OVER THE TOP

With the rapid proliferation of OTT, Vineet Govil, VP and head, Sling Media, shares insight into broadcasting and live streaming

- ANISHA GAKHAR

Having worked in the industry for 25 years, Vineet Govil, VP and head, Sling Media, is a happy man. This happiness, he attributes to his team, colleagues, and family, who according to him, have been his pillars of strength throughout his career. “My wife has been my strongest pillar and has helped me in every aspect of my career. I believe I have been fortunate to be successful in most of my endeavours, and drew a lot of learnings over the years which has helped sharpen my leadership skills,” said Govil.

Sling Media was founded in 2004, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation. It predominantly develops cutting edge technology, thus, enabling the advent of disruptive products to the market on an on-going basis. Its OTT venture, Sling TV, is a live streaming over-the-top internet television service, which allows the viewer to customize their channel line-up and watch TV on-the-go on about any device. Broadly, the company’s main areas of work include, developing media streaming solutions, set-top box solutions, and niche products that provide wireless, portable studio solutions. All three verticals involve continuous innovation, usage of state of the art technology, tools and processes, according to Govil.