Holding in Company

NewMedia SPARK PLC
13 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

NewMedia SPARK plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Exeter Asset Management Limited

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Exeter Smaller Companies Income          5,000,000

Exeter Capital Growth Fund               13,500,000

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,500,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.30%

9) Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10) Date of transaction

12th September 2001

11) Date company informed

13th September 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

18,500,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.7%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Alastair King, 020 7851 7777

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Alastair King, Company Secretary


Date of notification: 13th September 2001