About a year ago, Sling Media was acquired by satellite television provider EchoStar in a deal worth $380 million. Now, the company says five of its key executives are departing the company, including co-founders Blake and Jason Kirkorian, president Jason Hirschhorn, chief creative officer Ben White, and sales VP Greg Wilkes.
Sling Media makes the well-regarded SlingBox, SlingCatcher, and SlingPlayer Mobile, devices intended to enable users to watch their home television feeds (as well as access their digital content libraries, music, and recorded programming) from anywhere in the world via broadband Internet. When EchoStar bought the company, the deal included an agreement to keep Sling Media’s executive team in place; that agreement has now expired and Sling’s leadership is moving on.
During the last year, the company has worked on integrating Sling technology into set-top boxes; the company just took Best of Show awards at both Macworld and CES for its new DVR and iPhone products.
