Directorate Changes

Newsplayer Group PLC
12 August 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             12 August 2003

                              Newsplayer Group plc
                            ('NPG' or 'the Company')

                                 Board Changes


The Directors of NPG are pleased to announce that Steven Smith has been
appointed a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Steven Miles Smith, BCom ACA ATII (aged 44) is a Chartered Accountant and an
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation who has extensive experience in
international mergers and acquisitions built up over the past 15 years.  He has
particular experience in the North American market. Steven is a significant
shareholder in the Company through his wholly owned investment vehicle, Reef
Securities Limited, which has an 8.5 per cent. interest in NPG.

Steven Smith is currently a director of the following companies:

Rockpace Limited
Buygreatwines Limited
Penbranch Limited
Direct Finishing Limited

NPG also announces today the resignation of Hugo Drayton as non-executive
Director, due to his increasing workload at Hollinger Telegraph New Media, with
immediate effect.  The Board would like to thank Hugo for his contribution to
NPG over the last three years.

No further information falls to be disclosed under the AIM Rules, other than the
matters set out in the appendix to this release.


For further information, please contact:

Paul Duffen                    Newsplayer Group          020 7927 6699
Nicola Davidson                Merlin Financial          020 7606 1244


Appendix

Steven Smith has been a director of the following companies within the last five
years:

Photobition Group plc

Steven Smith was a director of Photobition Group plc and a number of its
subsidiaries until 12 October 2001 when he resigned. On 7 November 2001
Photobition Group plc was placed into administrative receivership and a number
of its subsidiaries, including all of those companies named below as being in
liquidation (other than Graphic Realisations (BS) Limited), were placed into
liquidation over the following month.

Graphics Realisations (BS) Limited, a subsidiary of Photobition Group plc, was
placed into administration on 25 January 2002 and subsequently placed into
liquidation on 21 August 2002. Steven Smith resigned as a director on 12 October
2001.

847th Shelf Trading Company Ltd - Dissolved
ACC Print & Prooject Management Ltd - Dissolved
Data Design Distribution Ltd - Dissolved
Data Design Ltd - Dissolved
Estadio Publicidade Ltd - Dissolved
Foray 735 Ltd - Dissolved
G.L.G Promotions Ltd - Dissolved
Gardiner Laminating Ltd - Liquidation
GLG Film Products Ltd - Dissolved
GLG Holdings Ltd - Liquidation
Jigsaw Pieces Ltd
Magmasters Sound Studios Ltd - Dissolved
Novo Group Ltd
Novo Holdings Ltd
Novo Overseas Ltd
Overdue Holdings Ltd - Dissolved
Overdue International Ltd - Dissolved
Graphics Realisations (Media) Ltd - Liquidation
Photobition Overseas Ltd - Liquidation
Photobition International (No. 2) Ltd - Liquidation
Graphics Realisations (Investments) Ltd - Liquidation
Graphics Realisations (Holdings) Ltd - Liquidation
Photobition International (No 1) Ltd - Liquidation
Photobition Group plc - Administrative Receivership
Graphics Realisations (Graphics) Ltd - Dissolved
Graphics Realisations (Event) Ltd - Dissolved
Graphics Realisations (CPL) Ltd - Liquidation
Graphics Realisations (UK Graphics) Ltd - Dissolved
Potts Corporate Graphics Ltd - Dissolved
Precision Image Ltd - Dissolved
Rastergraphics (Europe) Ltd - Dissolved
Rastergraphics UK Ltd - Dissolved
Vulcan Entertainment Ltd - Dissolved
Warrens Holdings Ltd - Liquidation
Warrens Photolabs (Sheffield) Ltd - Dissolved
Graphics Realisations (BS) Ltd - Liquidation


Other directorships within the last five years

C and C Commercial Properties Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
C and C Commercial Properties Holdings Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
1 Pump Lane Hayes Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
St. Catherines Place Shopping Centre Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
Lemonset Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
63/65 East Street Limited (resigned 7 August 2003)
Equinox Special Projects Limited (resigned 16 September 2002; placed into
liquidation on 24 February 2003)


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