Sling Media

Sling Media Inc. specializes in audio and video placeshifting technology. The company is a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (purchased in the fall of 2007) and is based in Foster City, California. Their flagship product, the Slingbox, debuted on the US market on July 1, 2005.Founded in 2004, Sling Media, Inc. is the leading provider of video placeshifting products and services for consumers and television service providers. Brothers Blake and Jason Krikorian, from San Francisco and devoted San Francisco Giants fans, envisioned the concept of the Slingbox during the 2002 Major League Baseball season. Traveling far from home, they faced missing the best games of the season, and sought a solution. The Slingbox was born.