Holding(s) in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
21 December 2005


NewMedia SPARK PLC
21st December 2005

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       NewMedia SPARK plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       MPC Pilgrim Fund LP

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

       Morgan Stanley

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

       20th December 2005

12.    Total holding following this notification

       24,900,000

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       5.43%

14.    Any additional information

       The percentage holding is based on 458,235,729 shares in issue being the 
       total number of shares in issue (472,735,729) less those shares held by 
       NewMedia SPARK plc in Treasury (14,500,000).

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       Andrew Betton 020 7851 7721

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

       Andrew Betton, Company Secretary and Finance Director

Date of notification: 21st December 2005


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