List of satellite television companies

This is a list of satellite television providers, operating around the world.

Africa

Angola

• DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv Bué
• UAU!TV
• ZAP TV

Ivory Coast

• Canal+ Afrique
  • Easy TV Ivory Coast - under Canal+
• DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv French Plus
• StarTimes - French & English

East Africa

• Azam TV - under Bakhresa Group
• Continental, Agape and Ting
• Canal+ Afrique
• DStv - under MultiChoice
• Orange (company)  [ fr ] - bought by Canal+ in 2023
• PremiumFree - free-to-air
• StarTimes
• TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008
• Zuku TV - under (Wananchi Group)

Ethiopia

• Canal+ Ethiopia - shut down in 2024
• DStv - under MultiChoice
• StarTimes

Ghana

• Crystal TV ^[1] - digital terrestrial
• DStv - under MultiChoice ^[1]
  • GOtv Ghana
• Multi TV ^[2] - multichannel free-to-air
• RCS ^[3] - multichannel free-to-air
• StarTimes - digital terrestrial

Middle East and North Africa

• beIN
• My-HD
• Orbit - merged into OSN in 2009
• OSN
• Showtime - merged into OSN in 2009

Mozambique

• Canal+ Reunion  [ fr ]
• DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv Bué
  • GOtv Moçambique
• StarTimes - under TMT Moçambique
• UAU!TV
• ZAP TV

Namibia

• DStv - under MultiChoice
  • GOtv Namibia
• PremiumFree - free-to-air
• Satelio
• StarSat (On Digital Media) - under StarTimes

Nigeria

• African Cable Television - commenced operations on 1 December 2014; operations were discontinued a few months later
• CTL
• Daarsat
• DStv - under MultiChoice ^{[4] [5]} - Other networks like HiTV (out of operations) and StarTimes have increased the competitiveness of the cable TV market. ^{[6] [7]}
  • GOtv Nigeria ^[8]
• KAFTAN TV
• Kwese TV - discontinued its DTH operation in 2019 ^[9]
• Metro Digital
• Montage Cable Network ^[10] - also commenced operations in 2014 but is no longer in operations
• Moreplex TV
• Mytv ^[11] - discontinued 2021
• OurTV ^[12]
• Play Consat
• Sairtek - a top broadcast service provider in Lagos; provides free-to-air broadcasting, live streaming, satellite, OTT and IPTV, distribution and contribution services
• StarTimes - DTT and DTH operator
• TrendTV ^[13]
• TStv ^[14] - was off air but back on air since October 2020 - discontinued

Réunion

• Canal+ Reunion  [ fr ]
  • TNT Sat Reunion  [ fr ] - under Canal+
• Orange Reunion  [ fr ] - bought by Canal+ in 2023
• Parable Reunion  [ fr ]

South Africa

• Deukom - under Satelio
• DStv - under MultiChoice
  • GOtv South Africa
• OpenView HD
• PremiumFree - free-to-air
• StarSat (On Digital Media) - under StarTimes TV (Defunct in 2024)
• ZapSat - under ZAP TV

Togo

• Canal+ Afrique
• DStv - under MultiChoice
• New World TV  [ fr ]

Zambia

• DStv - under MultiChoice
  • GOtv Zambia
• Muvi TV
• PremiumFree - free-to-air
• Topstar Zambia - under StarTimes

Asia

Afghanistan

• Oqaab ^{[15] [16]}

Bangladesh

• Akash Digital TV ^[17]

Cambodia

• Cambodian DTV Network

India

• Airtel digital TV
• D2H
• DD Free Dish
• Dish TV
• Sun Direct
• Tata Play

Indonesia

• Accola Play
• K-Vision
• MNC Vision
• Nex Parabola
• Transvision

Israel

• yes

Japan

• SKY PerfecTV!
• Wowow

Malaysia

• Astro
• MYTV Broadcasting DTH
• NJOI
• OK Vision

Mongolia

• DDishTV
• Mongolsat Networks ^{[18] [19]}

Myanmar

• Canal+ (Myanmar)
• Sky Net
• Myansat
• MRTV
• New Launch Star Time.Good TV.

Nepal

• DishHome
• Net TV Nepal

Pakistan

• MAG DTH
• ShahzadSky DTH
• StarTimes

Note: There is no DTH in Pakistan in 2025, DTH auction held in 2016. There are reports StarTimes withdraw application from DTH licence.

