Comments on: Echostar Buys SlingMedia For $380 Million

By: Dish ‘Slings’ TV Everywhere to iPhone, Android Devices: Video «

Dish ‘Slings’ TV Everywhere to iPhone, Android Devices: Video « — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:35:00 +0000

[...] the Dish Remote Access apps builds on the company’s integration with Sling Media technology it acquired three years ago. For all these apps to work, subscribers will need either a SlingLoaded DVR provided by Dish or a [...]

By: Video: SlingPlayer for iPad Coming Soon | NetWatch.TV

Video: SlingPlayer for iPad Coming Soon | NetWatch.TV — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:19:55 +0000

[...] being swallowed up by EchoStar and spun off with Dish Network three years ago, Sling Media is still chugging along, adding new [...]

By: Video: SlingPlayer for iPad Coming Soon: Video «

Video: SlingPlayer for iPad Coming Soon: Video « — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:15:37 +0000

[...] being swallowed up by EchoStar and spun off with Dish Network three years ago, Sling Media is still chugging along, adding new [...]

By: SlingMedia CoFounder Joins Venture Firm

SlingMedia CoFounder Joins Venture Firm — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:01:50 +0000

[...] joining Doll Capital Management as a general partner. DCM was an early investor in Sling, that was acquired by Echostar for $380 million in September 2007. Jason joins the firm closely on the heels of a new DCM Fund, the fund [...]

By: Video: Internet Investor Brad Feld on the Changing Dynamics of Startup Investments

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:16:03 +0000

[...] After all, it’s not every day you get to talk to someone whose startup investments spawned esoterically labeled sectors such as “Glue,” “Human Computer Interaction,” “Protocol” and “Disruption” by backing companies such as Oblong, Memeo, PogoPlug, SimpleGeo and Zynga. Foundry also invested in Sling Media, which was subsequently acquired by Echostar for $380 million. [...]

By: Dish Places TV Everywhere with SlingLoaded DVR

Dish Places TV Everywhere with SlingLoaded DVR — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:27:20 +0000

[...] The release of the Sling-enabled DVR has been a long time coming: the set-top box was first announced more than a year ago at CES. And its availability comes two and a half years after Echostar bought Sling Media for $380 million. [...]

By: SlingMedia Founder Invests In Clicker, Joins BOD

SlingMedia Founder Invests In Clicker, Joins BOD — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:59:30 +0000

[...] retweet » Ever since Blake Krikorian left Sling Media, the place shifting startup that he sold to Echostar for $380 million in September 2007, he’s been lying low. Instead of trying to build yet another startup, he has been spending [...]

By: Blake Krikorian Invests in Clicker, Joins Board

Blake Krikorian Invests in Clicker, Joins Board — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:01:51 +0000

[...] Blake Krikorian, who left left Sling Media earlier this year, the place-shifting startup that he sold to Echostar for $380 million in September 2007, is going to join the board of directors of Clicker.com, a Los Angeles-based online-video content [...]

By: iPod, Kindle, Facebook — and a Nomad Called Me

iPod, Kindle, Facebook — and a Nomad Called Me — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:57:33 +0000

[...] and Thievery all come for a walk with me whenever I pull the door behind me. Thanks to the rise of place-shifting and devices such as Sling Media’s SlingBox, even my television travels with me. And when [...]

By: Sling Team Leaving the Building | Viral Video Maker

Sling Team Leaving the Building | Viral Video Maker — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:22:01 +0000

[...] Chief Creative Officer Ben White, are all leaving the company, just a little over a year after its acquisition by Echostar for 0 million. More to [...]

By: Breaking: Sling Team Leaving the Building « NewTeeVee

Breaking: Sling Team Leaving the Building « NewTeeVee — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:08:57 +0000

[...] and chief creative officer Ben White are all leaving the company a little over a year after its acquisition by Echostar for $380 million. More to [...]

By: SlingMedia CEO to Speak at NewTeeVee Live; Full Schedule Now Available! « NewTeeVee

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:06:16 +0000

[...] masses, has agreed to be a speaker at our NewTeeVee Live conference that will be held on Nov. 13. Sling Media was acquired by EchoStar for $380 million last [...]

By: SlingMedia CEO to Speak at NewTeeVee Live; Full Schedule Now Available! - GigaOM

SlingMedia CEO to Speak at NewTeeVee Live; Full Schedule Now Available! - GigaOM — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:05:26 +0000

[...] masses, has agreed to be a speaker at our NewTeeVee Live conference that will be held on Nov. 13. Sling Media was acquired by EchoStar for $380 million last [...]

By: 21 Jan CES-Twenty08 & Beyond | Black Web 2.0

21 Jan CES-Twenty08 & Beyond | Black Web 2.0 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:54:06 +0000

[...] retail buyers who have had their heads under a rock for the last 2 years. In case you missed it, see another $380 Million Silicon Valley Payday at GIGAOM.COMI have to say that this year was the show that “Connected Devices” were literally everywhere. [...]

By: EchoStar Now DISH Network Spins Off SlingBox, Set-Top Biz - GigaOM

EchoStar Now DISH Network Spins Off SlingBox, Set-Top Biz - GigaOM — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:41:25 +0000

[...] customers. In 2006 this division shipped about nine million set-top boxes. In October 2007, EchoStar acquired Sling Media for about $380 million, and Sling Media is going to be part of the EHC. We believe our separation from ECC may enhance our [...]

By: Keep an eye on: EchoStar - Mediafile

Keep an eye on: EchoStar - Mediafile — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:50:09 +0000

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