List of cable companies
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This is a list of cable television companies by country.
[edit] Australia
- Foxtel Cable
- Austar
- SingTel Optus
- Neighbourhood Cable
- SelecTv
- TransACT
[edit] Austria
- UPC Austria TeleKabel
- LIWEST
- Salzburg AG
- BKF (Burgenländisches Kabelfernsehen)
- Telesystem Tirol
[edit] Belgium
- Telenet MixtICS Cable Partners
- ALE-Teledis
- Brutele
- UPC Belgium
- Coditel
- Integan Cable Communication
- Interelectra
- PBE
- WVEM
[edit] Brazil
- Net
- TV Cabo Communication/Tv Show Brazil
- Vivax
- TVA
- ViacaboTV
- Mais TV
[edit] Bulgaria
- ARIEL DIGITAL
- Cable Bulgaria
- Evrotur Sat TV
- Centrum Group
- Eurosat
[edit] Canada
- Access Communications - Regina, Saskatchewan
- Aurora
- Cable Axion
- Cablevision
- Coast Cable
- Cogeco Cable - Southern Ontario and Central Quebec
- Delta Cablevision
- Dery
- EastLink - Nova Scotia, PEI
- Look
- Mountain Cablevision - Hamilton, Ontario
- Novus Entertainment - Metro Vancouver
- Persona Inc. - Rural areas across Canada
- Rogers Communications - Greater Toronto Area, London, Ontario, Ottawa, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Rush
- Shaw Cable - Western Canada, Northern Ontario
- Videotron - Quebec
- Westman - Brandon, Manitoba and surrounding areas
- VIC Communications - Eastern Ontario; also provides Fiber-to-The-Home & Fiber-to-The-Node.
[edit] Defunct
- Access (Nova Scotia)
- CF
- Cablecasting
- Cablenet
- Classicomm
- Fundy Cable
- Garnet Cable
- MacLean-Hunter Cablesystems
- Moffat Broadcasting
- Northern
- Selkirk
- Trillium Cable
- Videon
[edit] Chile
- VTR GlobalCom S.A.
[edit] Croatia
[edit] Cyprus
[edit] Czech Republic
- Kable Plus
- UPC Czech Republic
- InterCable CZ
- Kabel Net Holding, a.s.
- TES Litvínov, s.r.o.
- Kabel Plus Střední Morava, a.s.
- KT Ostrava Jih, s.r.o.
- Dattel Kable Gts telecom
- KT DAKR, s.r.o.
- Dattel, a.s.
- ATS, s.r.o.
- K + K Cable, v.o.s.
- Elsat, s.r.o.
- Pilskabel, a.s.
- Kabelová Televize Jeseník
Karneval
[edit] Denmark
- Telia Stofa
- TDC Kabel TV
- OnCable
- Tele 2
- ComX Networks A/S
[edit] Estonia
- Starman
- STV
[edit] Finland
- HTV Helsinki Televisio Oy
- Sonera Plaza (TeliaSonera Finland Oyj)
- TTV Tampereen Tietoverkko Oy
- Turun Kaapeli-TV (Turun Kaapelitelevisio Oy)
- Oulu-TV Oy
- Vaasan Läänin Puhelin Oy
- Päijät-Visio Oy
- KPY Kaapelitelevisio Oy
- Jyväsviestintä Oy
- Lännen Puhelin Oy
- Teljän Mediat Oy
- Tikka Media Oy
- Hämeen Puhelin Oy
- ElisaCom Oy
- Kotkan Tietoruutu Oy
- Savonlinnan Puhelin Oy
- Kokkolan Puhelin Oy
- Pietarsaaren Seudun Puhelin Oy
- Kajaanin Puhelinosuuskunta
- Mikkelin Puhelin Oyj
- Riihimäen Puhelin Oy
- Salon Seudun Puhelin Oy
- Lohjan Puhelin Oy
- Mariehamns Centralantenn Ab
- Pohjanmaan PPO Oy
- Iisalmen Puhelin Oy
- Forssan Seudun Puhelin Oy
- Etelä-Satakunnan Puhelin Oy
- Pohjois-Hämeen Puhelin Oy
- Kuopion Kaapelitelevisio
[edit] France
- Noos
- Numericable
- UPC France
- Est Videocommunication
- Valvision
- Vialis
- Videopôle
[edit] Germany
- Kabel Deutschland
- Unitymedia (formerly ish & iesy)
- Kabel BW (Cable Partners)
- Tele Columbus
- UPC Germany (ewt/tss)
- Bosch Telekom
- Cable One
- GdW Bundesverband
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Hungary
- UPC Hungary (UPC Magyarország and Monor)
- Magyar Telekom - T-Kábel (formerly known as MatávKábelTV)
- HCS
- DIGI Kft. (formerly knows as Egyesült Magyar Kábeltelevízió)
- DSP Befekteto Rt.
- Nemetkabel Vagyonkezelo Rt.
- Delkabel Kft.
