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| industry = [[Pay television]]

| founded = 2018

| fate = Website active, no service currently offered

| fate = Status unknown

| founder = Shane Cannon

| hq_location = Salt Lake City, Utah

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'''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.

== History ==

Vidgo launched in 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munson |first=Benjamin |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Vidgo jumps into the vMVPD fray with soft launch of streaming TV service |url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/vidgo-jumps-into-vmvpd-fray-soft-launch-streaming-tv-service |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Fierce Video}}</ref> as a streaming service focused on professional sports, primarily soccer,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vidgo offers soccer fans another low-cost streaming alternative |url=https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/vidgo-offers-soccer-fans-another-low-cost-streaming-alternative-20191206-CMS-286081.html |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=World Soccer Talk |date=August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> to [[Cordcord cutter|cord cutters.]]s. Over time, the service expanded to include agreements with major television content providers, including [[A+E Networks]], the [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]], [[Fox Corporation]], [[Paramount Global]], [[Sony Pictures Television]] and the Discovery side of the [[WarnerDiscovery Bros. DiscoveryCommunications]] portfolio of channels. Their number of subscribers was estimated to be between 25,000 and 100,000 as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shallistreamit.com/2022/07/14/youtube-tv-5-million-subscribers/ | title=YouTube TV Has 5 Million Subscribers... Or do They? | date=14 July 2022 }}</ref>

In 2022, the company hired a new executive leadership team<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keys |first=Matthew |date=2022-10-17 |title=Vidgo announces new executive leadership, expanded tech capabilities (Press release) |url=https://thedesk.net/2022/10/press-release-vidgo-executive-leadership-derek-mattsson-bill-feininger/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=The Desk |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reading 10/17/2022 |first=News Wire|date=October Feed17, Light2022 |title=Vidgo appoints new CEO and COO |url=https://www.lightreading.com/videomedia/vidgo-appoints-new-ceo-and-coo-/d/d-id/781133 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Light Reading |language=en}}</ref> and revamped its mission to provide entertainment, news and sports of interest<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=S. V. G. |date=2022-09-12 |title=Vidgo Relaunches With More College Football Than Any Other Streaming Service |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2022/09/12/vidgo-relaunches-with-more-college-football-than-any-other-streaming-service/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}</ref> to the heartland of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keys |first=Matthew |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Vidgo chases Middle America cord-cutters with college sports, news |url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/vidgo-chases-middle-america-cord-cutters-college-sports-news |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Fierce Video}}</ref> It also relaunched its streaming app with a new color palette, logo and other interface improvements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keys |first=Matthew |date=2022-11-13 |title=Vidgo rolls out refreshed app with new design, logo and colors |url=https://thedesk.net/2022/11/vidgo-new-look-user-interface-updated-app-streaming/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Desk |language=en-us}}</ref>

In April 2023, Vidgo quietly raised the prices of two English-language packages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bouma |first=Luke |date=2023-04-10 |title=Vidgo Raises The Price of Their Live TV Streaming Service |url=https://cordcuttersnews.com/vidgo-raises-the-price-of-their-live-tv-streaming-service/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Cord Cutters News |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Satin |first=David |date=2023-11-22 |title=Vidgo Outage Continues as Streamer Hunts for Funding; What Are Best Alternative Live TV Services for Cord Cutters? |url=https://thestreamable.com/vidgo-outage-continues-as-streamer-hunts-for-funding-what-are-best-alternative-live-tv-services-for-cord-cutters |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Streamable |language=en}}</ref> However, as of March 2024, it was no longer possible to sign-up for Vidgo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2024 |title=It is No Longer Possible to Subscribe to Vidgo |url=https://thespool.net/news/it-is-no-longer-possible-to-subscribe-to-vidgo/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Spool |language=en}}</ref>

== Programming partners ==

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* [[The First TV]]

* Fox Corporation

* [[TheINSP Inspirational(TV Networknetwork)|INSP]]

* [[Newsmax|NewsMax TV]]

* [[Nexstar Media Group]] ([[NewsNation]])

* [[One America News Network|One America News]]

* [[Pac-12 Networks]]

* Paramount Global (onlylegacy the[[Viacom former(2005–2019)|Viacom]] MTV Networks channelsnetworks)

* [[Qurate Retail Group]] (HSN, QVC)

* [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]

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* [[TelevisaUnivision]]

* The Walt Disney Company

* [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (only thelegacy Discovery sideCommunications networks)

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