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A '''multiple system operator''' or '''multi system operator''' (MSO) is an operator of multiple [[cable 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 with its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is thus an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own a very large number of cable systems, such as [[Time Warner Cable]], [[Cablevision]], [[Comcast]], [[Charter Communications]] and [[Cox Communications]] in the US, [[Rogers Communications]], [[Videotron]] and [[Shaw Communications]] in Canada or [[Virgin Media]] in the UK.
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A '''multiple-system operator''' ('''MSO''') is an operator of multiple [[cable television|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 MSOs Worldwide by Number of Subscribers ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
==Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers==
{{Update|section|date=July 2025}}
*All data from Leichtman Research Group, Inc.<ref name="Leichtman">{{cite web |title=Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 5,000,000 Subscribers in 2023 |url=https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5000000-subscribers-in-2023/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240308173958/https://leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5000000-subscribers-in-2023/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |url-status=dead |publisher=Leichtman Research Group |access-date=8 March 2024 |date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank !! MSO name !! Brand !! data-sort-type="number" | Total subscribers !! Technology
! Rank
! Country
! MSO Name
! # of Subscribers
|-
| !1
| [[Charter Communications]] || [[Spectrum (brand)|Spectrum]] || 14,122,000||[[Cable television|Cable]]
| USA
| Comcast Corporation
| 24,182,000
|-
| !2
| [[Comcast]] || [[Xfinity]] || 14,106,000||Cable
| USA
| Time Warner Cable
| 12,859,000
|-
| !3
| [[DirecTV]]|| [[DirecTV]] || 11,300,000||[[Satellite television|Satellite]]/[[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]]
| EMEA
| UPC Broadband (9 in Europe)<ref>http://cableeurope.eu</ref>
| 9,100,000
|-
!rowspan="2"|4
| 4
| rowspan="2"|[[Dish Network]] || [[Dish Network]] || 6,471,000||[[Satellite television|Satellite]]
| Germany
| Kabel Deutschland<ref>http://www.kabeldeutschland.com/en/unternehmen/unternehmensprofil/das-kabelnetz.html</ref>
| 8,900,000
|-
| [[Sling TV]] || 2,055,000 || IPTV
| 5
| USA
| Cox Communication
| 5,195,000
|-
!5
| 6
|[[YouTube]] ([[Google]])||[[YouTube TV]]||7,900,000||IPTV
| USA
| Charter Communications
| 4,824,000
|-
!6
| 7
| [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] || [[Hulu + Live TV]] || 4,600,000||IPTV
| UK
| Virgin Media
| 4,772,800
|-
!7
| 8
| [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]] || [[Verizon Fios|Fios]]|| 3,012,000||[[Fiber-optic communication|Fiber]]
| France
| Numericable<ref>http://www.numericable.fr/corporate/groupe.php</ref>
| 3,500,000
|-
!8
| 9
| [[Cox Communications]] || Contour|| data-sort-value=2695000 | 2,695,000||Cable
| Japan
| J:Com
| 3,300,000
|-
!9
| 10
| [[Altice USA]]|| [[Optimum (cable brand)|Optimum]]|| 2,262,000||Cable
| USA
| Cablevision Systems Corporation
| 3,063,000
|-
!10
| 11
| [[FuboTV]]|| FuboTV || 1,618,000||IPTV
| Belgum
| Telenet
| 2,300,000
|-
!11
| 12
| [[Philo (company)|Philo]] || Philo || 800,000||IPTV
| Germany
| Kabel BW
| 2,300,000
|-
!12
| 13
| [[Mediacom]] || Xtream || data-sort-value=445000 | 445,000 ||Cable
| Canada
| Rogers
| 2,295,000
|-
!13
| 14
| [[Cogeco]]|| [[Breezeline]] || 280,145|| Cable
| USA
| Bright House Networks
| 2,264,000
|-
!14
| 15
| [[Frontier Communications]]|| Frontier || 234,000|| Fiber
| Canada
| Shaw
| 2,241,503
|-
!15
| 16
| [[Cable One]]|| Sparklight|| 142,300|| Cable
| Spain
|}
| ONO<ref>http://www.ono.es</ref>
{{notelist}}
| 1,823,536
 
==Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers ==
{{Update|section|date=July 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable States
|+ GTPL Hathway Limited has highest Cable subscriber in India - Aactivebase- 10000000+ Subs and third Largest in World.
