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

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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
  • - 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
  • GOtv Ghana
  • Multi TV - multichannel free-to-air
  • RCS - 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

  • 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 - Other networks like HiTV (out of operations) and StarTimes have increased the competitiveness of the cable TV market.
  • GOtv Nigeria
  • KAFTAN TV
  • Kwese TV - discontinued its DTH operation in 2019
  • Metro Digital
  • Montage Cable Network - also commenced operations in 2014 but is no longer in operations
  • Moreplex TV
  • Mytv - discontinued 2021
  • OurTV
  • 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
  • TStv - was off air but back on air since October 2020 - discontinued

Réunion

  • - under Canal+
  • - bought by Canal+ in 2023

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

Zambia

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

Asia

Afghanistan

  • Oqaab

Bangladesh

  • Akash Digital TV

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

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
  • - filed for bankruptcy in 2010

Austria

  • DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999
  • 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
  • Vivacom

Croatia

  • A1 (formerly Vipnet)
  • Digi - merged into Vipnet in 2013)
  • MAXtv
  • TotalTV

Cyprus

  • Cyta
  • Nova Cyprus

Czech Republic

  • Magenta TV Sat
  • Skylink
  • Telly (formerly Digi until 2015)

Denmark

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

Estonia

  • Home3 (formerly Viasat until 2018)

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

  • Direct One - merged into One Hungary in 2025)
  • One Hungary (formerly Digi until 2025)
  • 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 (formerly Viasat until 2018)

Lithuania

  • Home3 (formerly Viasat until 2018)

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

  • Digi) (merged into mts in 2018)
  • mts
  • TotalTV

Slovakia

  • Antik Sat
  • Digi (merged into Magio Sat in 2017)
  • 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
  • DirecTV

Bolivia

  • Inter

Brazil

  • Claro TV
  • Oi TV
  • SKY Brasil

Canada

  • Bell Satellite TV
  • Glorystar
  • Shaw Direct
  • Telus TV - shut down in 2018

Chile

  • Claro TV
  • DirecTV
  • Entel
  • Movistar TV

Colombia

  • Claro TV
  • DirecTV
  • Telefónica Colombia

Costa Rica

  • Claro TV
  • Sky México

Dominican Republic

  • Claro TV
  • Sky México

Ecuador

  • Claro TV
  • CNT TV
  • DirecTV

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 México

Nicaragua

  • Claro TV
  • Sky México

Panama

  • Claro TV
  • Sky México

Paraguay

  • Claro TV

Peru

  • Cable Mágico Satelital
  • Claro TV
  • DirecTV

Puerto Rico

  • Claro TV
  • DirecTV
  • Dish Network
  • Kiwisat

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

  • DirecTV

Venezuela

  • CANTV
  • Inter
  • Simple TV - (formerly called DirecTV Venezuela)

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