Sling Media, the company that makes the Slingbox (a gizmo that lets you stream your TV signal to anywhere on the net) announced some big news last night: it's being bought.
The suitor is EchoStar, an American satellite company that runs The DISH network. It's far from a household name in Britain, but it is the third-largest pay-TV operator in the States, and the deal is apparently worth in the region of $380m.
What does this mean for Slingbox users in the UK? Well, in an interview with interview with PaidContent, founder Blake Krikorian says it's "just the beginning" and emphasises that Sling has a worldwide product. But buying into one of the networks, rather than staying independent, could have potential implications on deals with broadcasters and other satellite companies around the globe.
Related: Almost exactly a year ago we ran an interview with Krikorian: "Sling your telly around the world".
