Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of           stv group plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in        No
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                              Yes

Other (please specify):______________                                          No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to               D C Thomson & Company Limited
notification obligation (iii):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                  As above
from 3):  (iv)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the              1 October 2008
threshold is crossed or reached) (v)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                          2 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                         5.11%
reached:

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    the triggering           transaction
If possible  transaction (vi)
use ISIN     Number of      Number of Number of Number of voting      Percentage of
code         shares         voting    shares    rights (ix)           voting rights
                            rights
                            (viii)              Direct (x)  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                            (xi)

Ord 50p        1,839,946    1,839,946 1,839,946  1,839,946            5.11%
GB00B3CX3644


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial  Expiration date Exercise/        No. of voting rights Percentage
instrument                         conversion       that may be acquired of voting
                                   period/date      (if the instrument   rights
                                                    exercised/converted)


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights
1,839,946                                5.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder
will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease
to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:              Notification using the total voting rights
                                         figure of 36,019,135.
                                         Follows completion of the tender offer and
                                         consolidation of ordinary shares

14. Contact name:                        Jane E A Tames, Company Secretary,
                                         stv group plc

15. Contact telephone number:            0141 300 3074

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