Hello Macario,
TOP 10 CABLE COMPANIES
1 Comcast Corp.
2 Time Warner
3 Viacom
4 Cox Enterprises
5 Charter Communications
6 Walt Disney Co.
7 Adelphia Communications Corp.
8 Cablevision Systems Corp.
9 News Corp.
10 Advance Publications
AdAge Fact Pack 2004
http://www.adage.com/images/random/FactPack2004.pdf
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Leading Satellite Television Companies in the United States
DirecTV
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index.jsp
"DIRECTV was launched in 1994 and was the first DBS (direct broadcast
satellite) service in the world. It is currently the largest satellite
TV provider with 14.5 million subscribers. It is ranked #2 in customer
satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates."
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/11-18-2005-81760.asp
DISH Network
http://www.dishnetwork.com/
"DISH Network was launched in 1996 and is the second-largest satellite
TV provider with more than 12 million subscribers. It is ranked #1 in
customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates."
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/11-18-2005-81760.asp
GlobeCast World TV
"GlobeCast?s WorldTV is a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service that
delivers the largest variety of television and radio programming from
around the world to viewers in North America."
http://www.globecastworldtv.com/
Sky Angel
?Sky Angel is the world's first and only Christian-owned and -operated
multi-channel direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television service,
delivering 36 Christ-centered and family-friendly digital television
and radio channels (20 television and 16 radio) 24 hours a day direct
to virtually any home, church or other location in the Continental
United States.?
http://www.skyangel.com/
Home2US (ethnic)
http://www.home2usa.com/
VOOM (defunct)
www.voom.com
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EchoStar Communications Corp.
www.dishnetwork.com
GlobeCast World TV
www.globecastWTV.com
Rainbow DBS Company LLC
www.voom.com
SES Americom
www.ses-americom.com
Source: SBCA
http://www.sbca.com/membercompanies.html
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DirecTV Annual Report
?DIRECTV U.S.? primary DBS competitor is EchoStar Communications
Corporation, or EchoStar. DIRECTV U.S. also faces competition from
Cablevision Communications, Inc., which launched commercial service of
VOOM, focused on high-definition programming, through its Rainbow DBS
unit in the fourth quarter of 2003. EchoStar announced an agreement to
purchase certain of
VOOM?s DBS assets and licenses on January 20, 2005.
?Other domestic and foreign satellite operators also have proposed to
offer DTH satellite service to U.S. customers using U.S.-licensed
satellite frequencies or foreign-licensed frequencies that have the
ability of covering the United States. SES Americom, Inc., or SES, for
example, is the licensee of U.S. frequencies that can be used to offer
DTH service, and has petitioned the FCC for a declaratory ruling to
allow it to provide DBS service using frequencies assigned to it by
the Government of Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.?
http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/12/127/127160/items/145345/2004_Annual.pdf
Sources of Information:
About.com
http://tv.about.com/od/usasatelliteproviders/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_direct_broadcast_satellite_providers#United_States_of_America
Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-direct-broadcast-satellite-providers
Search criteria:
Top cable companies
Top satellite TV OR television companies
List of direct broadcast satellite providers
I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
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