Exhibit 99.1




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                         NTL INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES THE
                  SALE OF ITS 50% INTEREST IN CABLE LONDON PLC

New York, New York (August 25, 1999) - NTL Incorporated  (NASDAQ;  NTLI; EASDAQ;
NTLI.ED)  announced  today that  Telewest  Communications  PLC has exercised its
right to  purchase  all of NTL's  shares  of Cable  London  PLC and all of NTL's
related rights and interests for the purchase price of approximately 428 million
pounds  sterling(approximately $685 million) in cash. The purchase price implies
a  total   enterprise  value  for  Cable  London  of  approximately  1  billion
pounds sterling(approximately $1.6 billion).

The  purchase  price was set by NTL  pursuant  to the  provisions  of a buy/sell
agreement between the parties, as the price at which NTL would be willing either
to  purchase  all of  Telewest's  interests  in Cable  London or sell all of its
interests in Cable London.

The closing of the sale of NTL's  interest  in Cable  London is expected to take
place within the next 90 days.

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For further information  contact:  In the U.S.: Michael A. Peterson,  Director -
Corporate Development; Bret Richter, Director - Corporate Development, Lauren H.
Blair,  Assistant  General  Counsel,  or Kathy  Makrakis,  Director  -  Investor
Relations at (212) 906-8440;  in the UK: Alison Smith at (01252) 402662;  or via
e-mail at investor_relations@ntli.com.