Board Change

NewMedia SPARK PLC
14 December 2001


14th December 2001


                  NewMedia SPARK plc announces Board Change


NewMedia SPARK plc ('SPARK') announces that Luke Johnson has today resigned as
a non-executive director of SPARK, and SPARK's brokers have placed his holding
of 11.3m ordinary SPARK shares with investors.

Tom Teichman, Chairman of SPARK, commented:

'We would like to thank Luke for his contribution to the Board during the last
two years and we wish him well in developing his many other business
interests.'

Luke Johnson said:

'It has been a great experience working in technology venture capital with the
team at SPARK. I now need to focus on my other interests. I wish SPARK every
success for the future.'



For further information, please contact:

Michael Whitaker / Fenella Copas               [phone]

NewMedia SPARK plc

Luke Johnson                                   [phone]