Amstrad and BSkyB are to produce a pioneering set-top box that will link every television in the home, and let viewers record and play back two different programmes on separate TV sets simultaneously.

It’s been talked about for a while. But now it looks like the Amstrad Sky+ box is finally here. The new Amstrad DRX-180 features a 40Gb hard drive (for 20 hours recording), optical audio output, twin ...

Broadcaster BSkyB has struck a deal to buy television set-top box maker Amstrad for about £125m. Amstrad, which was founded by the star of BBC One's The Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar, supplies about 30% ...

Amstrad moved back into profit in the past 12 months, buoyed by strong sales of its digital TV set-top box receivers. “The sales of digital decoders were higher in volume terms than last year and we ...

Electronics group Amstrad today said a Christmas rush for its digital set-top boxes had helped half-year profits to double to £14.2m (€20.6m). Electronics group Amstrad today said a Christmas ...

Tumbling sales of set-top TV boxes slashed profits at Sir Alan Sugar's electronics group Amstrad today ... of more established products. 'Set-top box volumes, which are normally weighted towards ...

The Amstrad chief executive and chairman, majority shareholder at the set-top box maker, said he could not "imagine a better home" for the business.