|-
! Country !! MSO name !! data-sort-type="number" | # of subscribers
| 17
| Sweden
| Com Hem
| 1,760,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 18
|[[DEN Networks|DEN Network]]
| China<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>
| 23,000,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| Cablecom
| 1,670,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 19
| [https://nxtdigital.in/ NXTDIGITAL] [https://www.indigital.co.in/ INDigital]
| Canada
| 22,500,000
| Videotron
| 1,652,200
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 20
| [[Hathway|Hathway Cable]]
| Netherlands
| 22,500,000
| Ziggo<ref>http://ziggo.com</ref>
| 1,600,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|France}} [[France]]
| 21
| [[Numericable|Altice France]] ([[SFR]])
| China
| 21,900,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nextinpact.com/news/99052-numericable-sfr-regagne-enfin-clients-sur-marche-mobile.htm | title= Numericable-SFR regagne enfin des clients sur le marché mobile| date= 15 March 2016}} Nextimpact.com, 15 March 2016</ref>
| Jinan Cable Network
| 1,300,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
| 22
| Shandong Cable Network
| USA
| 18,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaott.com/2017/06/22-142275.html|title=【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|website=www.asiaott.com|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
| Suddenlink Communications
| 1,239,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
| 23
| Guangdong Cable Network
| USA
| 13,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bc.tech-ex.com/depth/exclusive/2016/78204.html|title=Source in Chinese|access-date=6 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731123755/http://bc.tech-ex.com/depth/exclusive/2016/78204.html|archive-date=31 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Mediacom Communications Corporation
| 1,238,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 24
| [[Siti Cable]]
| Canada
| 30,525,000
| Star Choice
| 886,106
|-
| {{Flagicon|Europe}} [[Mainland Europe]] (7 countries)
| 25
| [[UPC Broadband]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cableeurope.eu |title=Hostbasket is the hosting and cloud computing offer of Telenet |website=Cableeurope.eu |access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref>
| Canada
| 9,100,000
| Cogeco
| 859,090
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
| 26
| [[Beijing Gehua]]
| Australia
| 5,840,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2017-08-26/1203869706.PDF|title=Company report of Q1-Q2 2017 (in Chinese)|access-date=Jul 9, 2020}}</ref>
| Austar
| 742,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
| 27
| [[Kabel Deutschland|Vodafone Deutschland]]<ref>[http://www.kabeldeutschland.com/en/unternehmen/unternehmensprofil/das-kabelnetz.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713131936/http://www.kabeldeutschland.com/en/unternehmen/unternehmensprofil/das-kabelnetz.html|date=July 13, 2011}}</ref>
| USA
| 8,900,000
| Insight Communications Company
| 716,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 28
| [[KT Corporation|KT]] [[Genie TV]]
| USA
| 8,783,984<ref name="kdi">{{cite web|url=https://eiec.kdi.re.kr/policy/materialView.do?num=238657&pg=1&pp=20&device=pc&search_txt=%EA%B0%80%EC%9E%85%EC%9E%90&topic=&type=A&depth1=&depth2=|title='22년 하반기 유료방송 가입자 수 3,625만 KDI 경제정보센터 (in Korean)|access-date= 18 June 2023}}</ref>
| CableOne
| 669,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
| 29
| Shanghai Oriental Cable Net
| USA
| 6,700,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocn.net.cn/hyzx_gongsi111.html|title=OCN东方有线|website=www.ocn.net.cn|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
| RCN Corp.
