Holding in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
14 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company


Newmedia Spark plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


Zurich Financial Services Group and its subsidiaries


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
As in 2


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 05577 536,250

Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 21667 693,732

Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 07203 1,806,023

Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 07200 408,567

Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 07197 1,687,361

Littledown Nominees Limited A/C 05576 7,936,500

TOTAL 13,068,433


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not Notified

6) Percentage of issued class
Not Notified

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not Notified

8) Percentage of issued class

Not Notified

9) Class of security
Ordinary Shares


10) Date of transaction

Not Notified

11) Date company informed

14 December 2000

12) Total holding following this notification

13,068,433


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
2.72%


14) Any additional information
Littledown Nominees Limited is a nominee for the Zurich Financial Services
Group Subsidiaries


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Joel Plasco 0207 851 7770

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of notification ...14 December..2000.....