTION?

      • They try to keep going on as usual, as much as possible. Waiting for
        everything to pass

      • They consider themselves immune from this situation both from a
        psychological and physical point of view

      • They have changed their lives as little as possible

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THE COMMITTED

                                                                                THERE AREN’T GOOD
                                                                                REASONS TO STOP
                                                                                EVERYTHING

                                                                                INSTEAD THERE ARE IDEAL
                                                                                REASONS TO THINK ABOUT
                                                                                THE FUTURE

      • They offer their skills and expertise. At the same time, they improve their
        competences

      • They do smart working even more than before (including the commuting
        time) & empower their multitasking capabilities

      • They follow professional training courses or they build business
        networking as soon as they finish their daily routine

      • They stay informed from international sources or friends or colleagues
        from abroad

      • They constantly monitor the stock exchange

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THE COMPULSIVE

                                                                           THE ENEMY IS INVISIBLE

                                                                           I MUST SEEK FOR THE
                                                                           IMMUNITY

 • They are obsessed by cleaning their houses (more times a day)

 • They bought stocks of disinfecting napkins before buying food

 • When they’re queuing at the supermarket, they keep twice the
   prescribed safety distance

 • They reorganized everything: the storage, bookcase, bills, albums etc.

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THE ESCAPIST

                                                                           THE QUARANTINE IS A GOOD
                                                                           OCCASION TO DEDICATE
                                                                           TIME TO MY PASSIONS

                                                                           AND TO TRY TO OVERCOME
                                                                           THE SHOCK

 • They subscribed the last streaming platforms (video, gaming, music)
   they still missed

 • They transformed one of their room in their home fitness room

 • They do binge watching

 • They try new recipes

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THE SURRENDER

                                                                           THE CRISIS TOOK AWAY MY
                                                                           POOR ENERGIES I HAD
                                                                           BEFORE THE OUTBREAK

 • They are mainly seniors and lonely people

 • They have to manage their health problems

 • They have to manage their economic and social problems

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THE MAPPING OF THE NEW ITALIAN
PERSONAS

                                                                      TOGETHER

      FEAR                                                                                                          HOPE

                                                                              ALONE

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
                                                               WITH CONFIDENCE

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EVENTS AND LIVE COMMUNICATION
THE MOST AFFECTED SECTOR

     •    All Events have been postponed or cancelled due to the emergency
     •    Here below, we’ve highlighted the most significant ones

            POSTPONED
                                                                ?              UNDER
                                                                             EVALUATION                            ?
                        Art Week Milano                                                       Tour de France             Tomorrowland
                                                                                                                         Winter2020

                        Salone del Mobile
                                                                                              Wimbledon                  Eurovision Song
                                                                                                                         Contest
                        Vinitaly
                                                                                              2020 Electronic
                        Biennale di Venezia                                                   Entertainment
                                                                                              Expo - LA

                        Ultra Music
                        Festival

                        Giro d’Italia

                        Cannes Festival

                      Cannes Lion
                      ?October?
                      UEFA European
                      Championship
                      !2021!
                        Tokio Olympics
                        2020
                                  !2021!

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SPORT EVENTS: A LONG PHASE OF
INSTABILITY

     •    We expect to live hard and unstable times for Sport at least by September.
     •    Probably it will be necessary a strong action from Government to sustain the
          sector. Many clubs (football, basket, volleyball etc.) could enter into serious
          economic difficulties or could not sustain the crisis

      THE IMPACT ON FOOTBALL

                                •    Officially postponed to June 2021
                                •    The economic damage cannot be measured, but it’s relatively bad
                                     as the event has been postponed and not cancelled

                                •    National Championships (Serie A, Bundesliga, LaLiga, etc.) –
                                     Everything will be done to finish them, hopefully until the mid of
                                     July (15.07.20 the official date by now)
                                •    Probably there will be used alternative and shorter solutions:
                                     under analysis playoff for some Championships or calendar
                                     shifting for others
                                •    The big issue is related to the economic impact on TV rights and
                                     the value of soccer players
                                •    From Sept ‘20 all the National Championship should restart
                                •    The Big issue: participation at live events. The risk is low
                                     admittances for at least the next 12/18 months

                                •    Soccer Players’ Salary
                                •    It’s under analysis the possibility of a salary reduction or salary’s
                                     tax exemption that could help the Clubs. Similar adoptions
                                     probably also in Spain, while in other countries (i.e. UK) no
                                     activities has been decided yet
                                •    This is a hot topic that could change the football player’s
                                     willingness to take into consideration to go to play in a
                                     Championship vs. another - To be monitored

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SPORT EVENTS: A LONG PHASE OF
INSTABILITY
      THE IMPACT ON OTHER SPORTS

                                BASKETBALL - VOLLEYBALL
                                •    A great debate on the future of the season (if and when restart)
                                     among Clubs, Leghe and Federations
                                •    We think that seasons could end with alternative and shorter
                                     solutions

                                CYCLING
                                •    All the big events have been postponed so far
                                •    The most important events should be re-scheduled along 2020
                                     (Giro d’Italia – Tour de France), while it’s quite probable the minor
                                     events could be cancelled
                                TENNIS
                                •    All competitions are stopped until the mid of June
                                •    As for Cycling, the big events could be re-scheduled along the
                                     year
                                •    Strong impact on young talents: without competing, they cannot
                                     try to go up in the ATP/WTA ranking
                                RUNNING – SWIMMING - GOLF
                                •    All the main events have been postponed to Mid Sept/October
                                •    As for the other sports, the big events could be re-scheduled
                                     along the year, while the minors cancelled

