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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; Optimum Communications, 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

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RankCompanyBrandTotal subscribersTechnologyDate/source
1 Charter CommunicationsSpectrum13,800,000CableQ3 2026[1]
2 Alphabet Inc. (Google)YouTube TV11,000,000+IPTVQ1 2026[2]
3 ComcastXfinity10,394,000CableQ3 2026[3]
4 TPG Inc.DirecTV8,200,000Satellite/IPTVQ1 2026[4]
5 DisneyHulu + Live TV; FuboTV6,200,000IPTVQ1 2026[5]
6 EchoStarDish Network4,680,000SatelliteQ2 2026[6]
7 VerizonFios2,441,000FiberQ4 2025[7]
8 EchoStarSling TV1,710,000IPTVQ2 2026[8]
9 Optimum CommunicationsOptimum1,530,000CableQ2 2026[9]
10 Skydance; AMC; HearstPhilo1,300,000IPTVQ1 2025[10]
11 Roku, Inc.Frndly TV700,000IPTVQ4 2022[11]
12 MediacomXtream510,000CableQ1 2023[12]
13 CogecoBreezeline220,354CableQ1 2026[13]
14 Cincinnati BellAltafiber141,300FiberQ4 2025[14]
15 Telephone and Data SystemsTDS Telecom114,000FiberQ2 2026[15]
16 Cable OneSparklight77,600CableQ4 2025[16]

Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers

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GTPL Hathway Limited has highest Cable subscriber in India - Aactivebase- 10000000+ Subs and third Largest in World.
CountryMSO name# of subscribers
India India DEN Network 23,000,000[citation needed]
India India NXTDIGITAL INDigital 22,500,000
India India Hathway Cable 22,500,000
France France Altice France (SFR) 21,900,000[17]
China China Shandong Cable Network 18,000,000[18]
China China Guangdong Cable Network 13,000,000[19]
India India Siti Cable 30,525,000
Europe Mainland Europe (7 countries) UPC Broadband[20] 9,100,000
China China Beijing Gehua 5,840,000[21]
Germany Germany Vodafone Deutschland[22] 8,900,000
South Korea South Korea KT Genie TV 8,783,984[23]
China China Shanghai Oriental Cable Net 6,700,000[24]
South Korea South Korea SK Broadband 6,419,536[23]
Brazil Brazil Claro TV+ 5,381,000
South Korea South Korea LG U+ 5,362,089[23]
United Kingdom United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Ireland Virgin Media 4,772,800
Canada Canada Rogers Cable 4,643,000
South Korea South Korea LG HelloVision 3,699,046[23]
Japan Japan J:Com 3,300,000[citation needed]
Netherlands Netherlands Ziggo[25] 3,017,000
India India THAMIZHAGA CABLE TV COMMUNICATION 3,000,000
South Korea South Korea KT SkyLife 2,953,347[23]
South Korea South Korea SK Broadband Cable 2,831,064[23]
India India Asianet Broadband 2,500,000[26]
Belgium Belgium Telenet 2,300,000
Germany Germany Kabel BW 2,300,000[citation needed]
South Korea South Korea D'LIVE 2,004,728[23]
Spain Spain Vodafone Spain[27] 1,823,536
Sweden Sweden Com Hem 1,760,000
Switzerland Switzerland Cablecom[28] 1,670,000
Canada Canada Videotron 1,652,200
India India Kerala Vision 1,500,000[29]
Portugal Portugal NOS[30] 1,467,000
South Korea South Korea CMB 1,425,850[23]
United Kingdom United Kingdom BT 1,400,000
Portugal Portugal Altice Portugal (MEO)[30] 1,387,000
South Korea South Korea skyHCN 1,277,671[23]
Denmark Denmark YouSee A/S 1,200,000
Taiwan Taiwan Kbro 1,150,000[citation needed]
Taiwan Taiwan CNS 1,100,000[citation needed]
Canada Canada Shaw Direct 886,106
Canada Canada Cogeco 859,090
Australia Australia Austar 742,000
Poland Poland Vectra S.A. 740,000[citation needed]
Taiwan Taiwan TBC 700,000
Taiwan Taiwan TFN media 550,000[citation needed]
India India APSFL 500,000
Canada Canada Eastlink 457,075
Spain Spain Euskaltel 400,000

