According to a report at THR.com, Sling Media's VP EMEA, Stuart Collingwood, had serveral interesting facts to share.

For starters, Sling Media's speard across the European continent continues. Right now, users 15 different countries accross Europe have access to the Slingbox and serveral forms of SlingPlayer, including the iPhone SlingPlayer that went global a few weeks ago.

Sling's aspriations don't stop there, however. They're currently planning on spreading into Eastern Europe and the Middle East sometime in the next year, though as of now there's no indication on exactly when in the next year that may happen. 

Also interesting is some use statistics Collingwood shared. According to him, even though the Slingbox enables remote TV viewing, some 70% of consumers claim they primarily use the Slingbox within the confines of their own home. That, he says, is a number that's increased 40% from the year prior.

What we don't know is if that statistic is specific to the European audience or is a general reflection from users in all nations, but either way, it's hardly a shocking statistic. If anything, it shows that people are finding more and new uses for Slingbox than just for travel (most are usually at home a lot more than they're out anyway), and with devices like SlingCatcher in the mix, the usefulness of Slingbox around the home continues to increase. 

What about you? Where do you use Slingbox the most?

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