Deal Group Media PLC 02 November 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company DEAL GROUP MEDIA PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest I-SPIRE CORPORATION 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 HELD BY 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them I-SPIRE CORPORATION LIMITED 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 10,000,000 6. Percentage of issued class 2.63% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction 02/11/2005 11. Date company informed 02/11/2005 12. Total holding following this notification 78,805,360 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 20.76% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANDREW DICKSON - 020 7691 1880 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification ANDREW DICKSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR Date of notification 02/11/2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange