Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
31 July 2006



NewMedia SPARK PLC
31 July 2006


                                   SCHEDULE 10

                     NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       NewMedia SPARK plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       MPC Funds

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 above

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

       Morstan Nominees Limited - 43,493,000 shares
       Vidacos Nominees Limited -    1,807,100 shares

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       Not disclosed

6.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       Not disclosed

8.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

10.    Date of transactions

       Not disclosed

11.    Date company informed

       31 July 2006

12.    Total holding following this notification

       45,300,100

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       10.4%

14.    Any additional information

       The percentage holding is based on 436,119,780 shares in issue being
       the total number of shares in issue (472,735,729) less those shares 
       held by NewMedia SPARK plc in Treasury (36,615,949).

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       Andrew Betton 020 7851 7777

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

       Andrew Betton, Company Secretary and Finance Director

Date of notification: 31 July 2006



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