| 364,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 30
| [[SK Broadband]]
| USA
| 6,419,536<ref name="kdi"/>
| WideOpenWest Networks
| 360,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
| 31
| [[Claro Brasil|Claro TV+]]
| USA
| 5,381,000
| Bresnan Communications
| 306,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 32
| [[LG U+]]
| USA
| 5,362,089<ref name="kdi"/>
| Service Electric Cable TV Incorporated
| 287,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]] & {{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]]
| 33
| [[Virgin Media]]
| USA
| 4,772,800
| Atlantic Broadband
| 277,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
| 34
| [[Rogers Cable]]
| USA
| 4,643,000
| Armstrong Cable Services
| 245,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 35
| LG HelloVision
| USA
| 3,699,046<ref name="kdi"/>
| Knology Holdings
| 234,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| 36
| [[J:Com]]
| USA
| 3,300,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| Midcontinent Communications
| 212,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
| 37
| [[Ziggo]]<ref>[http://corporatereporting.ziggo.com/2011/userfiles/ZIGGO_AnnualReport_2011_ipdf.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324142125/http://corporatereporting.ziggo.com/2011/userfiles/ZIGGO_AnnualReport_2011_ipdf.pdf|date=March 24, 2012}}</ref>
| USA
| 3,017,000
| Metrocast Cablevision
| 182,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 38
| [[THAMIZHAGA CABLE TV COMMUNICATION]]
| USA
| 3,000,000
| Blue Ridge Communications
| 175,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 39
| [[KT SkyLife]]
| USA
| 2,953,347<ref name="kdi" />
| Broadstripe
| 157,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| 40
| [[SK Broadband]] Cable
| USA
| 2,831,064<ref name="kdi" />
| Buckeye CableSystem
| 147,781
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| 41
|[[Asianet Satellite Communications Limited|Asianet Broadband]]
| USA
| 2,500,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianetbroadband.in/about-us/|title=Best Internet Service Provider in Kerala {{!}} About Us|website=Asianet broadband|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref>
| General Communications
| 147,701
|-
| {{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
| 42
| [[Telenet (Belgium)|Telenet]]
| USA
| 2,300,000
| Wavedivision
| 141,207
|-
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
| 43
| [[Kabel BW]]
| INDIA
| 2,300,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
| Midocean
|-
| 139,808
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| D'LIVE
| 2,004,728<ref name="kdi"/>
|-
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
| [[ONO (Spain)|Vodafone Spain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ono.es |title=Internet Fibra óptica, TV, Telefonía móvil y Fijo &#124; ONO |website=Ono.es |access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref>
| 1,823,536
|-
| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
| [[Com Hem]]
| 1,760,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
| [[Cablecom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cablecom.ch |title=upc cablecom &#124; Digital TV, Internet, Telefon |website=Cablecom.ch |access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref>
| 1,670,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
| [[Videotron]]
| 1,652,200
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|Kerala Vision
| 1,500,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/feb/20/cable-operators-of-kerala-to-push-broadband-ott-service-1775896.html|title=Cable operators of Kerala to push broadband, OTT service|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
| [[NOS (Portuguese media company)|NOS]]<ref name="anacom1">{{cite web|url=http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1173783#.VNOE-Cw4Jek |title=ANACOM - Subscription television service - 2nd quarter 2013 |website=Anacom.pt |access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref>
| 1,467,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| CMB
| 1,425,850<ref name="kdi"/>
|-
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| [[BT Consumer|BT]]
| 1,400,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
| [[Altice Portugal]] ([[Meo (telecommunication service)|MEO]])<ref name="anacom1" />
| 1,387,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
| skyHCN
| 1,277,671<ref name="kdi"/>
|-
| {{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
| [[YouSee A/S]]
| 1,200,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
| [[Kbro]]
| 1,150,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|-
| {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
| [[CNS (cable company)|CNS]]
| 1,100,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|-
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
| [[Shaw Direct]]
| 886,106
|-
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
| [[Cogeco]]
| 859,090
|-
| {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
| [[Austar]]
| 742,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
| [[Vectra S.A.]]
| 740,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|-
| {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
| TBC
| 700,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
| [[TFN media]]
| 550,000{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| [[APSFL]]
| 500,000
|-
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
| [[Eastlink (company)|Eastlink]]
| 457,075
|-
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
| [[Euskaltel]]
| 400,000
|}
 
==See Content also==
* [[List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions]]
<ref>http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/tv/reports/dtv/dtv_2009_q4/dtv_2009_q4.pdf</ref>
* [[List of countries by number of Internet users]]
<ref>http://www.lgi.com/PDF/LGI%20FactSheet%202009.pdf</ref>
* [[List of countries by number of telephone lines in use]]
* [[List of countries by smartphone penetration]]
* [[List of mobile network operators]]
* [[List of cable television companies]]
* [[List of telecommunications companies]]
* [[Multichannel television in the United States]]
* [[Triple play (telecommunications)]]
 
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