Philippines

• Cignal; SatLite
• G Sat
• Sky Direct

South Korea

• KT SkyLife

Sri Lanka

• Dialog TV
• Freesat

Thailand

• DTV
• GMM Z
• Good TV
• IPM TV
• PSI TV
• TrueVisions

Vietnam

• An Viên Television - (MobiTV)
• K+
• Vietnam Multimedia Corporation

Oceania

Australia

• Foxtel
• Freeview
• VAST

New Caledonia

• Canal+ Calédonie

New Zealand

• Freeview
• SKY

Vanuatu

• Canal+ Calédonie

Wallis and Futuna

• Canal+ Calédonie

Europe

Albania

• DigitAlb
• SAT+  [ sq ] - filed for bankruptcy in 2010
• Tring TV  [ sq ]

Austria

• DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999
• Canal+ (Austria)  [ de ]
• HD Austria - sold to Canal+ in 2024
• Sky

Belgium

• Télésat
• TPS - filed for bankruptcy in 2008
• TV Vlaanderen

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• TotalTV

Bulgaria

• A1
• Bulsatcom
• neosat ^[20]
• Vivacom

Croatia

• A1
• MAXtv
• TotalTV

Cyprus

• Cyta
• Nova Cyprus

Czech Republic

• Magenta TV Sat
• Skylink
• Telly

Denmark

• Allente
• Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021
• Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021

Estonia

• Home3

Finland

• Allente
• Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021
• Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021

France

• AB Sat - sold to Bis TV in 2008
• Bis TV
• Canal+
• Fransat
• Orange - bought by Canal+ in 2023
• TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008

Georgia

• MagtiCom

Germany

• DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999
• Diveo - sold to M7 in 2019
• HD+
• Sky Deutschland

Greece

• Cosmote TV
• Nova

Hungary

• Digi
• Direct One
• Telekom

Ireland

• Sky

Italy

• RaiSat - filed for bankruptcy in 2010
• Sky Italia
• Stream TV - merged into Sky in 2003
• Tele+ - merged into Sky in 2003
• Tivùsat

Latvia

• Home3

Lithuania

• Home3

Luxembourg

• Télésat

Montenegro

• M Sat TV
• TotalTV

Netherlands

• Canal Digitaal

North Macedonia

• Mtel
• TotalTV

Norway

• Allente
• Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021
• Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021

Poland

• Canal+
• n - merged into nc+ in 2013
• Orange
• Polsat Box
• Telewizja na kartę - sold to Smart HD+ in 2016
• Wizja TV - merged into Cyfra+ in 2002

Portugal

• MEO
• NOS

Romania

• Akta (formerly Max TV) - merged into Dolce in 2012
• Boom TV - merged into Dolce in 2012
• Digi
• Focus Sat
• Freesat
• Orange
• Telekom (formerly Dolce) - merged into Orange in 2022

Russia

• MTS
• NTV Plus
• Telekarta
• Tricolor TV

Serbia

• mts
• TotalTV

Slovakia

• Antik Sat
• Magio Sat
• Skylink

Slovenia

• TotalTV

Spain

• Canal+ - merged into Movistar+ in 2015
• Movistar Plus+
• Via Digital - merged into Digital+ in 2003

Sweden

• Allente
• Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021
• Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021

Switzerland

• Canal+
• DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999
• Kabelio
• Orange - bought by Canal+ in 2023
• RaiSat - filed for bankruptcy in 2010
• Sky
• Stream TV - merged into Sky in 2003
• Tele+ - merged into Sky in 2003
• TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008

Turkey

• D-Smart
• Digiturk
• Tivibu

Ukraine

• Ukrkosmos
• Viasat
• Xtra TV - filed for bankruptcy

United Kingdom

• Freeview
• Freesat
• Sky

Americas

Argentina

• Antina
• Vrio Corp.

Bolivia

• Inter
• Tuves  [ es ]

Brazil

• Claro TV
• Oi TV
• SKY Brasil

Canada

• Bell Satellite TV
• Glorystar
• Shaw Direct
• Telus TV

Chile

• Claro TV
• Entel
• Movistar TV
• Tuves  [ es ]
• Vrio Corp.

Colombia

• Claro TV
• Telefónica Colombia
• Vrio Corp.

Costa Rica

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Dominican Republic

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Ecuador

• Claro TV
• CNT TV
• Vrio Corp.

El Salvador

• Claro TV
• Sky México

French Guiana

• Canal+ Caraïbes

Guadeloupe

• Canal+ Caraïbes

Guatemala

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Haïti

• Canal+ Haïti

Honduras

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Martinique

• Canal+ Caraïbes

Mexico

• Dish México
• Sky México
• Star TV

Nicaragua

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Panama

• Claro TV
• Sky México

Paraguay

• Claro TV
• Tuves  [ es ]

Peru

• Cable Mágico Satelital
• Claro TV
• Tuves  [ es ]
• Vrio Corp.

Puerto Rico

• Claro TV
• DirecTV
• Dish Network ^[21]
• Kiwisat ^[22]

Saint Barthélemy

• Canal+ Caraïbes

Saint Martin

• Canal+ Caraïbes

United States

• AlphaStar - filed for bankruptcy in 1997
• DirecTV
• Dish Network
• Glorystar
• Orby TV - shut down in 2021
• Primestar - bought by DirecTV in 1999
• USSB - merged into DirecTV in 1999
• Voom - sold to Dish in 2005

Uruguay

• Vrio Corp.

Venezuela

• CANTV
• Inter
• Movistar (Venezuela)  [ es ]
• Simple TV - (formerly called DirecTV Venezuela)

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