EAMONN MCCABE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY & SYNDICATION AT NEWSCAST

London, 2nd May 2001 NewsCast, the leading producer and online distributor of business images, today announced the appointment of Eamonn McCabe as its director of photography and syndication. Formerly picture editor of The Guardian, Eamonn has an international reputation as a sports and portrait photographer and will continue to undertake press photography exclusively for the newspaper. He has won a series of awards throughout his career including News Photographer of the Year and Sports Photographer of the Year. He has been voted six times Picture Editor of the Year by the UK Picture Editors' Guild.

Commenting on his appointment, Eamonn said: "NewsCast employs some of the best photographers in the business and I plan to help strengthen this team as the company expands both inside and outside the UK. Its distribution system provides instant global media access to both corporate and syndicated business images. I look forward to exploiting the potential of this system as we secure further international syndication deals with leading publishing groups."

Commenting on Mr. McCabe's appointment NewsCast's chairman, Tim Melville-Ross said: Eamonn is a consummate professional and his admirers stretch far and wide. We are delighted to have him on board."

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Notes to Editors:

• Photographs of Eamonn McCabe will be available from 1pm today at www.newscast.co.uk


• NewsCast is an independent, privately-owned limited company, established in June 1999. It offers production and media distribution services directly to large companies as well as to leading PR agencies, and syndicates photography on behalf of major business content producers.


• NewsCast's own production division deploys a worldwide network of business photographers covering a range of assignments for press, company reports, products, advertising, and sponsorship. Its corporate client list covers over 60% of the FTSE100 and includes names such as Diageo, BT, Unilever, British Airways, and the Bank of England.

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