EXHIBIT 99.1 January 1999 Schedule 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES AVS NO [467248] All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BRIGHT STATION PLC BARCLAYS BANK PLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 holder, the number of shares held by each of them 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 PER NO. 2 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED [10] UNDESIGNATED ACCOUNT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Number of 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of 8. Percentage of issued class shares/amount of class shares/amount of stock stock acquired disposed Not notified 1.00% N/A N/A - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY SHARES OF ONE PENCE 4 SEPTEMBER 2000 7 SEPTEMBER 2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5,186,055 3.00% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MR. J A S BALL FCIS COMPANY SECRETARY 020 7925 7698 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification MR J A S BALL FCIS, COMPANY SECRETARY /s/ JONATHAN BALL Date of notification 7 SEPTEMBER 2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST) Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority