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{{Short description|American streaming television service}}
'''Vidgo''' is an American streaming television service that offers over 100 channels of English- and Spanish-language sports, news and general entertainment content. In addition to its live television packages, Vidgo offers a cloud-based digital video recorder and thousands of hours of on-demand programming.▼
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{{Infobox company
| logo = Vidgo_Primary_Logo_RGB.jpg
| logo_size = 200
| logo_alt = The logo of streaming service Vidgo.
| industry = [[Pay television]]
| founded = 2018
| fate = Website active, no service currently offered
| founder = Shane Cannon
| hq_location = Salt Lake City, Utah
| key_people = Derek Mattsson (CEO), Bill Feininger (COO)
| services = [[Streaming television]]
| website =
}}
▲'''Vidgo'''
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 |url-status=live |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Fierce Video}}</ref> as a streaming service focused on professional sports, primarily soccer, to [[Cord cutter|cord cutters.]] 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]] and the Discovery side of the [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] portfolio of channels.▼
== History ==
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> and revamped its mission to provide entertainment, news and sports of interest 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 |url-status=live |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Fierce Video}}</ref>▼
▲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
▲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= |first= |date=October 17, 2022 |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
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 ==
Vidgo had a number of programming partners that offered live channels and on-demand content through the service, including:
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* Altice USA ([[Cheddar News]], i24 News)
* [[Curiosity Stream]]
* [[The First TV]]
* Fox Corporation
* [[INSP (TV network)|INSP]]
* [[Newsmax TV]]
* [[Nexstar Media Group]] ([[NewsNation]])
* [[One America News Network|One America News]]
* [[Pac-12 Networks]]
* Paramount Global (legacy [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] networks)
* [[Qurate Retail Group]] (HSN, QVC)
* [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
* [[Sony Pictures Television]]
* [[TelevisaUnivision]]
* The Walt Disney Company
* [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] (legacy Discovery Communications networks)
}}
== Supported devices ==
Vidgo was available on most popular smart television devices, including:
* [[Amazon Fire TV]]
* [[Android TV]] / [[Google TV (operating system)|Google TV]]
* Android devices (Android phones, Android tablets)
* [[Apple TV]]
* Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad)
* [[Roku]]
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.
== References ==
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