Acquisition

Newsplayer Group PLC
27 December 2001

                                                              27 December 2001


          Newsplayer Acquires the Trade and Assets of Footage.Net


Newsplayer Group plc (NPG), the new media group, today announces the
acquisition of the trade and assets of Footage.Net, a leading stock footage
portal, from eMotion Inc, based in Vienna, Virginia, USA.  The acquisition has
been made through NPG's wholly owned subsidiary NPG Inc (incorporated in
Delaware, USA) for the consideration of US$500,000 in cash.

The acquisition includes fixed assets and accounts receivable totalling
US$150,000 and liabilities totalling US$5,000. Sales for Footage.Net for the
year ended 31 December 2000 were US$191,000.

Footage.Net manages the databases of many of the world's leading stock footage
libraries, including those of ABC News, CNN, Action Sports and National
Geographic, and makes them available to researchers and programme makers
globally who are seeking to license clips for inclusion in a television or film
production.  NPG specialises in maximising the revenue potential in television
and cinema content through the application of interactive technology.

Chief Executive Paul Duffen commented: 'NPG focuses on two main sectors of the
media industry; the building of video-on-demand channels of compelling
interactive content and the on-line syndication of stock footage.  The
acquisition of Footage.Net is a significant step towards NPG's strategy to take
a leading role in the stock footage industry.  We are delighted with this
acquisition, our first in the US, and its significance in our plans for the
American market for the coming year.'



Enquiries:

Newsplayer Group Plc
Paul Duffen, CEO                                 07785 313 485
Barry Llewellyn, Co-founder                      07768 502 090

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Harry Chathli                                    07974 982 462



Notes to editors:

Newsplayer Group plc is a new media company that exploits rights and/or
licences to television and cinema content and markets them globally to
business, educational and consumer audiences using interactive technology.
Revenues are generated from the licensing of content to third parties, from
subscription fees paid by schools and colleges for access to bespoke
educational products, from subscription and pay-per-view fees paid by
consumers, and from shared advertising revenues.

NPG has a range of on-line channels including:
  * Newsplayer.com - a thousand hours of 20th century news material from ITN and
    Reuters
  * Frost.tv - hundreds of interviews conducted by Sir David Frost
  * Screenplayer.com - Hollywood and showbiz footage
  * Ucreate.tv - online video editing service