Launch of Internet-enabled Photobooth with BT

Photo-Me International PLC
5 April 2000

       PHOTO-ME INTERNATIONAL AND BT LAUNCH PHOTOPLANET
        their revolutionary Internet-enabled photobooth
                               
Photo-Me International and BT today launched PhotoPlanet  -  a
revolutionary Internet-enabled photobooth.  The  booths  allow
users  to send and receive email, create their own web page  -
including  photograph  - and surf the  Internet.   PhotoPlanet
also provides e-commerce services and offers the full range of
Photo-Me  International's photographic products  including  ID
photos, customised postcards and fun stickers.

The  rollout  of  PhotoPlanet begins  today  with  an  initial
installation  of  10  booths in and around  London,  at  major
supermarkets,  a  shopping centre, a  railway  station  and  a
motorway services area.  1,000 booths will be placed  in  high
footfall areas throughout the UK by the end of the year.

Ben Andradi, managing director, BT Internet & eBusiness, said:
'PhotoPlanet  allows  people on the  move  to  purchase  goods
online,  surf the Internet and send and receive  emails.   The
booths  are an important part of BT's strategy to get as  many
people  in the UK online as possible by offering a variety  of
access  devices.  PhotoPlanet offers a simple  and  convenient
way  to use the Internet and can also provide an extension  to
an individual's home or office system.'

Serge   Crasnianski,  chief  executive  officer  of   Photo-Me
International,  stated:  'PhotoPlanet  is  a  unique   product
offering  a  broad  range  of simple-to-operate  Internet  and
photographic services.  With its location in a network of high
footfall  sites,  the 36 million UK customer base  enjoyed  by
PMI's photobooths and their prominent position in the national
consciousness, I am confident that PhotoPlanet will  prove  to
be  a lucrative venture for BT and PMI as well as a successful
start to a wide ranging collaboration between the two firms in
Internet-related business.'

PhotoPlanet booths provide eight services:

Passport Photos

Users  can  take  different sized digital quality  photographs
from  the booth - one portrait, four ID and eight stamp-sized.
These can be printed at a cost of £3 each and then emailed for
50 pence.

EMail
The user can send, receive and print email by logging on to BT
talk21  or  other specified email services accessed  over  the
Internet.  Those users without an email account will  be  able
to  register for the BT talk21 service.  The minimum charge is
50 pence, with a rate of 10 pence per minute.

Postcards
Users can create personalised postcards by superimposing their
own image onto one of the numerous stored backgrounds e.g. Big
Ben  or the Tower of London, and by adding a personal message.
Postcards can be printed for £1.50, with each additional  copy
costing  £1.  The image can also be emailed to four  addresses
for  50 pence - cheaper than sending four individual postcards
by post.

Internet
Users  are  able  to  go  online and surf  the  Internet.   In
addition, BT is offering five channels of information  to  the
user   covering   News,  Sport,  Travel,   Entertainment   and
Lifestyle.  The minimum charge is 50 pence, with a rate of  10
pence per minute.

Blacklisting  will be provided i.e. the user  will  be  barred
from certain unsuitable sites to ensure the surfing experience
is suitable for all age ranges and booth locations.

Fun Photos & Stickers
Users  can  have  their photograph taken and  presented  on  a
chosen  background  that can then be  printed  for  £1.50  and
emailed  for  50 pence.  Users can also produce 16 stamp-sized
stickers,  which  can contain a photograph and  background,  a
message or an email address.  The stickers can be printed  for
£2 and the picture emailed for 50 pence.

Copy a Photograph
Following shortly on from the launch a PhotoPlanet, users will
be able to scan a photograph.  It will cost £1.50 to print the
image,  with  a  charge of £1 for each subsequent  copy.   The
image can be emailed for 50 pence.

Create your own web page
Users  can  create their own web page by selecting a backdrop,
inserting  their  photograph taken at the booth  and  entering
information.  The web page will be hosted by BT and is limited
to  six  months, after which the web page will expire  and  be
deleted.   It  costs £2, including photography,  to  use  this
service.   Users  can also print stickers of their  photograph
and web address for an extra £2.

Online Shopping
Goods  and  services can be purchased via the Internet  or  by
telephone using the handset inside the booth.  Over 40  online
merchants will offer e-commerce services.  Ten merchants  will
be advertised on the top level menu.  They are:
-    Buena Vista
-    thetrainline.com
-    confetti.co.uk
-    uTravel.co.uk
-    Loot
-    Buzz
-    ebookers.com
-    CGU Direct
-    Drinx.com
-    Dance DJ Direct.

This services costs 10 pence per minute.

Notes to editors:

The  first ten PhotoPlanet machines will be installed  in  the
following locations:

Acton (Safeway)
Chiswick (Sainsburys)
Crawley (Post Office)
Crawley (Somerfield)
Edgware Road, London (Woolworths)
Roehampton (Asda)
South Mimms (Welcome Break Services)
Norwich Thorpe Railway Station
Woking (Wolsey Place Shopping Centre)
Watford (Tesco)

For more information please contact:

For BT Internet & eBusiness:

Jayne  Bassham/Jennifer Griggs/Alex Laity, Spreckley Partners Ltd
Telephone [phone], email [e-mail]
[e-mail], [e-mail]

Serge Crasnianski, Photo-Me International
Telephone [phone], email [e-mail]

Bankside Consultants  Limited (PR for Photo-Me) Charles Ponsonby
Telephone [phone], email [e-mail]