FootageQuest Update

Newsplayer Group PLC
18 January 2002

For Immediate Release
18 January 2002

                      Update on FootageQuest Acquisition

Newsplayer Group plc ('NPG') announces that completion of its planned
acquisition of FootageQuest from eMotion, Inc. ('eMotion'), has been delayed
until the services of an alternative technology supplier to NextLec, Inc.
('NextLec') have been secured.

The services provided by NextLec to eMotion in respect of the assets to be
acquired are crucial to the functionality of the assets, and NPG will require
that similar services be secured before the purchase can proceed.

NPG announced on 2 January 2002, that it had signed a conditional agreement to
acquire the trade and assets of FootageQuest from eMotion, a distributor of
rights protected and royalty free content, (the 'Agreement'). Two of the
conditions for the completion of the Agreement related to the provider of
technical services to FootageQuest, NextLec, which was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection when the Agreement was signed. NextLec's Chapter 11 bankruptcy has
since converted to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which is the equivalent of being in
liquidation. As a result neither of the two conditions related to NextLec will
be met and the Agreement has to be renegotiated.

This does not effect the acquisition of Footage.Net from eMotion which NPG
announced on 27 December 2001.

Paul Duffen, Chief Executive of NPG, said: 'We remain committed to acquiring
FootageQuest and are in talks with third parties who can provide the services
previously supplied by NextLec.  When we signed the agreement we knew that this
situation was a possibility and have planned for this contingency. We are
working closely with eMotion to find a satisfactory solution.'

A further announcement will be made as appropriate.

Enquiries:

Newsplayer Group Plc
Paul Duffen, CEO                           07785 313 485
Barry Llewellyn, Marketing Director        07768 502 090

Brunswick Group Ltd
Harry Chathli                              020 7404 5959
Pamela Small



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