Distribution deal

Newsplayer Group PLC
14 January 2002

                                                      Monday, 14 January 2001

     Partnership between NPG and Alternate TV to deliver content in Singapore

Newsplayer Group Plc ('NPG'), the new media company, and Alternate TV, a leader
in interactive content and streaming media, facilitated by the Infocomm
Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, announce the launch of a service to
deliver NPG's extensive, fully searchable video content via the Singapore ONE
broadband backbone showcased on the Singapore ONE webtop.

Broadband users in Singapore will be able to search, access and view video
footage from NPG's media channels Newsplayer.com, Screenplayer.com, and
Frost.tv, which feature news footage, movie-related footage and interviews with
leading world personalities conducted over the past 40 years by Sir David
Frost, respectively. The new service takes full advantage of the interactive
capacity of the Internet and combines it with the quality of broadband content
delivery to provide users of Singapore ONE with access to a world-class
collection of fully searchable media content.

Alternate TV will offer subscriptions to all three video archives at a special
discounted rate of US$75 for a full year's subscription during the initial
launch period of six months.  To ensure that Singapore ONE users receive the
content in its highest quality form, the content will be streamed from servers
connected directly to Singapore's broadband backbone. NPG will receive a share
of the revenues.

Christopher Chew, Alternate TV's Chief Executive Officer, said: 'Newsplayer,
Screenplayer and Frost.tv provide the type of content that has been sorely
lacking in the broadband environment. Not only does NPG have the kind of
content that you cannot find easily in another medium, its search function
makes the large video archives extremely intuitive for web access. With the
growing interest in retrospectives into the past, world and political events,
especially with recent events in the US, making NPG content available to the
fast-growing base of over 450,000 broadband users on Singapore ONE satisfies a
very real and immediate need. Beyond pure entertainment, NPG content also
serves as a valuable resource for research and educational purposes.'

Paul Duffen, Chief Executive Officer of NPG, said:  'We are delighted to be one
of the first broadband media content providers to Singapore ONE users.
Singapore has the highest broadband penetration rate in Asia, and thus is a
natural home for us.  We are looking forward to having a presence here for a
long time.'

Enquiries:

Newsplayer Group Plc
Paul Duffen, CEO                                            [phone]
Barry Llewellyn, Marketing Director                         [phone]

Brunswick Group Ltd
Harry Chathli                                               [phone]


Notes to Editors

About AlternateTV

AlternateTV is the leader in developing and delivering rich and dynamic
multimedia content and solutions for the digital age. AlternateTV combines the
artistry and quality of broadcasting with the interactive possibilities of the
worldwide web and digital communications to ensure that the medium never gets
in the way of the message. With a depth of expertise in both broadcasting and
the new media, AlternateTV is positioned to play a leading role in enriching
the range of broadband multimedia content. For more information, please visit
our website www.alternateTV.com

About Newsplayer Group plc

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 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
  * Birdstream.com - archives of RSPB film unit
  * Video.tv - a hundred years of music videos from EMI

About Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is a dynamic organisation
with an integrated perspective to developing, promoting and regulating info-
communications in Singapore. In the fast-changing and converging spheres of
telecommunications, information and media technologies, IDA will be the
catalyst for change and growth in Singapore's evolution into a vibrant global
info-communications technology centre. For more information, please visit
www.ida.gov.sg.

About Singapore ONE

Singapore ONE (http://s-one.net.sg) was commercially launched in 1998. It
comprises a broadband infrastructure that provides high-speed, interactive, and
multimedia applications and services for users. Developed by both MNCs and
innovative Singapore companies, Singapore ONE services are designed to appeal
to users of all ages and occupations, as well as businesses. Singapore ONE has
the full support of the Singapore government, and is driven by the Infocomm
Development Authority of Singapore, the National Science & Technology Board,
the Economic Development Board and the Singapore Broadcasting Authority.


                             ENDS