Futuremedia Plc Announces Change in Board of Directors

Market Wire, July, 2004

Leading European e-learning solutions provider Futuremedia Plc (NASDAQ: FMDAY) today announces that Mr. Leonard M. Fertig is joining the Company's Board of Directors.

The Company welcomes Mr. Fertig as an Independent Director. Len Fertig is an American-born communications and media executive, consultant, and entrepreneur. He is known as a strategic leader who has spent his career in the creation and development of new media companies and industries.

Len Fertig was co-founder and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises Inc. Under his leadership, CME grew in five years from a start-up to a billion-dollar NASDAQ-listed multinational broadcasting company with operations in eight countries in the "new Europe."

Recently, he has performed strategic and development consulting for clients such as BBC, ITN, the British Science Museum, and HBO. He is based in London and New York.

"I am delighted to join the Board of Futuremedia Plc as an independent director. During my 25 years in business, I have come to believe that 'on demand' information and knowledge sharing is the future. This is exactly what Futuremedia delivers to all its customers through its technology based learning products. Futuremedia Plc is well positioned to participate in this new and growing industry. I intend to use my experience to assist the company to continue to grow both market share and shareholder value," commented Mr. Fertig.

At the same time, the Company announces that Florida, USA based Mr. Cornelis Wit is retiring after 6 years as a Member of the Board.

"After these six years I wish to retire from the Board. I feel confident that the company is in the hands of a good management team and has reached the next phase of development both in terms of revenue growth and profitability. In the years I have been on the Board we overcame many problems and obstacles, and it is great to see that Futuremedia is well on its way to become the European leader in its industry. I thank all other Board members, management and shareholders for their support during these years," stated Mr. Wit.

Mr. Jan Vandamme, Chairman of Futuremedia, added: "We welcome Len Fertig to the Board, and are confident that his European expertise and his knowledge and experience of NASDAQ quoted companies will underpin our continued growth. On behalf of the whole Board and Management I also wish to thank Cornelis Wit for his years of unstinting support of, and contributions to, Futuremedia. Everybody at the Company wishes him all the very best for the future."

About Futuremedia

Futuremedia Plc (est. 1983) is the European-based e-learning provider with the broadest offering currently available in the UK and Continental European markets. The Company has 20 years experience in providing technology-based solutions in the fast growing e-learning market.

Through the fostering of long term partner relationships with its customers, Futuremedia supplies public and private sector organisations with services and products ranging from learning consultancy, Learning Management Systems, custom made learning programmes, an extensive library of published courseware titles from leading content providers as well as Futuremedia's sophisticated knowledge transfer systems to Human Resources systems allowing for evaluation, needs analysis and follow up of individual employees, tailored to the individual clients' needs.

The Company uses proven technologies to drive its innovative products: Aktivna, Futuremedia's full suite of Learning Management Solutions, which in its largest application has a capacity for 240,000 users; E.L.S.A., an interactive learning system using leading edge simulation technologies; and the award-winning Learning For All(TM), a fully hosted service which allows employees to have access to learning at home for the whole family at a cost discounted through corporate buying power and Government tax incentives.

Futuremedia's customers include Britvic, BT, BUPA, Channel Four, Daimler Chrysler, GSK, Hilton International, IDEA, the UK National Health Service, Royal Mail, The Surrey Partnership and Syngenta. The Company is partnered with Centra Software, Fujitsu-Siemens, Microsoft, Thompson NETg and Skillsoft in delivering its products and solutions.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: This press release contains forward-looking statements related to future results and speaks only of Futuremedia's expectations as of the date hereof. Such statements include discussions concerning the Company's future financial performance and the future performance of the Company's products. Such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The risks and uncertainties include the Company's ability to develop and successfully market new services and products (including Learning For All(TM)), the risk that customer contracts (such as the Royal Mail contract) may be terminated or not completed in whole or in part due to factors beyond the Company's control, the Company's ability to continue to increase revenue and generate cash, the Company's ability to operate profitably in the future, the management of growth, the early stage of the Internet and intranet learning and communications market, rapid technological change and competition, and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in expectations or in information on which any such statement is based. All product names and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of Futuremedia or their respective owners.