Business 2.0 to be Launched in the UK & Europe

Future Network PLC
15 December 1999

                  FUTURE  TO LAUNCH BUSINESS 2.0
                   IN THE UK, GERMANY AND FRANCE
                                 
            US EDITION TO BECOME BI-MONTHLY IN MAY 2000

The  Future Network plc ('Future' LSE: FNET) the video games, home
computing  and  other  specialist consumer  magazines  and  online
publisher,  today  announces  its  plans  to  launch  its   highly
successful US Internet business magazine, Business 2.0, in the  UK
in April 2000 and in Germany and France later in the year.  Future
also  announces that in response to reader demand, the US magazine
is  moving  from a monthly to a bi-weekly format with effect  from
May 2000.

Business   2.0   is   an  award  winning,  international   monthly
publication from Imagine Media Inc, Future's US business.  It  has
experienced  unprecedented growth since its launch in  the  US  in
August 1998.  Current circulation is 210,000, an increase of  more
than  30%  since July this year, and the December issue, which  is
the  biggest  yet  at  336  pages, recorded  a  300%  increase  in
advertising pages over the previous year.  Within its first  year,
Business 2.0 has won seven top magazine awards.

Commenting  on the launch plans, Greg Ingham, Chief  Executive  of
Future said:

'Business  2.0  has been a phenomenal success in the  US  and  has
tapped into strong demand from business leaders for information on
how  the rules of business are changing in the Internet age.  With
the explosion of interest in the Internet in the UK and Europe  we
believe the time is right to unveil our plans for this magazine in
these  territories.  We are in the process of building  the  teams
that will produce the magazines in the UK, Germany and France  and
will  announce more detailed plans in the New Year.  However,  the
spectacular  success  of  the  magazine  in  the  US  provides  an
excellent platform and model for us to follow in Europe.'

Business 2.0 is written for leaders in the business and financial
community who are shaping the way companies will function and
compete effectively in the Internet Age.  Each month, Business 2.0
provides these individuals with in-depth analysis of the impact of
the Internet on business and culture and offers ideas and
information needed to succeed in this fast changing environment.


For further information:

Greg Ingham, Chief executive            Tel: [phone]
Future Network

John Weir, Publishing Director,         Tel: [phone]
Business and Internet
Future Publishing

James Longfield/Harriet Keen            Tel: [phone]
Hogarth Partnership


Background on the Future Network:

The Future Network was founded in the UK in 1985.  Since this time
it has become the leading publisher of video games and home
computing magazines in the UK, France, Italy and the US.
Headquartered in Bath, England, Future is the fourth largest
publisher in the UK.  It employs over 1,400 people in offices in
Bath, London, San Francisco, New York, Paris, Milan and Munich.
Future publishes 112 magazines worldwide and has extensive online
activities generating over 50 million page views per month.
Future was floated on the London Stock Exchange in June 1999 and
has a current market capitalisation of over £1 billion.