Sling Media

Sling Media Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Placeshifting, Streaming media, Computer hardware, Mobile app
Founded	2004
Founders	Blake Krikorian; Jason Krikorian; Bhupen Shah;
Headquarters	Foster City, California, United States
Key people	Paddy Rao, Sr. Vice President of Products and Engineering; Jay Berryhill, Vice President of Sales and Business Development
Products	Slingbox M1, Slingplayer apps for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire, Dish Sling Adapter, Dish XiP 913, ARRIS MS4000
Number of employees	275+
Parent	Dish Network (2017–present)

Sling Media Inc. is an American technology company that develops placeshifting and Smart TV solutions for consumers, multiple-system operators and set top box manufacturers. The company is based in Foster City, California, and was a subsidiary of Echostar (acquired in the fall of 2007). Their initial product, the Slingbox, debuted on the US market on July 1, 2005. The EchoStar business unit was part of a corporate assets exchange with Dish Network at the beginning of 2017 and now operates as Dish Technologies Corporation under Dish Network.

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