• paidContent.org, Friday, July 3, 2009 11:46 AM

DirecTV has reached out to Blake Krikorian as a possible successor to Chase Carey as CEO, or possibly to be a member of the DirecTV board. Blake and his brother Jason created the SlingBox, the most disruptive device to hit the TV industry since the DVR. They sold their company to EchoStar in 2007 in a deal valued at $380 million.

It would be a big jump for Krikorian, who remained CEO of Sling while at EchoStar. He and his brother left EchoStar earlier this year. It's unclear whether there is a non-compete that would cause problems should Blake opt to work for competitor DirecTV.

DirecTV is currently in the midst of a complicated merger with Liberty Entertainment that is not expected to close until late this year.

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