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ADVFN.COM PLC 13 September 2001 EMBARGOED TO 7:00AM THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2001 ADVFN appointed as a preferred financial content provider to blueyonder broadband, Telewests's high-speed internet service ADVFN.COM PLC (LSE: AFN), one of the UK's leading providers of financial information, announces it has been appointed by Telewest (LSE: TWT) as a preferred content provider of shares and related financial information services to the e-commerce section of Telewest's blueyonder broadband internet service. Under the terms of the agreement, ADVFN will provide blueyonder subscribers with its full range of financial information products, including its new range of streaming real-time price data products, as well as stock market news and information, investment tools, bulletin boards and investment education. These ADVFN services will be available later this year when e-commerce services are launched on Telewest's new blueyonder broadband web site. ADVFN's subscription services will be accessible to Blueyonder's subscriber base which is based upon the most fully built broadband local and national network in the UK, currently covering over 4.3 million homes. Telewest has already signed-up more than 38,000 customers to the service, in addition to a customer base of around quarter of a million blueyonder dial-up users. The arrangement further strengthens the relationship between Telewest and ADVFN. ADVFN currently provides shares information and education on Active Digital, Telewest's interactive television service. Martin Talks, Commercial Director, ADVFN.com Plc said: 'We are delighted to forge closer ties with Telewest by making our services available to blueyonder broadband customers. This arrangement continues to expand our potential userbase and revenue streams while underlining our commitment to be at the forefront of technology and data delivery. Our new streaming data services are ideally suited to the 'always on' connection provided by blueyonder broadband. Our streaming services enable all users of our services to receive live share price data in a format which ensures that the information is instantly updated. The arrangement with Telewest further emphasises our position as the leading provider of financial information to the private investor.' Philip Snalune, head Telewest's blueyonder web sites said: 'We are delighted to be able to provide ADVFN's streaming financial information services to our customers as part of our new blueyonder broadband site. Real time information services are a fantastic example of how blueyonder customers can benefit from a high speed internet connection that is 'always on'. ADVFN has been a successful financial service on Active Digital, our interactive television service, and we are confident that they will be well received by blueyonder customers.' For further information please contact: Advfn.com Plc 020 7070 0946 Martin Talks, Commercial Director Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000 Jeremy Garcia Telewest 01483 587 099 John Moorwood Notes to Editors: About ADVFN (www.advfn.com) ADVFN is a leading provider of professional quality shares data to private investors from its web sites at www.advfn.com, www.advfn.fr, its WAP services (http://mobile.advfn.com/wap/) and its interactive television channels with Telewest. The company also provides investment education services through its subsidiary, Success Events Limited (www.success-events.com). ADVFN recently announced its acquisition of UK-Invest.com and an exclusive partnership agreement with Freeserve. Since going live in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN has quickly become a leader in its market and recently announced that its web site had achieved over 40 million page impressions a month. Its rapidly growing user base has one of the highest demographics of any media. ADVFN floated on AIM in March 2000. ADVFN has a strategy of international expansion and recently launched its French web site at www.advfn.fr. Its recently formed B2B division covering Investor Relations solutions, client competitor aware products, fundamental data and co-branded products can now be seen on high profile web sites including Orange, Friends Provident and Accountancy Age. ADVFN's American subsidiary, 3DV8 inc. recently launched its proprietary 3D visual data mining application throughout North America and into UK. (for more details visit www.3DV8.com). About blueyonder Telewest's blueyonder broadband service provides customers with an always-on, high-speed broadband connection to the internet via a cable modem. The service is available to over 4.3 million UK homes and Telewest has already signed-up more than 38,000 customers to the service, in addition to a customer base of around quarter of a million blueyonder dial-up users. Telewest is launching a new generation of broadband-dedicated web site which will provide its blueyonder customers with instant access to the cream of broadband content and services. Broadband-specific content will be combined with high-speed internet access, providing a showcase for the power of broadband internet. E-commerce services will launch on the broadband site, including content partners such as ADVFN.

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