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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Amstrad | LSE:AMT | London | Ordinary Share | GB0000953850 | ORD 10P |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 149.50 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
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RNS Number:9717J Amstrad PLC 14 April 2003 Amstrad plc signs supplier deals with BSkyB for Sky+ set top box and new Sky Navigator remote control. Amstrad plc announced today that it has signed two separate manufacture and supply agreements with BSkyB, the first for Sky+ set top boxes, and the second for a new Sky branded combined keyboard and remote control. These two agreements are in addition to the Company's ongoing supply of standard digiboxes to BSkyB. Sky+ first launched in September 2001 and is the UK's first integrated PVR, combining a digital satellite receiver and personal video recorder. Sky+ gives subscribers greater flexibility and control over how and when they watch TV. It utilises a dual-tuner and hard drive enabling viewers to record one channel while watching another at the touch of a button, store up to 20 hours of programmes on the Sky+ planner without video tapes, automatically record all new episodes of a series, and pause or rewind live TV. The Amstrad Sky + box will join the existing product towards the end of the 2003 calendar year. The new combined keyboard and remote control, to be known as the Sky Navigator, will be sold as an upgrade option as part of Sky's new Accessory Range, a line of 11 Sky Branded products that will soon be available in over 3,000 retail outlets across the UK and Ireland. First shipments of the Sky Navigator are scheduled for the second half of the 2003 calendar year. Digital satellite viewers will be able to use the Sky Navigator in conjunction with all standard digiboxes as well as Sky+. It will combine all the existing key functions from the standard Sky remote control and Sky+ remote, as well as QWERTY and numeric keypad functions. Simon Sugar, Amstrad's Commercial Director, welcomed the Company's latest agreements with BSkyB when he said; "As BSkyB's first and therefore longest serving set top box supplier, Amstrad welcomes this opportunity to become a key BSkyB supplier of the Sky + set top box, BSkyB's premium product. Sky has chosen Amstrad for its long standing experience in set top box manufacture and its proven reliability and efficiency. BSkyB and Amstrad have been pioneering partners in this industry for the past 14 years and we at Amstrad place great importance on the successful continuation of this relationship." Brian Sullivan, BSkyB's Director of New Product Development said "Since its launch Sky+ has been the UK leader in the emerging Personal Video Recorder (PVR) category. As this market grows it is critical that we have the suppliers to support demand. We are excited that a valued manufacturer such as Amstrad is entering the PVR market as a partner for Sky+. We also believe the Sky Navigator will be a strong addition to our Sky and Sky+ remote control range, providing an increased level of flexibility for customers use of Sky's interactive services such as betting, text messaging, e-mail and games. It will be one of the featured products available in the new Sky Accessory range." 14 April 2003 Further information: City/Business Press: Nick Hewer: Phone 07785 318737 E-mail hewer@amstrad.com Other Enquiries: Graham Goodkind - Frank PR 0207 693 6966 Background Amstrad was the founder supplier to Sky Television in 1988, when the first satellite television channels were made available to UK consumers in analogue format. Amstrad has been a supplier of digital satellite receivers ("set top boxes") since the BSkyB digital service launched in October 1998 and in that period has supplied substantial volumes of set top boxes. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END AGRQFLFFXZBZBBF
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