UTV Media PLC

    Director Shareholdings

    The Company announces the following transactions by the Executive Directors of
    the Company.

    Exercise of LTIP options

    The Remuneration Committee has satisfied itself that share awards granted in
    2012 under the UTV Media plc 2006 Performance Share Plan in the form of nil
    cost options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary
    Shares") ("2012 LTIP Awards") have vested following achievement of the
    performance criteria.

    Following the vesting of the 2012 LTIP Awards, the Executive Directors have
    exercised their 2012 LTIP Awards over the following number of Ordinary Shares:

    Executive   Ordinary      Date of exercise
    Director    Shares to be  of 2012 LTIP    
                acquired on   Awards          
                exercise of                   
                2012 LTIP                     
                Awards                        
                                              
    J McCann    78,535        15 January 2016 
                                              
    S Taunton   52,943        15 January 2016 
                                              
    N McKeown   33,530        15 January 2016 

    Award of Deferred Bonus Shares

    The Remuneration Committee has resolved that share awards granted under the UTV
    Media plc Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("Deferred Bonus Scheme") in respect of
    FY2014 in the form of deferred Ordinary Shares ("Deferred Bonus Shares") should
    be awarded to the Executive Directors in accordance with the terms of the
    Deferred Bonus Scheme and the Company's published remuneration policy:

    Executive   Deferred Bonus Date of award of 
    Director    Shares awarded 2014 Deferred    
                               Bonus Shares     
                                                
    J McCann    10,486         15 January 2016  
                                                
    S Taunton   7,065          15 January 2016  
                                                
    N McKeown   5,226          15 January 2016  

    The three aforementioned Executive Directors will be paying out of their own
    resources the tax liabilities crystallising as a result of the 2012 LTIP Awards
    and Deferred Bonus Shares. As a result they have not sold any shares to cover
    tax liabilities relating to either the 2012 LTIP Awards or Deferred Bonus
    Shares.

    Admission of New Ordinary Shares

    The 2012 LTIP Awards and the award of the Deferred Bonus Shares will be
    satisfied as soon as practicable following this announcement by the transfer of
    Ordinary Shares from the UTV Media plc Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") to the
    Executive Directors in an amount equal to the number Ordinary Shares over which
    the 2012 LTIP Awards have been exercised and the number of Deferred Bonus
    Shares awarded. The EBT has subscribed for 185,305 new Ordinary Shares in order
    to satisfy the 2012 LTIP Awards (and awards made to other participants in the
    LTIP scheme) and 33,069 new Ordinary Shares in order to satisfy the award of
    the Deferred Bonus Shares (and awards made to other participants in the
    Deferred Bonus Scheme) (together, the "New Ordinary Shares").

    Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the New Ordinary
    Shares, which will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing
    Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to the Official List maintained by the UK
    Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares
    to be admitted to trading on its Main Market for listed securities, with
    dealings in the New Ordinary Shares expected to commence on or around 20
    January 2016.

    Application has also been made to the regulation department of the Irish Stock
    Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List
    maintained by the regulation department of the Irish Stock Exchange and to the
    Irish Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on
    its Main Market for listed securities, with dealings in the New Ordinary Shares
    expected to commence on or around 20 January 2016.

    Total Voting Rights

    Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company's total issued
    share capital will consist of 96,120,902 Ordinary Shares with one voting right
    per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. This
    updated figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
    calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
    interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's
    Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

    The total number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially held by the
    Executive Directors following this announcement has increased and is now as
    follows:

    Executive   Total Ordinary      
    Director    Shares held         
                following           
                satisfaction of 2012
                LTIP Awards and     
                award of Deferred   
                Bonus Shares        
                                    
    J McCann                        
                644,874  0.671%%    
                                    
    S Taunton                       
                403,357   0.420%    
                                    
    N McKeown                       
                253,359   0.264%    

    This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R.

    Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

    Maeve Donnelly, Communications Manager +44 28 90 262122

    For and on behalf of UTV Media plc

    Norman McKeown

    Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

    18 January 2016