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Slingbox will cease to operate in two years

November 14, 2020 12.13 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sling Media’s Slingbox products will be discontinued and no further work on their supporting apps will take place.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Sling Media, Slingbox Edited: 16 November 2020 19:39

Slingbox Class Action lawsuit filed over unwanted ads

July 22, 2015 08.45 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Two men who bought Sling Media Inc.’s Slingbox device filed a class action against the company in New York federal court, alleging that when they purchased the devices to stream […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: Slingbox, Slingmedia, US Edited: 23 July 2015 09:00

ARRIS secures exclusive Sling Media agreement

October 16, 2013 14.10 Europe/London By Julian Clover

ARRIS has signed an exclusive agreement to become the sole source of Sling Media’s placeshifting technologies for cable and telco providers.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Arris, Slingbox Edited: 17 October 2013 09:35

SlingPlayer for Boxee Box arrives

January 4, 2012 15.00 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Sling Solo and Pro-HD owners are now able to stream live and recorded content from their SlingBox to any TV that’s connected to a Boxee device. And Boxee Box Live […]

Filed Under: Connected TV, Hybrid, Newsline, Tech, Web TV Tagged With: Boxee, Slingbox Edited: 4 January 2012 15:23

Broadcom adds Sling tech to SoC

January 4, 2012 11.20 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Sling Media SDK is to be integrated into Broadcom’s set-top box system-on-a-chip platforms. It means the placeshifting technology will be made available to manufacturers of STBs and other consumer […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Broadcom, Slingbox Edited: 4 January 2012 11:20

Time Warner giving away Slingboxes

August 26, 2011 11.10 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Time Warner Cable might have found a way to circumvent the problems it faces when introducing TV Everywhere streaming services to its subscribers. The cabler is now giving away free […]

Filed Under: Cable, Mobile TV, Newsline Tagged With: Slingbox, Time Warner Cable Edited: 30 August 2011 11:09

Echostar debuts Freesat Slingbox

March 22, 2011 18.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover

IP&TV WORLD FORUM – LONDON. Echostar has unveiled a new PVR with a 500 GB hard disk for the free-to-air satellite platform Freesat that features the group’s placeshifting technology.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Echostar, Freesat, Slingbox Edited: 24 March 2011 06:25

DISH Network takes TV Everywhere

January 7, 2010 08.54 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The US DTH provider DISH Network has introduced TV Everywhere, enabling consumers to watch TV anytime and anywhere using Sling Media technology.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, Satellite, Web TV Tagged With: DISH Network, Slingbox, TV Everywhere Edited: 7 January 2010 09:18

Slingbox mainly used at home

October 9, 2009 11.05 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Mipcom 2009 – Cannes. Two years ago, research among Slingbox users in the US and the UK showed that 40% of the users never sling television outside of the home.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, Web TV Tagged With: Echostar, Slingbox Edited: 9 October 2009 20:41

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