Slingbox set for Mideast, Eastern Europe

October 07, 2009 Users across the globe can now sling their favorite TV shows from wherever they are, as remote access TV powerhouse Sling Media takes consumers on a world tour, but viewers prefer to watch in the comfort of their own homes, according to figures released from Sling Media on Wednesday. While TiVo rose to fame for its time-shifting capabilities, Sling Media is honing its play-shifting capabilities to change the way consumers access TV, with sales to more than 20 countries across the globe and continuous additions of services and software to emerging operators. While Sling Media refuses to release sales figures for the time being, Collingwood said the company now boasts hundreds of thousands of viewers across the world, though it hasn't quite passed the million user mark.

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