Sling Media introduces the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350, two completely redesigned retail Slingbox products that deliver best-in-class, up to Full 1080p HD-quality, live streaming of your favorite TV shows, sporting events, recorded programming and premium content to smartphones, tablets, laptops and connected devices. In addition, the Slingbox 500 introduces new features, including Wi-Fi and HDMI, as well as a platform for delivering personal content to the TV, a first for any Slingbox product.

The latest portable devices and high-speed wireless networks give consumers access to video content wherever they go. Now the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 raise the bar by delivering a superior HD quality video experience, making it easy for them to watch and control their home TV -- virtually anywhere.

Western Digital introduced a variety of new entertainment options for the WD TV Live and WD TV Live Hub media players. Current and new users can now enjoy Red Bull TV, ABC iview (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Acetrax, Maxdome, the BILD TV-App, and the AOL On Network. They can also watch live and recorded TV with the new SlingPlayer app and save their premium HD movies to the WD TV Live Hub's internal storage with VUDU.

WD's new entertainment choices add to the WD TV media player family's prodigious ability to play personal content such as videos, photos and music by supporting a wide range of media formats. Users can watch content located on any networked PC or Mac computer in the home, from a network drive such as WD's My Book Live personal cloud storage, and from any directly connected digital camcorder, camera, or USB drive. WD TV Live Hub owners can also save and share pictures and videos from outside the home, using the WD Photos app for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.

Sling Media and makers of Slingbox and placeshifting technology will launch SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire application for Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet

When: Tuesday, Janauary 31, 2012 is the official launch date

Why: SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire allows Slingbox owners to extend their living room TV experience to their Kindle Fire tablets. When connected to a Slingbox SOLO or Slingbox PRO-HD, SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire makes it easy to watch their favorite shows, change channels, control their digital video recorder anywhere their Kindle Fire can connect to the internet. They never have to miss another show or game, no matter where they are.

How: For $29.99, consumers can download the SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire application from the Amazon Appstore for Android. For review purposes, media requests must be sent to Monica Nakamine for access to the SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire application.

Sling Media announces the launch of its Emmy award winning Slingbox in India. The consumer electronics products company has unveiled a range of video placeshifting products, namely - Slingbox 120, Slingbox PRO-HD, SlingPlayer and SlingLink that change and enhance the way consumers watch television.

A Slingbox makes it simple to watch and control live TV content from a cable box, satellite receiver, DVR or video camera on any remote device such as a mobile phone, PC, laptop or tablet located anywhere in the world via a broadband Internet connection.

The manufacturer’s retail price for the basic version of Slingbox known as Slingbox 120 that streams standard-definition content is Rs.7,999 and MRP for the Slingbox PRO-HD is Rs.14,999 for a high-definition viewing experience. In addition, Sling Media is also offering SlingLink, which simplifies the home Internet network connection and provides fast

Widevine announces that EchoStar and Sling Media have selected Widevine's DRM solution for the protection of content delivered by SlingLoaded consumer devices, giving added security when subscribers are watching or controlling their TV programming from a wide universe of video devices. This announcement was made in advance of EchoStar's and Widevine's participation at the Cable Labs Summer Conference 2010 in Keystone, Colo., Aug.15-18.

Sling Media announces the availability of a Wi-Fi-only version of its SlingPlayer Mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch at the iPhone App Store. Now iPhone and iPod touch users have access to their entire home TV experience in the palm of their hand.

HIT Entertainment and Sling Media announce a content distribution partnership for a variety of premium programming from HIT Entertainment that, in the coming weeks, will be available on Sling Media's free video entertainment web site, Sling.com. Sling.com will feature videos from a variety of popular HIT Entertainment properties, including Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney, Bob the Builder, and many others.

It appears much of the key management at Sling Media, now a division of EchoStar are leaving. Those who've decided to split ways include: chief executive Blake Krikorian, senior vice president of business development Jason Krikorian, president Jason Hirschhorn, chief creative officer Ben White and vice president of sales Greg Wilkes.

Echostar purchased Sling Media for $380 million in September 2007 and agreed to stay in place for a year after the completed deal.

Sling Media is widely known for its Slingbox “place-shifting” TV gadgets and Sling.com which launched late last year.

