List of top ten (i) cable networks by subscribers (i.e., Lifetime,
CNN, Discovery, etc.) and, (ii) cable operators in terms of suscriber
bases, i.e, Comcast, Time Warner, etc. (provide suscriber data)

Hello again Keith,

Below you will find the results of my research regarding Cable TV industry data.


(i) Cable networks by subscribers

Top 20 Cable Networks - Ranked By Number of Subscribers

Network	              Subscribers
Discovery             88,600,000
C-SPAN                88,400,000
USA Network           88,400,000 
ESPN                  88,300,000 
TNT                   88,000,000 
CNN                   88,000,000 
TBS                   88,000,000 
Nickelodeon           87,600,000 
A&E Network           87,600,000 
Lifetime Television   87,600,000 
The Weather Channel   87,500,000 
Spike TV              87,400,000 
The Learning Channel  87,100,000 
ABC Family Channel    87,100,000 
ESPN2                 87,000,000 
MTV                   86,800,000 
Headline News         86,500,000 
VH1                   86,400,000 
CNBC                  86,100,000 
The History Channel   86,100,000

NOTE: All subscriber figures as of April, 2004  
SOURCE: Cable Program Investor, May 19, 2004 p.13 

NCTA:  http://www.ncta.com/Docs/PageContent.cfm?pageID=281

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(ii) Cable operators in terms of subscriber bases,

The top cable operators in the United States are Comcast Corp., Time
Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, and Adelphia
Communications.
http://www.backchannelmedia.com/definitions2.html


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Operator             Total Basic Subscribers 3Q03
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Comcast              21,398,000 
Time Warner Cable    11,400,000 
Cox                   6,580,606 
Charter               6,498,100 
Adelphia              5,300,000 (2Q03) 
Cablevision           2,963,885 (4Q02) 
Mediacom              1,560,000 (2Q03) 
Insight               1,323,500 
Cebridge                327,000 (2Q03) 
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Source: The Bridge, November 2003
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The OpenVideo Review
http://www.openvideoconsulting.com/documents/OpenVideoReview.pdf

Search terms used:
?top * ?  Cable networks by subscribers 
"top *  cable * operators" Comcast Warner  

I hope you find this information useful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 24 Aug 2004 14:10 PDT

As of March 2004

Rank             MSO             Subscribers
 
1   Comcast Cable Communications 21,518,000 
2   Time Warner Cable 10,930,000 
3   Cox Communications 6,368,878 
4   Charter Communications 6,192,000 
5   Adelphia Communications (1) 5,415,109 
6   Cablevision Systems Corporation 2,941,180 
7   Bright House Networks 2,181,855 
8   Mediacom Communications Corp. 1,533,000 
9   Insight Communications 1,297,900 
10  CableOne 727,707 

http://www.ncta.com/industry_overview/top50mso.cfm
(Many thanks to my fellow researcher Markj)

Thanks again.