In a report filed yesterday, CNET's Caroline McCarthy discusses the pending release of Sling.com, Sling Media's upcoming video portal that "promises to deliver a huge library of TV and web video content." Sling.com has been in the works for nearly two years, and just recently went into private beta.

Much of the legwork has involved negotiations between content providers and the company, led by Sling Media Entertainment head Jason Hirschhorn, saying that negotiating with Hollywood has been "a soul-killing, ego-destroying experience."

Online video distribution has been adopted slowly by the industry, as networks face the challenge of security, half-baked revenue models, and irregular viewership.

One of the more interesting things to come from the discussion is Sling.com's tie in with the recently launched SlingCatcher, a device that captures and displays Slingbox streams and other media on a television. Hirschhorn indicated that in the future, SlingCatcher owners will be able to stream video content from Sling.com and their partners directly to their TVs via the SlingCatcher. Putting the puzzle pieces together makes for an obvious conclusion, but Sling hasn't commented on this particular feature since Jason Hirschhorn spoke with SlingCommunity back in 2007. 

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