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e-district.net PLC
22 October 2001


22 October 2001


                  E-DISTRICT EXTENDS AGREEMENT WITH TELEWEST


e-district.net plc, the interactive TV entertainment company, announced today
the signature of a new agreement with Telewest.  Under the terms of the new
agreement, e-district will launch a series of original and licensed
pay-per-play and subscription games over Telewest's digital TV network in the
coming months.



e-district will also extend and enhance the existing LeisureDistrict community
service, providing subscription-based chat and other messaging services.



Eddie Abrams, Director of e-district said:

'Ensuring distribution is in place across both major UK cable networks, is an
important step in the success of our forthcoming range of pay services,
including chat and premium games.  Our extended partnership with Telewest will
enable us to consolidate our strong position in the supply of entertainment
services to the digital marketplace'.



Chris Townsend, Director of e-Commerce and Interactive Services at Telewest,
comments:

'We are delighted to announce this extended partnership with e-district. These
products form an important part of our wider strategy in creating the
strongest possible games proposition for Telewest Digital TV subscribers'.
Townsend adds, 'in building the LeisureDistrict community, e-district has
shown great innovation in building a strong and loyal interactive TV
following; the addition of multi-player and other premium games will certainly
appeal to our customers'.







NOTES TO EDITORS



About e-district.net plc



e-district.net plc has developed and operated the LeisureDistrict Network
entertainment service since 1997 focusing on interactive TV.  e-district.net
plc currently operates interactive entertainment services through several
platform partners including NTL, Telewest and ITV Active.



e-district.net plc is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market.  Further
information on the company is available through its web site at http://
www.e-district.net



About Telewest



Telewest Communications, the broadband communications and media group,
currently provides multi-channel television, telephone and internet services
to more than 1.7 million UK households, and voice and data telecommunications
services to over 69,000 business customers. Its content division, Flextech, is
the biggest provider of basic channels to the UK pay-TV market and is the
BBC's partner in UKTV, which has a portfolio of pay-TV channels based on the
corporation's programming, including UK Gold.


Telewest was rated the top-scoring ISP by readers in the recent Internet
magazine survey of UK internet service providers. 100% of those surveyed were
satisfied with Telewest's service, and the company outperformed in every
category. More information on the company is available through its web site at
www.telewest.co.uk



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:




e-district.net plc                                                020-8515-2800
Frank Lewis, Chairman and Acting Chief Executive
Eddie Abrams, Director

Gavin Anderson & Company                                          020-7496-1451
Graham Prince
Victoria Seaton