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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 [[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]], [[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.<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=
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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