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Echostar Communications buys Slingbox manufacturer

article published on 25 September, 2007

US satellite television provider Echostar Communications, owner of Dish Network, has agreed to buy Sling Media, makers of the wildly successful Slingbox. Prior to the announcement, Echostar already owned a small stake in the company. If everything goes as planned, after spending another $380 million they'll own the rest. "EchoStar's acquisition of Sling Media will allow us to offer innovative ... [ read the full article ]

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webe123
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 23:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What is "sling media"? Never heard of them before.
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hendrix04
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_ 		26. September 2007 @ 05:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It is technology that allows you to control and broadcast your cable tv over the net so that you can watch it anywhere.
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_ 		26. September 2007 @ 06:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by webe123:
 What is "sling media"? Never heard of them before.
Basically you hook up any Sling Media device to your cable at home and then you can watch TV from your computer anywhere you have internet access. You can even change channels, etc. Pretty cool if you're on the road alot and you don't want to miss your favourite tv shows.
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_ 		26. September 2007 @ 12:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sweet! So this means, when my Coolsat 6000 bites the dust(if rumors are true), there'll be somethin' new to get they're signal off of :P
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Just for survival.
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