- KFKI Szamitastechnikai Rt.
- KableVision
- FiberNet Rt
- Antenna Hungarian
[edit] Indonesia
- Indovision
- First Media Formerly Kablevision
- TelkomVision
[edit] Israel
- Hot
- YES
[edit] India
[edit] Italy
- Sky Italia
- e.Biscom
- FASTWEB
- Spa
- Stream
[edit] Ireland
Largest (Available nationally)
which owns NTL Ireland and Chorus Communications These two networks are currently being merged and rebranding to UPC Ireland will happen during 2007
Smaller Independent Cable Operators
- Casey Cablevision
- Magnet Entertainment (IPTV over fiber FTTH)
- Smart Telecom (IPTV over fiber FTTH)
The latest players in the market (Formerly Southcoast Community TV)
- SCTV Digital (Cork) (Hypercable - Wireless)
Defunct Irish cable companies (All gradually merged into what is now UPC Ireland)
- Chorus Communications (Becomes UPC in 2007)
- NTL Ireland (Becomes UPC in 2007)
- Irish Multichannel (Merged to form Chorus)
- CMI (Cable Management Ireland)(Merged to form Chorus)
- Cablelink (Rebranded as NTL)
- Cork Multichannel/Cork Communications (Became Chorus)
- Westward Cable (Merged to form Chorus)
- East Coast Multichannel (Merged to form Chorus)
- Horizon (Merged to form Chorus)
- Ren-Tel Cablevision (The Rank Organisation)(Merged to form Cablelink)
- Phoenix Relays (Merged to form Cablelink)
- Marlin CATV (Merged to form Cablelink)
- RTÉ Relays (Merged to form Cablelink)
[edit] Japan
- BB Cable
[edit] Latvia
- IZZI (ex. Telia Multicom)
- Baltcom
- Televideotikls
- Livas
[edit] Lithuania
- Balticum
- C-Gates Group (KRT, Levitel, Trigeris)
- Init TV
- UAB Mikro Visata
- Vilsat
[edit] Malaysia
[edit] Malta
- Melita Cable plc
[edit] Mexico
- CableVision
- SKY Latin America
- Multivision
- CABLECOM
- MegaCable
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Regional
Cable companies that serve a larger area.
- Ziggo — The largest cable company in the Netherlands. A merger company of @Home, Casema, and Multikabel and is owned by Cinven and Warburg Pincus.
- UPC Nederland — Second largest cable company in the Netherlands.
- CAIW — the Westland
- DELTA Kabelcomfort — Zeeland
- Kabel Noord — North-east Friesland
- Stichting KTV Brabant Gelderland — Nonprofit cable company of Brabant and Gelderland
[edit] Local
Cable companies who only serve one municipality or town.
- CAI Albrandswaard — Cable company of Albrandswaard
- CAI Brunssum — Cable company of Brunssum
- Cogas KTMO — Public utility of Almelo
- Gem. CAI Edam-Volendam — Cable company of Edam-Volendam
- Groenstichting Rozendaal — Cable company of Rozendaal
- Kabeltelevisie Waalre — Cable company of Waalre
- Kabeltex —
- Rekam — Gouda
- Stichting CAI Bleiswijk — Nonprofit cable company of Bleiswijk
- Stichting CAI Borculo — Nonprofit cable company of Borculo
- Stichting CAI Dahliastraat — Nonprofit cable company of Dahliastraat
- Stichting CAI Harderwijk — Nonprofit cable company of Harderwijk
- Stichting CAS Hilvarenbeek — Nonprofit cable company of Hilvarenbeek
- Stichting Kabelnet Veendam — Nonprofit cable company of Veendam
- Stichting KTV Krimpen a/d IJssel — Nonprofit cable company of Krimpen aan den IJssel
- Stichting KTV Pijnacker — Nonprofit cable company of Pijnacker
[edit] New Zealand
- TelstraClear (acquired Cable TV provider Saturn)
[edit] Norway
- Telenor Avidi AS - Canal Digital
- UPC Norway
- Tele 2
[edit] Philippines
- SunCable
- SkyCable Platinum
- SkyCable Gold
- SkyCable Silver
- Sunvision
- Global Destiny Cable
- Dream Satellite TV
- Cablelink
[edit] Poland
- UPC Poland - UPC Polska and UPC Telewizja Kablowa (UPC Poland Website)
- Multimedia Polska Gdynia
- Vectra Gdynia
- TVK Broker-Service
- Grupa Elektrim Warszawa
- TOYA Łódź
- Telewizja Kablowa Poznań Poznań
- DAMI Radom
- Małopolska Telewizja Kablowa STAR Tarnów
- Sląska TVK - Holding Katowice Katowice
- Stream Communications Kraków
- TVK Master Głogów
- Sat Film Łódź
- Aster City Cable
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Romania
- UPC Romania (FX Internet Ltd, CVR S.A., Canad Systems Ltd, Digital 3 S.A, Genius Ltd.,Seltron Ltd, Portal Ltd, Analog S.A., Diplomatic Ltd, EuroSat Ltd, Satba Ltd, Conex Sat Ltd)
- RCS & RDS S.A. (RCS, TerraSat Ltd, CRD S.A., FX Communication S.A.TVS Holding Ltd)
- Cony Sat S.A & Megaconstruct S.A.
