Major interests in shares

Newsplayer Group PLC
17 December 2001


                              SCHEDULE 10
               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company
       Newsplayer Group plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest
       Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited

3.     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
       holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
       beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
       holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
       As 2 above

4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
       number of shares held by each of them
       Chase Nominees Limited USS a/c

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
       750,000

6.     Percentage of issued class
       1.08

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8.     Percentage of issued class


9.     Class of security
       Ordinary

10.    Date of transaction
       14 December 2001

11.    Date company informed
       14 December 2001

12.    Total holding following this notification
       3,250,000

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
       4.7

14.    Any additional information


15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries
       Mark Morphy, 01481 240 505

16.    Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
       making this notification
       Mark Morphy, Company Secretary



Date of notification: 17 December 2001