Holding in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
12 September 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.  Name of company
    NewMedia SPARK plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest
    NewMedia SPARK plc 2001 Employee Benefit Trust

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.
    Employees (including Executive Directors)

4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
    of shares held by each of them
    Rock Nominees Limited re. G875

5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
    2,092,000 @ 14.75p

6.  Percentage of issued class
    0.42%

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
    N/A

8.  Percentage of issued class
    N/A

9.  Class of security
    Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction
    12th September 2001

11. Date company informed
    12th September 2001

12. Total holding following this notification
    15,842,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
    3.2%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Alistair King, 020 7851 7777

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification.
    Alistair King, Company Secretary



 Date of notification: 12th September 2001