Sling Media introduces SlingGuide, a new web-based way to easily find, watch and record your favorite television programming from anywhere. SlingGuide allows consumers to browse, search and record programs on their DVR from any PC, Macintosh or compatible mobile phone. In addition, if the DVR is SlingLoaded or has a Slingbox connected to it, consumers can also watch live or recorded programs off their DVR through a web-based version of the SlingPlayer software that is integrated into SlingGuide. SlingGuide will be available first to DISH Network subscribers when it launches in spring of 2009.

DISH Network unveiled its SlingLoaded HD DuoDVR ViP 922. The ViP 922 is a high definition digital video recorder that incorporates placeshifting technology. The ViP 922 was built by EchoStar and developed for DISH Network as an entertainment centerpiece that – combined with the only 1080p Video on Demand and 100 percent, all-HD suite of programming packages available today – will revolutionize the way consumers watch and enjoy their favorite programming. DISH Network will offer the ViP 922 to customers in Spring 2009.

The ViP 922 allows TV enthusiasts to watch and control their favorite TV shows and sporting events from anywhere in the world via a broadband Internet connection on their laptop or mobile phone. With five video sources, including satellite, broadband and optional over-the-air tuners, viewers will never run out of shows to watch. The ViP 922 also features a multi-tuner DVR with up to 1,000 hours of recording time and supports connecting external hard drives for even more storage capacity.

Sling Media is demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone being developed for the iTunes store at this year's Macworld. Sling Media will deliver a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to Apple for certification in Q1.

Sling Media is also unveiling a prototype of the new SlingPlayer for Mac HD which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream HD content to their Mac desktop or laptop computer. The new SlingPlayer for Mac HD is a web-based version of the SlingPlayer software that will be accessible from Sling.com, Sling Media's recently launched video entertainment web site. Sling Media can be found in two locations at this year's Macworld: The Mac Developer Pavilion- South Hall, #1438 (next to Apple) and the Digital Media and Multimedia Pavilion: North Hall #3526-Q.

Sling Media is pleased to announce that SlingCatcher is now available for purchase from leading retailers and online retailers in the U.S. as well as in Canada and the UK. The SlingCatcher is a universal media player that seamlessly delivers broadcast TV, Internet video and personal content to the TV.

The SlingCatcher allows customers to watch online video from any popular site on the internet including network television sites like ABC.com, video content sites like Hulu.com and CollegeHumor.com, community video sites like YouTube.com, and even online movie rentals from popular services like Netflix, directly from a PC to the TV for the ultimate lean-back, social viewing experience. The SlingCatcher, with its included remote control, also allows customers to access and control any device connected to a Slingbox – for instance a DVR, Cable or Satellite set-top box – located in another room in the house or even from a Slingbox in a remote location. And finally, connect a standard USB hard drive or USB flash drive and the SlingCatcher can playback on the TV most personal media stored on the hard disk, including home movies, personal videos, internet video downloads, etc.

Sling Media released a public beta of their SlingPlayer 2.0 Windows software. The SlingPlayer 2.0 software is free to download and adds several new features to the service. Users will be happy to find a built-in programing guide enabling quick channel search and channel change functionality from your PC with no IR delay. The upgrade also includes a live video buffer with DVR-like control, integrated Sling Accounts, and a slick new interface. What you won't find is Clip+Sling, but Sling insists that it remains in the works. The SlingPlayer 2.0 starts an "important transition process" for its future applications.

Find out the detailed information after the jump on SlingPlayer 2.0.

Sling Media will be showing their award-winning SlingPlayer Mobile software running on RIM BlackBerry smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 7th – 10th. The technology demonstration will take place in Sling Media’s booth, #73106, Sands Convention Center, using a BlackBerry Pearl 8120, which incorporates both cellular and Wi-Fi data connectivity. Sling Media will release SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry later this year.

The personalized mobile TV experience for BlackBerry smartphones is enabled by the award-winning Slingbox which allows customers to watch their home TV on an Internet-connected Mac or PC as well as a number of mobile phone platforms including Windows Mobile, Palm OS and Symbian OS.

Sling Media announces the retail launch of the new Slingbox SOLO, a freshly designed new Slingbox that can connect to a standard definition or high definition set top box and features increased streaming performance for less than $200. Slingbox SOLO transforms PCs, laptops, Macs and a variety of smartphones into personal, portable TVs and builds upon the goals of the original Slingbox -- giving consumers the freedom to view their home cable, satellite or DVR programming on a wide range of devices anywhere they can access the Internet. Slingbox SOLO is available in retail stores and at www.slingmedia.com for a suggested retail price of $179.99.