Transaction in Own Shares

NewMedia SPARK PLC
25 September 2006



NewMedia SPARK plc


25 September 2006



Purchase of own shares


NewMedia SPARK plc (the 'Company')


The Company announces that on 22 September 2006 it purchased 500,000 of its
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p at a price of 16.00p per share.


These shares will be held in Treasury.


This purchase equates to 0.12% of the Company's issued share capital.

Following this purchase the Company has 472,735,729 Ordinary shares in issue of
which 46,240,949 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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