4 posts and columns on Blake Krikorian

Exclusive: Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Blake Krikorian Joins Amazon Board

in News on September 7, 2011 at 9:47 pm PT

Well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur Blake Krikorian has joined the board of Amazon, according to several sources close to the situation. He is considered one of tech’s most savvy execs with regards to video and media distribution, an area the online retailer is aggressively entering.
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Sun Valley Update: Is the Internet TV Market Up for Grabs?

in News on July 7, 2010 at 4:45 pm PT

Despite serious interest from Apple and Google, the market of Internet-connected televisions is still up for grabs, said former chief executive of Sling Media Blake Krikorian in an interview Wednesday.

Slingbox, Sling.com Team Leaving Echostar

in Media on January 12, 2009 at 1:03 pm PT

The top executives at Sling Media, the people who brought you the Slingbox “place-shifting” TV gadget and Hulu competitor Sling.com, are leaving Echostar, more than a year after they sold their start-up to the satellite TV company for $380 million cash. Brothers Blake and Jason Krikorian, CEO and SVP-business development, are out, effective immediately. Jason Hirschhorn, who runs the company’s Sling Media Entertainment unit, plans on staying through the end of February; Ben White, chief creative officer at the entertainment group, will stay on through Feb. 1.

Slinging the Cash

in News on September 25, 2007 at 2:48 am PT

I thought that Blake Krikorian was onto a great idea when I first saw his Slingbox several years ago, which he showed me at my house. Now, so does satellite giant EchoStar, to the tune of $380 million in cash and options. EchoStar grabbed ownership of the start-up that makes devices and software that allow [...]