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      No
      in 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         Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester
      notification obligation (iii):                       Pension Fund

4.    Full name of shareholder(s) (if              Chase Nominees Ltd A/C TMBC1
      different from 3):  (iv)

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

6.    Date on which issuer notified:                      20 October 2008

7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                       8%
      reached:

8:    Notified Details

A:    Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    triggering transaction    transaction
If possible  (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    Direct (x)  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                             (xi)

GB0004325402   74,279,012   74,279,012 3,130,731  3,130,731            8.69%

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


3,130,731                                 8.69%


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:              The fund manager is UBS Global Asset
                                               Management

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

15.       Contact telephone number:            0141 300 3074

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