Comments on: Sling Media Acquired by EchoStar http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/09/sling-media-acquired-by-echostar.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fewquid http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/09/sling-media-acquired-by-echostar.html/comment-page-1#comment-5561 fewquid Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:50:48 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1807#comment-5561 Congratulations! This is a great follow on from Postini. You're having quite the year! Congratulations! This is a great follow on from Postini. You’re having quite the year!

]]> By: gwin scott http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/09/sling-media-acquired-by-echostar.html/comment-page-1#comment-5560 gwin scott Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:44:24 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1807#comment-5560 good insights from brad and ryan. having worked for a big media company (turner/time warner) as well in the video streaming/infrastructure world (ibeam broadcasting)...this acquisition by charlie/e-star is a smart move. having only met charlie twice, i know he is hyper competitive and id really be surprised if things remain agnostic with sling. their(satellite) world is all about subscriber acquisition and retention...and competitive differentiation with directv and the cable ops, so that their base continues to increase, not to mention earnings. just watch advertising on tv to see how they are always trying to outdo one another and this acquisition will be one that im believing echo will tout alone... good insights from brad and ryan. having worked for a big media company (turner/time warner) as well in the video streaming/infrastructure world (ibeam broadcasting)…this acquisition by charlie/e-star is a smart move. having only met charlie twice, i know he is hyper competitive and id really be surprised if things remain agnostic with sling. their(satellite) world is all about subscriber acquisition and retention…and competitive differentiation with directv and the cable ops, so that their base continues to increase, not to mention earnings. just watch advertising on tv to see how they are always trying to outdo one another and this acquisition will be one that im believing echo will tout alone…

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/09/sling-media-acquired-by-echostar.html/comment-page-1#comment-5559 Brad Feld Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:16:21 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1807#comment-5559 Bill - there's a good interview with <a href="http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-sling-dish-interview-blake-krikorian-chairman-and-ceo-sling-media/" rel="nofollow">Blake Krikorian on paidcontent</a> where Blake states that Sling will remain operator agnostic. <i>Operator agnostic: Despite the deeper connection with EchoStar, an investor since early 2006, Krikorian insists the company will remain Bill – there’s a good interview with Blake Krikorian on paidcontent where Blake states that Sling will remain operator agnostic.

Operator agnostic: Despite the deeper connection with EchoStar, an investor since early 2006, Krikorian insists the company will remain

]]> By: Bill http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/09/sling-media-acquired-by-echostar.html/comment-page-1#comment-5558 Bill Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:39:40 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1807#comment-5558 Wow Brad, what a string of deals! Congrats to you and your team!!!! Incidentally, what does this mean to the Sling consumer - is Echostar going to take this technology in-house and lock us non-Dish customers out in the cold? Wow Brad, what a string of deals! Congrats to you and your team!!!!

Incidentally, what does this mean to the Sling consumer – is Echostar going to take this technology in-house and lock us non-Dish customers out in the cold?

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