                                   FORMULA 1 – MOTO GP
                                   •    Everything postponed to the end of June
                                   •    As for the other sports, the big events could be re-scheduled
                                        along the year, while the minors cancelled
                                 SKIING
                                 •     The less affected sport due to the season closing – apart from the
                                       World Ski Championship

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THE TOKYO OLYMPICS: DELAY FOR A
YEAR - SUMMER 2021

                                                 • A great debate finished with the announcement made
                                                       by the Japanese Prime Minister on 24th March to delay
                                                       the Olympics for a year
                                                 • The decision comes after months of internal discussion
                                                       and mounting pressures from nations and athletes
                                                       across the world who had urged that the Games be
                                                       postponed

      N° OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE OLYMPICS

                                                                                                                                   80.000

                                       11.000
                                                                                          4.400

                               Olympic athletes                                Paralympic athletes                            Unpaid volunteers

     US MARKET RESEARCH - ESTIMATED POTENTIAL LOSS OF ADVERTISING &
     SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS YEAR IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET - million $

                                                                                                                             1.250
                                                       900

                                   Local sponsorship partners                                                            NBC advertising

      US MARKET RESEARCH - INSURED COST OF THE OLYMPICS 2020 - million $

                                                   2.000

                                                                                                                               600

                            Total cost including TV rights and                                                              Hospitality
                                       sponsorship

      Source: STATISTA - Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sports industry
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POTENTIAL GROWTH IN INTEREST
 IN E-SPORTS
     •    e-Sports an evolving sector in Italy - A multiplayer videogame played competitively by
          professional gamers

                             1.2mio
               e-Sports fanbase
          Adults 16-40 who follow e-sports
           events several times a week

                   +20% vs 2018                                                Italy               Germany               France        US        UK

     •    In Italy the percentage of Passionate Fans is slightly lower than other countries, but the
          percentage of Average Fans is the highest
               o This indicates that Italy is currently a market undergoing transformations and this period
                    could be crutial: many fans are very likely to "decide" to become stronger fans

         SOURCE: “Rapporto sugli e-Sports in Italia 2019” – Nielsen Aesvi

     THE INTEREST TOWARD GAMING AND ONLINE COMPETITION INCREASES
     DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

     •    WE RACE ON: the 22nd March 2020 the first
          ever Formula1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix took
          place
     •    In the next weeks, the virtual races are going
          to run in place of every postponed Grand Prix

     •
                                                                                                                                  30mio
          The latest free version of Call Of Duty has
          reached a great success during these days of
          crisis                                                                                                                  downloads in 10 days
         SOURCE: GroupM ESP Italy

     BUT e-SPORTS MARKET COULD SUFFER OF THIS PERIOD LIMITATIONS

               o NO physical event that characterizes the final stages of the competition
               o NO thematic exhibitions and fairs, which unfortunately represent large sources of revenues

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
                                                               WITH CONFIDENCE

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THE ADV BONUS CHANGES
 TO SUPPORT PUBLISHERS

      THE REGULATIONS BEFORE COVID-19

     •    The Legislative Decree n.50/2017 establishes a contribution, as a tax credit, for incremental adv
          spending made by Companies, Start-up and Self-employed workers

            • ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
               Incremental spending, al least >1% of the spending made on the same media
               in the previous year

            • WHERE

                                            Only Tv and Radio local broadcasters, analog or digital

                                                       Newspapers and Magazine, paper and digital

            • WHAT
               Tax credit is equal to 75% of the incremental value of adv spending

      THE REGULATIONS AFTER COVID-19

     •    The new Decree “Cura Italia”, just issued by the Government following the Covid-19
          emergency, establishes:.

            • NEW ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
               Tax credit will be applied to the total adv spending and for the whole spending
               2020, not only on the incremental one.

           • WHERE
             Same media

            •WHAT
               The tax credit is equal to 30% of the total spending
               This new regulation concerns only 2020 and requests for approval, must be
               applied between 1st and 30th September 2020

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AGENDA

                                                               CONSUMER SENTIMENT

                                                                DAILY LIFE AND PURCHASING
                                                                PATTERNS

                                                                o       SHOPPING & E-COMMERCE
                                                                o       MEDIA COSUMPTION
                                                                o       ITALIAN PERSONAS EMERGING

                                                                THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN

                                                                o       THE IMPACT ON THE SPORT INDUSTRY
                                                                o       THE NEW ADV BONUS

                                                               CONCLUSIONS: MANAGING
                                                               UNCERTAINTY WITH CONFIDENCE

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MANAGING UNCERTAINTY WITH
CONFIDENCE
We have now entered the 3° week of lockdown and from last Sunday the new
Government measures have further increased.
So it is hardly surprising that Italians’ fear is higher than the previous weeks.
People are really worried about the impact the crisis will have on their status quo,
jobs and on the domestic economy.

Besides these data, we are also measuring unexpected results in consumer
sentiment, especially towards the National Health Service. As a matter of facts,
80% of the population considers our National Health Service to be coping with
the difficult situation.

The confidence for the Government grows as well and Italians are showing
themselves cohesive around the institutions. Fortunately, the trust doesn’t seem
to decrease.

Needless to say, that the approaches to the crisis are different according to the
personal attitudes as well as the financial, economic and logistic condition of
each of us.
That’s why we have outlined a picture of new emerging Italian Personas in this
acute phase. It is a qualitative audience segmentation according to the way of
living and coping with the emergency. Sometimes it is useful to leave statistics
and researches to try to think out of the box and focus on more specific, adaptive
and customized communications designed around the different Personas.

Our commitment is to continue to keep you updated with analysis and insights on
the impact and consequences of these difficult days.
Stay tuned!

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