EchoStar to buy Slingbox maker for $380m

EchoStar has invested in Sling Media in the past, so it’s had a solid insight into the privately held company’s evolution over the last two years. It’s undoubtedly keen on Sling’s hardware – which not only makes it easy to stream content from EchoStar’s Dish Network service to remote locations but also around the home – but we suspect it’s Sling’s clip sharing technology that particularly engaged EchoStar’s interest.