Directorate Change

Deal Group Media PLC
26 January 2005


Press Release                                                    26 January 2005


                              Deal Group Media plc

           Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman and Finance Director


Deal Group Media plc, the full service online marketing group, announces the
appointments of Lord Stone of Blackheath and Andrew Dickson to the Board as
Non-Executive Chairman and Finance Director respectively with immediate effect.

Lord Stone of Blackheath was raised to the peerage as Baron Stone of Blackheath
in 1997.  He joined Marks and Spencer plc as a trainee in 1966 and retired his
position as joint managing director of the company in 1999.  He is currently a
director of several non-government organisations, a retail company and is
involved in several charities.  He also chairs the charity DIPEx that helps
patients gain information on their condition and their options.

David Lees is stepping down as Non-Executive Chairman, but will remain on the
Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Andrew Dickson was previously finance director of the Ministry of Sound group of
companies, which he joined as group chief accountant in 2000.  In his role as
finance director, he prepared and executed a strategy for a turnaround of the
company from a £12.6 million loss in 2002 to a £3.2 million profit in 2003.  He
was instrumental in restructuring the business from 38 companies to 4 companies,
refinancing a 3i investment with a distribution to shareholders and negotiating
a £6 million long-term loan from Barclays Bank.

Andrew Dickson started his career as a trainee accountant at Coopers & Lybrand
in 1995.  In 1999 he moved to become a financial controller at PA Consulting.
In 2000 he joined Invaluable.com, the antique collectors' website, where he
supported the finance director and IPO team for an impending float.

Adrian Moss, Chief Executive Officer of Deal Group Media plc, said: 'We are
extremely pleased to welcome Lord Stone of Blackheath and Andrew Dickson to the
Board.  Lord Stone's unparalleled knowledge of the retail industry will be
instrumental to the business going forward as online retailing continues to
grow.  Andrew has the right mix of growth company experience combined with a
strong record of restructuring businesses and internal processes.  His
experience at Ministry of Sound demonstrates his ability to drive businesses
forward and create shareholder value.'

Lord Stone of Blackheath added: 'Online advertising and retailing is growing at
a considerable rate. This is a very exciting time to be joining Deal Group
Media, the UK's largest independent online advertising group.  They are well
positioned to take advantage of this market and I look forward to being part of
such a talented team and their continued success.'

Lord Stone of Blackheath, previously Andrew Zelig Stone, aged 62, is and has
been a director of the following companies and organisations during the past
five years:

Current Directorships              Directorships held in the past five years
N Brown Group plc                  Ted Baker plc
DIPEx                              Brainboost Limited

Science Media Centre Board
Overseas Development Institute

Lord Stone of Blackheath is a trustee or a patron of the following
organisations:

Trustee of the Israel Diaspora Trust
Trustee of the Maimomedes Foundation
Trustee of the Olive Tree Project
Patron, Orphaids
Patron of LEAD Nepal - Leadership, Education, Action and Development for the
future of Nepalese Youth
Patron of the Interalia Institute of Arts and Science
Patron of The Jewish Chernobyl Children's Charity
Patron, New Israel Fund
Patron of the Jewish Association of Business Ethics
Patron, The Forgiveness Project

Andrew Christopher Dickson ACA, aged 33, has been a director of the following
companies during the past five years:

Ministry of Sound Holdings Ltd
Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd
Ministry of Sound Ltd
Ministry of Sound Digital Ltd

The following companies where Andrew Dickson was a director were put into
liquidation as part of the Ministry of Sound group restructuring:

Relentless Records Ltd
13 AMP Ltd
In-house Recordings Ltd
23/7 Recordings Ltd
Ministry Magazine Limited
Ministry of Sound Music Publishing Ltd
Ministry of Sound Promotions Ltd
Ministry of Sound Radio Ltd
Ministry of Sound Management Ltd

The following company where Andrew Dickson was a director is currently being
dissolved as part of the Ministry of Sound group restructuring:

Aronrace Limited

There is no other information that falls to be disclosed under Schedule 2
paragraph (f) of the AIM Rules.

For further information, please contact:
Abchurch Communications
Ariane Comstive                                        Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                        www.abchurch-group.com

Durlacher Limited
Richard Swindells                                      Tel: [phone]


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