Transaction in Own Shares

NewMedia SPARK PLC
07 September 2006



NewMedia SPARK plc


7 September 2006


Purchase of own shares


NewMedia SPARK plc (the 'Company')


The Company announces that on 6 September 2006 it purchased 375,000 of its
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p at a price of 15.875p per share.


These shares will be held in Treasury.

This purchase equates to 0.09% of the Company's issued share capital.

Following this purchase the Company has 472,735,729 Ordinary shares in issue of
which 42,990,949 are now held as Treasury shares.



For further information:


NewMedia SPARK plc                020 7851 7777
Andrew Betton, Finance Director & Company Secretary





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