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Bouma, Luke (November 6, 2026). "Spectrum Loses 233,000 Internet and 77,000 TV Customers in Third Quarter As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows".
  2. ↑ Bouma, Luke (April 24, 2026). "YouTube TV is On Track to Become Larger Than Comcast & Spectrum in 2026 & Become America's Largest Provider of Live TV". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Luke Bouma (October 22, 2026). "Comcast Is In Real Trouble As It Has Lost Over Half of Its TV Customers". cordcuttersnews.com. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fitch Rates DIRECTV's Proposed Senior Secured Debt Offering 'BB+'/'RR2'". www.fitchratings.com. May 11, 2026. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Bouma, Luke (February 3, 2026). "Fubo & Hulu + Live TV Stop Reporting Separate Subscriber Numbers, But Hit 6.2 Million Subscribers Combined". Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ Bouma, Luke (August 3, 2026). "DISH & Sling TV Had a Really Bad 2nd Quarter of 2026". cordcuttersnews.com. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Verizon Q4-2025 Results Highlight Revenue Growth, Subscriber Gains and 2026 Turnaround Strategy". January 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ Bouma, Luke (August 3, 2026). "DISH & Sling TV Had a Really Bad 2nd Quarter of 2026". cordcuttersnews.com. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ Keys, Matthew (August 7, 2026). "Optimum revenue falls 6 percent as broadband losses continue". thedest.net. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ Bouma, Luke (February 11, 2025). "Philo Reaches 1.3 Million Subscribers, Hopes to Reach Profitability in 2025".
  11. ↑ "Frndly TV Surpasses 700,000 Subscribers | Press Release | Frndly TV".
  12. ↑ "YouTube TV Is Now the 5th-Largest U.S. Pay TV Operator With 5.7 Million Subs (Estimate)2". March 16, 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cogeco Shareholders' Report" (PDF). May 31, 2026. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "STATE OF HAWAI'I APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A CABLE TELEVISIONFRANCHISE" (PDF). April 17, 2026. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  15. ↑ "TDS reports second quarter 2026 results". August 7, 2026. Retrieved October 24, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Cable One, Inc. (CABO) - Form 10-K | Annual Report". February 26, 2026. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Numericable-SFR regagne enfin des clients sur le marché mobile". 15 March 2016. Nextimpact.com, 15 March 2016
  18. ↑ "【下篇】三大运营商宽带达3.18亿用户！31省市广电宽带发展汇总 - 有线网络数字电视 - 众视广电网 有线运营商- GFIC中国MSO峰会 - 众视媒体 - 读懂运营商OTT家庭娱乐与流量经营". www.asiaott.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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  20. ↑ "Hostbasket is the hosting and cloud computing offer of Telenet". Cableeurope.eu. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  21. ↑ "Company report of Q1-Q2 2017 (in Chinese)" (PDF). Retrieved Jul 9, 2020.
  22. ↑ Archived July 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "'22년 하반기 유료방송 가입자 수 3,625만 KDI 경제정보센터 (in Korean)". Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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  25. ↑ Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  26. ↑ "Best Internet Service Provider in Kerala | About Us". Asianet broadband. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  27. ↑ "Internet Fibra óptica, TV, Telefonía móvil y Fijo | ONO". Ono.es. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  28. ↑ "upc cablecom | Digital TV, Internet, Telefon". Cablecom.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  29. ↑ "Cable operators of Kerala to push broadband, OTT service". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  30. 1 2 "ANACOM - Subscription television service - 2nd quarter 2013". Anacom.pt. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
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