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Sling Media co-founders Blake and Jason Krikorian are to quit EchoStar along with other top management at the company's Sling Entertainment division, it has emerged.
According to paidContent, Sling's senior executive team had agreed to stay on for one year after the company was sold to EchoStar in September 2007.
"It’s like a break up but it’s time to get on," Blake Krikorian told the blog. "It’s bittersweet, for sure."
Sling has now sold over one million Slingbox units, which may be used to placeshift TV.
According to paidContent, Sling's senior executive team had agreed to stay on for one year after the company was sold to EchoStar in September 2007.
"It’s like a break up but it’s time to get on," Blake Krikorian told the blog. "It’s bittersweet, for sure."
Sling has now sold over one million Slingbox units, which may be used to placeshift TV.
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