Sling Media’s top execs sling out of the company
Much of the key management team at Sling Media is leaving the company, paidContent reports. Those on their way out include chief executive Blake Krikorian, senior vice president of business development Jason Krikorian, president Jason Hirschhorn, chief creative officer Ben White and vice president of… Continue Reading
BitGravity pipes video through the web, raises round
BitGravity is a bit player in the world of moving video through the web. But it believes in rounding up some powerful partners.
The Burlingame, Calif.-based company is announcing today that it has raised $2.5 million from media dealmaker Allen & Co. and Blake Krikorian, cofounder… Continue Reading
EchoStar buys Sling Media for $380 million
Echostar, a satellite TV provider, has purchased Sling Media, the maker of the Slingbox device that lets consumer record and play television shows on computers and mobile phones, for $380 million.
Sling raised two rounds of funding for a total of $56.6 million,
Echostar participated in its… Continue Reading