TFC Tidbit of the Day 7- Top 10 Revenue Generating MSO’s (multi system operators-Cable and Satellite, basically)
These figures are accurate as of Dec. 2009 (reference NACTA). Take these figures into consideration when negotiating with an aggregator who promises to get your film onto these platforms.
| Rank | MSO | BasicVideoSubscribers |
| 1 | Comcast Corporation | 23,559,000 |
| 2 | DirecTV | 18,560,000 |
| 3 | Dish Network Corporation | 14,100,000 |
| 4 | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 12,859,000 |
| 5 | Cox Communications, Inc.1 | 5,195,000 |
| 6 | Charter Communications, Inc. | 4,824,000 |
| 7 | Cablevision Systems Corporation | 3,063,000 |
| 8 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,861,000 |
| 9 | Bright House Networks LLC | 2,264,000 |
| 10 | AT&T, Inc. | 2,064,000 |
* DirecTV usually does not take films for VOD with grosses less than $10,000,000 in box office.
Orly Ravid July 5th, 2010
Posted In: Digital Distribution, Distribution Platforms
Tags: AT&T, Bright House, cable and satellite revenue, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox Communication, DirecTV, Dish Network, The Film Collaborative, Time Warner Cable, Top 10 revenue, Verizon