Vidgo
| The logo of streaming service Vidgo. | |
| Industry | Pay television |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | Shane Cannon |
| Fate | Website active, no service currently offered |
| Headquarters | Salt 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.
History
[edit ]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 Discovery Communications. 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
[edit ]Vidgo had a number of programming partners that offered live channels and on-demand content through the service, including:
- Altice USA (Cheddar News, i24 News)
- Curiosity Stream
- The First TV
- Fox Corporation
- INSP
- Newsmax TV
- Nexstar Media Group (NewsNation)
- One America News
- Pac-12 Networks
- Paramount Global (legacy 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
[edit ]Vidgo was available on most popular smart television devices, including:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android TV / 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
[edit ]- ^ Munson, Benjamin (October 30, 2018). "Vidgo jumps into the vMVPD fray with soft launch of streaming TV service". Fierce Video. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Vidgo offers soccer fans another low-cost streaming alternative". World Soccer Talk. August 2022. Retrieved 2022年10月18日.
- ^ "YouTube TV Has 5 Million Subscribers... Or do They?". 14 July 2022.
- ^ Keys, Matthew (2022年10月17日). "Vidgo announces new executive leadership, expanded tech capabilities (Press release)". The Desk. Retrieved 2022年10月18日.
- ^ "Vidgo appoints new CEO and COO". Light Reading. October 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022年10月18日.
- ^ Staff, S. V. G. (2022年09月12日). "Vidgo Relaunches With More College Football Than Any Other Streaming Service". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2022年10月18日.
- ^ Keys, Matthew (September 7, 2022). "Vidgo chases Middle America cord-cutters with college sports, news". Fierce Video. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Keys, Matthew (2022年11月13日). "Vidgo rolls out refreshed app with new design, logo and colors". The Desk. Retrieved 2022年11月14日.
- ^ Bouma, Luke (2023年04月10日). "Vidgo Raises The Price of Their Live TV Streaming Service". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved 2023年04月11日.
- ^ Satin, David (2023年11月22日). "Vidgo Outage Continues as Streamer Hunts for Funding; What Are Best Alternative Live TV Services for Cord Cutters?". The Streamable. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ "It is No Longer Possible to Subscribe to Vidgo". The Spool. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.