Vidgo

Last updated
Vidgo
Industry Pay television
Founded2018
FounderShane Cannon
FateStatus unknown
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah
Key people
Derek Mattsson (CEO), Bill Feininger (COO)
Services Streaming television

Vidgo was an American streaming television service that offered over 100 channels of English- and Spanish-language sports, news and general entertainment content. In addition to its live television packages, Vidgo offered a cloud-based digital video recorder and thousands of hours of on-demand programming.

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History

Vidgo launched in 2018 [1] as a streaming service focused on professional sports, primarily soccer, [2] to cord cutters. Over time, the service expanded to include agreements with major television content providers, including A+E Networks, the Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Television and the Discovery side of the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio of channels. Their number of subscribers was estimated to be between 25,000 and 100,000 as of 2021. [3]

In 2022, the company hired a new executive leadership team [4] [5] and revamped its mission to provide entertainment, news and sports of interest [6] to the heartland of the United States. [7] It also relaunched its streaming app with a new color palette, logo and other interface improvements. [8]

In April 2023, Vidgo quietly raised the prices of two English-language packages. [9] The price puts Vidgo on the same footing as YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV and Fubo TV.

On September 29, 2023, Harmonic Inc. pulled support for Vidgo apps after the company ran out of money to pay the vendor. Vidgo sent an email to subscribers saying the outage would be solved eventually. [10] However, as of March 2024, it was no longer possible to sign-up for Vidgo. [11]

Programming partners

Vidgo had a number of programming partners that offered live channels and on-demand content through the service, including:

Supported devices

Vidgo was available on most popular smart television devices, including:

Channels and on-demand content were available to stream through most popular web browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, via the Vidgo website.

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References

  1. ↑ Munson, Benjamin (October 30, 2018). "Vidgo jumps into the vMVPD fray with soft launch of streaming TV service". Fierce Video. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vidgo offers soccer fans another low-cost streaming alternative". World Soccer Talk. August 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ↑ "YouTube TV Has 5 Million Subscribers... Or do They?". 14 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Keys, Matthew (2022-10-17). "Vidgo announces new executive leadership, expanded tech capabilities (Press release)". The Desk. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Vidgo appoints new CEO and COO". Light Reading. October 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ↑ Staff, S. V. G. (2022-09-12). "Vidgo Relaunches With More College Football Than Any Other Streaming Service". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  7. ↑ Keys, Matthew (September 7, 2022). "Vidgo chases Middle America cord-cutters with college sports, news". Fierce Video. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ Keys, Matthew (2022-11-13). "Vidgo rolls out refreshed app with new design, logo and colors". The Desk. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  9. ↑ Bouma, Luke (2023-04-10). "Vidgo Raises The Price of Their Live TV Streaming Service". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ↑ Satin, David (2023-11-22). "Vidgo Outage Continues as Streamer Hunts for Funding; What Are Best Alternative Live TV Services for Cord Cutters?". The Streamable. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  11. ↑ "It is No Longer Possible to Subscribe to Vidgo". The Spool. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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