EchoStar Corporation is a global satellite services provider and developer of hybrid video delivery technologies. It is the owner and operator of the
satellite fleet for closely affiliated
Dish Network. The company also designs and manufactures
set-top boxes to receive the
Freeview broadcasts in the United Kingdom, and receivers for
Bell TV in Canada. It also owns
Sling Media, which designs and builds the
Slingbox TV streaming device, and satellite internet provider
Hughes Communications. Prior to 2008, it operated the Dish Network service brand, which was
spun off as
Dish Network Corporation on January 1, 2008.