Dish's Sling Media unit announced that Slingbox servers will be permanently taken offline 24 months from 9 November 2020. "Until then, most Slingbox models will continue to work normally, but the number of supported devices for viewing will steadily decrease as versions of the SlingPlayer apps become outdated and/or lose compatibility", the company said in a message posted Monday.

Dish said Slingbox is being discontinued because "We've had to make room for new innovative products so that we can continue to serve our customers in the best way possible".

Sling will not be releasing any new products; most authorised resellers have been out of stock of the Slingbox devices "for a couple years", according to the company.

Sling Media was acquired by EchoStar in 2007 for $380 million, which at the time was Dish's parent company.