A multiple-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. A cable system in the United States, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own multiple cable systems, such as Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, and Videotron in Canada; Altice USA, Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications in the United States; or Virgin Media in the UK.
Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers[edit]
- Contains estimates from SNL Kagan.[1]
| Rank |
MSO name |
Brand |
Total subscribers |
Technology
|
| 1
|
Comcast |
Xfinity |
19,846,000[2] |
Cable
|
| 2
|
Charter Communications |
Spectrum |
16,200,000[2] |
Cable
|
| 3
|
AT&T |
DirecTV, AT&T TV, AT&T U-verse, AT&T Now |
13,000,000[2] |
Satellite
|
| 4
|
Dish Network |
Dish |
8,816,000[2] |
Satellite
|
| 5
|
AT&T |
AT&T TV, AT&T U-verse, AT&T Now |
4,161,000[2] |
IPTV
|
| 6
|
Hulu + Live TV |
|
4,000,000[2] |
IPTV
|
| 7
|
Verizon |
Fios |
3,927,000[2] |
Fiber
|
| 8
|
Cox Communications |
Contour |
3,650,000[2] |
Cable
|
| 9
|
Altice USA |
Optimum, Suddenlink, Altice Business[3] |
2,961,000[2] |
Cable
|
| 10
|
Dish Network |
Sling TV |
2,474,000[2] |
IPTV
|
| 11
|
Mediacom |
Xtream[4] |
643,000[2] |
Cable
|
| 12
|
FuboTV |
|
547,880[2] |
IPTV
|
| 13
|
Frontier Communications |
Frontier FiberOptic and Vantage TV |
485,000[2] |
Fiber
|
| 14
|
Atlantic Broadband |
(includes Metrocast) |
318,387[2] |
Cable
|
| 15
|
WOW! |
WOW! TV and WOW! Ultra[5] |
308,200[6] |
Cable
|
| 16
|
Cable One |
Sparklight[7] |
261,000[2] |
Cable
|
Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers[edit]
| Country |
MSO name |
# of subscribers
|
 Europe
|
Comcast (Sky)
|
24,000,000
|
 India
|
DEN Network
|
23,000,000[citation needed]
|
| India
|
InCablenet
|
22,500,000
|
| India
|
Hathway Cable
|
22,500,000
|
 China
|
Shandong Cable Network
|
18,000,000[8]
|
| China
|
Guangdong Cable Network
|
13,000,000[9]
|
| India
|
Siti Cable
|
10,525,000
|
| Mainland Europe (7 countries)
|
UPC Broadband[10]
|
9,100,000
|
| China
|
Beijing Gehua
|
5,840,000[11]
|
 Germany
|
Vodafone Deutschland[12]
|
8,900,000
|
| China
|
Shanghai Oriental Cable Net
|
6,700,000[13]
|
 Brazil
|
Claro
|
5,381,000
|
 United Kingdom &  Ireland
|
Virgin Media
|
4,772,800
|
 France
|
Altice France (SFR)[14]
|
3,500,000
|
 South Korea
|
CJ Hellovision[15]
|
3,300,000
|
 Japan
|
J:Com
|
3,300,000[citation needed]
|
| South Korea
|
T-Broad[16]
|
3,200,000
|
 Netherlands
|
Ziggo[17]
|
3,017,000
|
| South Korea
|
C&M
|
2,700,000[citation needed]
|
| India
|
Asianet Broadband
|
2,500,000[18]
|
 Belgium
|
Telenet
|
2,300,000
|
| Germany
|
Kabel BW
|
2,300,000[citation needed]
|
 Canada
|
Rogers Cable
|
2,295,000
|
| Canada
|
Shaw Communications
|
2,241,503
|
 Spain
|
Vodafone Spain[19]
|
1,823,536
|
 Sweden
|
Com Hem
|
1,760,000
|
 Switzerland
|
Cablecom[20]
|
1,670,000
|
| Canada
|
Videotron
|
1,652,200
|
| India
|
Kerala Vision
|
1,500,000[21]
|
 Portugal
|
NOS[22]
|
1,467,000
|
| United Kingdom
|
BT
|
1,400,000
|
| Portugal
|
Altice Portugal (MEO)[22]
|
1,387,000
|
 Denmark
|
YouSee A/S
|
1,200,000
|
 Taiwan
|
Kbro
|
1,150,000[citation needed]
|
| Taiwan
|
CNS
|
1,100,000[citation needed]
|
| Canada
|
Shaw Direct
|
886,106
|
| Canada
|
Cogeco
|
859,090
|
 Australia
|
Austar
|
742,000
|
 Poland
|
Vectra S.A.
|
740,000[citation needed]
|
| Taiwan
|
TBC
|
700,000
|
| Taiwan
|
TFN media
|
550,000[citation needed]
|
| India
|
APSFL
|
500,000
|
| Canada
|
Eastlink
|
457,075
|
| Spain
|
Euskaltel
|
400,000
|
See also[edit]
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