1

[NTL Logo]


                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


     NTL INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO UNDERTAKE PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF
      CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES AT ITS NTL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. SUBSIDIARY


     New York, New York;  (May 8, 2001) - NTL  Incorporated  (NYSE:  NLI; Nasdaq
Europe:  NTLI) announced that its wholly-owned  subsidiary,  NTL  Communications
Corp.,  intends to commence a private placement of Convertible  Senior Notes Due
2008 (the "Convertible  Notes").  The Convertible Notes will be convertible into
NTL Incorporated common stock.

     NTL  Communications  Corp.  intends to raise  approximately $500 million of
gross proceeds from the sale of the  Convertible  Notes, a portion of which will
be used partially to fund the businesses' needs during the next three years.

     The Convertible  Notes will not have been  registered  under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"), or any state  securities laws,
and  unless so  registered,  may not be offered or sold  except  pursuant  to an
exemption  from,  or  in  a  transaction   not  subject  to,  the   registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

     Accordingly,  the  Convertible  Notes will be offered  and sold  within the
United States under Rule 144A only to "qualified institutional buyers".

                                  * * * * * * *


For more information contact:

In the US:

Investor Relations:
John F. Gregg, Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
Bret Richter, Vice President - Corporate Finance and Development
Tamar Gerber, Investor Relations
Tel: (001) 212 906 8440, or via e-mail at investor_relations@ntli.com

The Abernathy MacGregor Group  - Winnie Lerner, (001) 212 371 5999

In the UK:

Media:
Alison Kirkwood, Media Relations, +44 (0)1256 752 662 / 07788 186154
Malcolm Padley, Media Relations, +44 (0)01256 753408 / 07788 978199

Buchanan Communications - Richard Oldworth, Mark Edwards or Jeremy Garcia
Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000

Investor Relations:
Virginia McMullan, +44 (0)207 909 2144, or via e-mail at
investorrelations@ntl.com