- Astral TV SRL (UPC)
- FX Communication S.A. (RCS&RDS)
- Strorm TV Ltd (UPC)
- TV Cablu Ltd
- Seltron Ltd
- Analog S.A.
- CVR S.A.
- cRD S.A.
- Canad Systems Ltd
- Delta TV Ltd
- TVS Holding Ltd (RCS&RDS)
- Digital 3 S.A.
- Conex Sat Ltd
- Satba Ltd
[edit] Russia
- Kosmos TV
- Mostelekom
- Telix
- Akado
- Uralunicom
[edit] Serbia
- SBB
- PTT KDS
- Ikom
- Радијус Вектор website
- KDS NS (NScableNET)
- Kopernikus KDS
- AVcom
- Duga KTS
- KDS Alzoveđo
- Sat-Trakt Cable
- KDS Bežanija
- Jotel
- KDS EI
[edit] Kosovo, Serbia
- Kujtesa
[edit] Singapore
[edit] Slovakia
- UPC Broadband Slovakia UPC Slovakia website
- DIGI Slovakia
- SATRO
- SkyLink
[edit] Slovenia
- UPC Telemach UPC telemach website
- Astral Telecom (Gorenjski kabel)
- KRS d.d. (Velenje)
- KRS Rotovs
- KRS Tabor
- Ljubljanski kabel
[edit] Spain
- Ono R Cable Partners
- Retecal
- Tenaria
- Galavision
- CableVision Spain
- Aunacable
- Euskaltel
- TeleCable
(As of 2004 Tenaria and Retecal are owned by ONO)
(As of 2006 Aunacable is owned by ONO)
[edit] Sri Lanka
- LBN Cable TV
- Comet Cable
- Dialog TV [1]
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Switzerland
- Cablecom AG
- Télégenève SA
[edit] Thailand
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
- Flow (Columbus Communications Trinidad Limted)
[edit] Turkey
- ((digi turk))
- Turk Telecom
[edit] United Kingdom
- Virgin Media (formerly traded as NTL and Telewest).
- Kingston Communications
- WightCable
[edit] United States
[edit] Top Five
Based on market share (numbers of subscribers)
Currently- Spring 2008 (numbers are approximate)
- Comcast Corp. 24 million
- Time Warner Cable 13.3 million
- Cox Communications 6 million
- Charter Communications 5.7 million
- Cablevision 3.3 million
Before November 2002
- AT&T Broadband 19% (13,440,000)
- Time Warner Cable 15% (10,862,000)
- Comcast Corp. 12% (8,481,500)
- Charter Communications 9% (6,697,900)
- Cox Communications 9% (6,263,400)
After November 2002
- Comcast Corp. 30% (21,305,100)
- Time Warner Cable 15% (10,914,000)
- Charter Communications 9% (6,578,800)
- Cox Communications 9% (6,280,800)
- Adelphia 8% (5,321,700)
[edit] Detailed list
- Adelphia
- Advanced Cable Communications
- Alameda Power and Telecom
- Allegiance Communications / Buford Media Group
- Armstrong
- Astound Broadband
- Bermuda CableVision
- Blue Ridge Communications
- Bresnan Communications
- Bright House Networks
- Buckeye Cable System/Buckeye Cablevision/Erie County Cablevision (all owned by Block Communications)
- CableOne
- Cablevision
- Cebridge Connections
- Charter Communications
- Choice Cable TV
- Comcast Corporation
- CommuniComm Services
- Cox Communications
- Crestview Cable
- Cable Systems Incorporated
- Fairpoint Communications
- Full Channel
- General Communications
- Graceba Total Communications
- Hometown Cable
- Insight Communications
- Jet Broadband
- Kuhn Communications
- Lexcom Communications
- LIberty Cablevision
- Massillon Cable TV
- Mediacom
- Midcontinent Communications
- Midtel Cable TV
- Millennium Digital Media
- Muscatine Power and Water
- Nelson Cable
- Northland Cable Television
- Patriot Media
- Qwest Communications
- RCN Corporation
- Seaport Capital (includes Conversent Communications, Everest Cable, MCV Broadband, Metrocast Communications, Mid-Missouri Telephone and Otelco Holdings)
- Service Electric
- SuddenLink
- Susquehanna Cable
- Tele-Media Corporation
- Time Warner Cable
- Trinity Cable
- Truvista Communications
- US Cable
- Viacom
- WB Cable
- WOW! Internet Cable Phone
- Wyandotte Municipal Services (Community-Owned, Not-for-Profit Services Provider, Wyandotte, Michigan)
[edit] Uruguay
- MutiTel