Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
02 January 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.      Name of company

         NewMedia SPARK plc

2.      Name of shareholder having a major interest

        The Throgmorton Trust PLC

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 above

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

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 811664

5.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

        1,000,000

6.      Percentage of issued class

        0.21%

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

        N/A

8.      Percentage of issued class

        N/A

9.      Class of security

        Ordinary 2.5p shares

10.     Date of transaction

        18th December 2002

11.     Date company informed

        30th December 2002

12.     Total holding following this notification

        15,500,000

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        3.28%

14.     Any additional information



15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        Susanna Freeman - 020 7851 7777

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

        Susanna Freeman, Company Secretary

Date of notification: 2nd January 2003


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