The parent company of the Dish Network, Echostar has announced it’s buying Sling Media for $380 million. As you probably know, Sling Media makes the Slingbox, a nifty place-shifting device that allows you to watch your TV’s programming anywhere on your laptop or mobile device. Sling Media says having Echostar as a parent company won’t change the interoperability of its products with set-top boxes made by Echostar rivals.
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