Directorate Change

NewMedia SPARK PLC
23 September 2005




NMS Press Release



23 September 2005


SPARK announces executive changes



NewMedia SPARK plc ('SPARK'), the early stage digital media, technology and
telecoms investor, announces today that, as of 1 November 2005, Charles Berry
will be joining Virgin Management Limited as Director Telecoms and Media, and he
will therefore become a non-executive director of SPARK.



Andrew Carruthers, Chief Executive of SPARK said 'Charles has worked at SPARK
since the start of 2001, and has provided a very valuable contribution to the
development of the portfolio. Nonetheless, he leaves for an exciting new
opportunity and we would like to wish him all the very best at Virgin. He will
remain on the Board of SPARK for at least the next few months to maintain his
input on portfolio matters.  '



Enquiries:

Andrew Carruthers

020 7851 7777






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