Los Angeles - Sling Media, the developer of media "place-shifting" technology acquired a year ago by EchoStar for a reported $380 million, on Monday saw the departure of its two co-founders and a good portion of its top management, PaidContent reports. Company co-founders and brothers Blake and Jason Krikorian -- Sling's CEO and SVP of business development, respectively -- along with president Jason Hirschhorn; chief creative officer Ben White; and VP of sales Greg Wilkes have all resigned from Sling.

San Francisco - Sling Media, a unit of EchoStar (NASD: SATS) that develops media place-shifting devices and services, announced on Tuesday that it will release a version of its mobile software for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone later in the first quarter. The company recently released its SlingPlayer Mobile for the BlackBerry, allowing owners of the smartphones and a Slingbox set-top to access their home premium channels and DVR recordings on the go.

New York - EchoStar's Sling Media plans to release a public beta version of its SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry on Dec. 30. The software will allow BlackBerry owners with a Slingbox connected to their set-tops, TiVos or other similar devices to access their premium home channels via their mobile devices over a Wi-Fi or 3G connection.

New York - Sling Media, a unit of EchoStar (NASD: SATS) that develops media "place-shifting" software, on Tuesday announced the launch of a video entertainment website that offers free access to clips, TV shows, films, news and sports from over 90 content providers. The service also allows owners of the company's Slingbox set-top to access their home pay-TV channels and DVR via the website. Content partners for the Hulu-competitor include Fox, WWE, Universal, Sci-Fi Channel, PBS, MSNBC, CBS and 60Frames.

Los Angeles - Sling Media, the place- and time-shifting device company that is now owned by Echostar ( NSDQ: SATS), is launching a free, ad-supported online video portal, reports PaidContent.org.

Foster City, Calif. - Sling Media this week shipped its SlingCatcher set-top box to retailers, a universal media player that can deliver broadcast TV, Internet video and personal content to a television. The $299 device will enable owners to watch Web videos from sites like YouTube and Hulu on their televisions, as well as most video formats stored on a portable hard drive or USB drive connected directly to the set-top. The SlingCatcher will also allow owners to watch their home TV on another TV without the need for a PC.

Burlingame, Calif. - BitGravity, a content delivery network optimized for video and rich media, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $2.5 million seed round of funding, from Allen & Company and individual investors including Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian.

Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Television Group (NYSE: TWX) announced on Thursday that it has signed deals to syndicate content from its new ad-supported TheWB.com and KidsWB.com broadband sites through video distributors Dailymotion, Joost, Sling Media, TiVo and Veoh. The partner channels are slated to launch in mid-September, and offer full-length episodes. The deals follow similar video syndication pacts with AOL and Facebook. Warner Bros. said it also plans to launch original series on TheWB.com, including "Sorority Forever," produced by McG and Big Fantastic.

Las Vegas - EchoStar Holding Corp.'s (NASD: SATS) Sling Media, a developer of media place-shifting devices and technology, announced on Friday that it will offer a version of its software compatible with BlackBerry smartphones later this year. The SlingPlayer Mobile software will enable Slingbox owners to shuttle their home TV channels, recorded programs and other media to their BlackBerry devices.

Burlingame, Calif. - BitGravity on Monday announced the launch of its new content delivery network optimized for video and rich media, and said it has signed over 50 customers, including Sling Media, the maker of content place-shifting devices. Burlingame, Calif.-based BitGravity is privately funded. "Media companies are experiencing a technology barrier; they know in theory they can build applications online in unforeseen ways, but in practice, the current CDN infrastructure is too limiting to realize their vision," said Perry Wu, CEO and co-founder of BitGravity.

Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, has announced that it will pay $380 million to acquire Sling Media, a developer of TV "place-shifting" technology that lets users access premium home TV channels while on the go from Internet-connected devices.

Los Angeles - Sling Media, a provider of TV place-shifting technology that lets consumers access their premium home TV channels while on the go from Internet-connected devices, has partnered with DirecTV to make NFL game telecasts available to its users, PaidContent.org reported. The deal will allow streaming of NFL games each Sunday from DirecTV boxes through a Slingbox device to computers or other Internet-ready devices. DirecTV parent company Liberty Media's chairman John Malone is an investor in Sling Media. Sling also signed a deal to allow its users to stream NHL games in June.

San Francisco - KPIX-TV, a local CBS affiliate in San Francisco, said on Tuesday that it has implemented technology from Sling Media to deliver live, remote broadcasts for its viewers. The station has deployed Slingbox's technology, along with 3G wireless data and 28 video cameras, so that live feeds from Bay Area bridges, major thoroughfares and airports are available for live viewing on the CBS 5 website.

San Francisco - ATEL Ventures said on Tuesday that it will provide $5.0 million in equipment lease financing to San Mateo, Calif.-based Sling Media, a developer of technology that allows users to access their home TV channels from any Internet-connected device. Sling Media said that the financing will allow it to broaden its existing product line, support its growing customer base and accelerate its growth.

New York - Sling Media, a developer of "place-shifting" technology that lets consumers access their home TV channels while away on any Internet-connected device, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) to allow Slingbox users to clip and share live or recorded clips of NHL programming.

New York - Sling Media, the developer of a device that "place-shifts" premium home TV channels and other services to any Internet-connected device, plans to resell faster broadband service the company says will improve its customers' viewing experience, Reuters reported. The company partnered with GetConnected on the broadband upgrade service, slated to launch later this year. Sling Media said it may also begin showing ads on its service this summer, as part of a new feature called Clip and Sling that lets users share clips of TV shows and movies over the Internet.

San Francisco - Sling Media, a developer of "place-shifting" technology that lets users access their premium home TV channels and recorded programs while on the go from any Internet-connected device, has been served a patent lawsuit by the inventor of a wireless speaker system, CNET News.com reported on Thursday.

Las Vegas - CBS has partnered with Sling Media, a developer of video "place-shifting" technology that lets users access premium home channels while away from any Internet-connected device, on a test of a service that will allow users to share short segments of CBS programming.

Las Vegas - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences yesterday announced the winners of its 58th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, this year for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.