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This is an archive of news about The Strad. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Sir Alan steps down as Amstrad chairman
From The Times. Posted July 2 2008, 2.56pm
Sir Alan Sugar, the multi-millionaire star of The Apprentice TV series, has stepped down as chairman of Amstrad, the company he founded aged just 21. (more)

Sir Alan Sugar to call time on Amstrad
From Daily Telegraph. Posted December 11 2007, 3.40pm
Sir Alan Sugar is to step back from the day-to-day management of Amstrad, as the set-top box company continues its integration with BSkyB, which completed its £125m acquisition of the group in September 2007. (more)

Sky extends Amstrad buyout offer
From BBC News. Posted August 22 2007, 1.35pm
BSkyB extends the deadline for its £125m takeover offer for television set-top box maker Amtrad. (more)

Sky extends Amstrad offer
From BBC News. Posted August 22 2007, 1.35pm
BSkyB extends the deadline for its £125m takeover offer for television set-top box maker Amtrad. (more)

Sky extends Amstrad deadline
From BBC News. Posted August 22 2007, 1.35pm
BSkyB extends the deadline for its £125m takeover offer for television set-top box maker Amtrad. (more)

Sky-Amstrad deal faces probe
From BBC News. Posted August 9 2007, 2.09pm
Regulators are to study BSkyB's acquisition of Amstrad to see if it will cut competition in the TV technology market. (more)

OFT may look into Sky's Amstrad buy-up
From Media Guardian. Posted August 9 2007, 1.00am
The OFT is considering referring BSkyB's purchase of Sir Alan Sugar's Amstrad to the Competition Commission. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

BSkyB Buying Amstrad for £125m
From Merry Media. Posted July 31 2007, 11.04pm
BSkyB are buying Amstrad in a deal worth around £125million. The Amstrad company was founded by Sir Alan Sugar and today supplies set-top box devices for Sky.. (more)

BSkyB agrees Amstrad deal
From BBC News. Posted July 31 2007, 4.35pm
Broadcaster BSkyB strikes a deal to buy television set-top box maker Amstrad, founded by Sir Alan Sugar, for £125m. (more)

BSkyB in £125m Amstrad deal
From BBC News. Posted July 31 2007, 4.35pm
Broadcaster BSkyB strikes a deal to buy television set-top box maker Amstrad, founded by Sir Alan Sugar, for £125m. (more)

Sugar sweet on £125m Sky bid to buy Amstrad
From The Scotsman. Posted July 31 2007, 10.58am
AMSTRAD owner Sir Alan Sugar today agreed to sell his business to broadcasting giant BSkyB. (more)

BSkyB to buy Amstrad for £125 million
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 31 2007, 10.06am
British pay-TV firm BSkyB  has agreed to buy Amstrad, the consumer electronics company run by celebrity businessman Alan Sugar, for £125 million ($253 million) in cash. Amstrad currently supplies around 30 percent of BSkyB’s set-top boxes. BSkyB said the deal would give it greater control over product design and technical specifications, allow it to accelerate the development of [...] (more)

BSkyB agrees £125m Amstrad deal
From BBC News. Posted July 31 2007, 6.19am
Broadcaster BSkyB strikes a deal to buy television set-top box maker Amstrad for about £125m. (more)

BSkyB buys Amstrad for £125m
From Media Guardian. Posted July 31 2007, 1.00am
8.15am update: Sir Alan Sugar has agreed to sell his Amstrad business to BSkyB in a surprise £125m deal. By Fiona Walsh. (more)

BSkyB takes control of set-top future with Amstrad deal
From Media Guardian. Posted July 31 2007, 1.00am
BSkyB's Amstrad deal will enable it to accelerate the rollout of services such as full broadband on-demand programming. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Infostrada buys into Hayters to take expertise to global platform
From Press Gazette. Posted November 23 2006, 12.00pm
Infostrada has bought a majority shareholding in the British sports agency Hayters Teamwork. (more)

You're hired! BSkyB buys Sir Alan's Amstrad
From The Times. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
Sir Alan Sugar has sold his Amstrad empire to BSkyB in a £125 million deal that hands the star of BBC TV’s <i>The Apprentice</i> a £34.5 million windfall. (more)

Final scoop for Sugar as Sky buys Amstrad
From The Times. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
Sir Alan Sugar sold his Amstrad empire to BSkyB yesterday in a £125 million deal that hands the star of The Apprenticea £34.5 million windfall. (more)