Acquisition

WPP Group PLC
4 September 2000

                            
                  WPP GROUP PLC ('WPP')
                            
                            
     ACQUIRES SPAFAX - LEADING PROVIDER OF INFLIGHT
                  ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT
                            
                            
WPP announces that it has acquired 100% of the equity  of
Spafax  Airline Network Limited ('Spafax'),  the  leading
international provider of inflight entertainment  content
(IFE), from Pensa Ltd, a private media services group.

Spafax,  which has 103 employees and offices  in  London,
New York, Montreal, Toronto, Newport Beach and Singapore,
is  the  leading  provider of  IFE  to  over  60  clients
including;   British  Airways,  Air   Canada,   Singapore
Airlines, Delta, Swissair, Scandinavian Airlines Systems,
Emirates, Sabena, Austrian, Royal Jordanian, El  Al,  Air
Mauritius  and others.  Spafax also publishes the  highly
prestigious tate' art magazine for Tate Galleries.

The  company had revenues of £16,082,619 in the  calendar
year  1999  and net assets of £166,141 as at 31  December
1999  and  will  form  part of the branding  &  identity,
healthcare and specialist communications division of WPP.

The acquisition of Spafax continues the implementation of
WPP's  strategy of establishing a leadership position  in
the fast-growing sectors in communications services.


For information:    Feona McEwan, WPP
                    Tel [phone]
                    www.wpp.com