Dish Network Purchases Sling Media

This just in from the "out of left field" department... It was only a short time ago that Sling Media publicly revealed they have been working with DirecTV on their new SuperCast NFL service, only to announce today that EchoStar Communications (owner and operator of the other major US satellite TV provider) has just acquired the company for roughly $380 million dollars.

Sling Media just announced that EchoStar Communications has struck a deal to acquire them for cash and stock options valued around $380 million combined. If you don’t know who EchoStar is, they own DISH Network®.

DISH Network® offers a premier line of industry-leading Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and hundreds of video and audio channels as well as the most national HD and International channels in the U.S., Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming. DISH Network also provides a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price in America and the DishDVR Advantage Package... Continue reading at SlingCommunity News

Wonder what impact this will have in the long haul... Will Slingbox still have no monthly fees? Will it be renamed to something silly like Echobox or Dishbox? Will this give Sling and endless supply of money to develop new products? Only time will tell, but LiveDigitally's Jeremy Toeman (also an ex-Sling Media employee) has some interesting thoughts on the topic. 

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