Launched in 2019, Vidgo is a live TV streaming service that carries over 95 channels for $55 a month. Besides English-language entertainment, sports, and news channels, Vidgo also offers a Spanish plan with over 30 channels, one of the largest in live TV streaming.
Vidgo leans into sports and family programming, featuring all of the Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, and more. It’s also one of the few live TV streamers that carries Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, as well as beIN Sports.
While Vidgo does give you plenty to stream for just $55 a month, there are several features you won’t get—like a cloud DVR. Popular channels like TBS, TNT, Syfy, Bravo, and USA are also missing on Vidgo.
But, the channels Vidgo does carry are arranged in a singular, smartly arranged layout that definitely won’t give you option overload (we’re looking at you, Sling TV and YouTube TV). Vidgo also features an exclusive “Social TV” chatroom experience where you can interact with like-minded TV fans in real time—even post-pandemic, it’s a cool idea.
If your TV-watching needs fall in line with Vidgo’s channels offerings, and you can live without DVRed shows (not everyone records 500 hours of content a week like we do at CableTV.com, or so we’ve heard), it’s a simple, elegant live TV streamer for the money. If you’re more of an on-the-go mobile viewer, even better.
There’s no free trial with Vidgo, but new subscribers can get their first month of service for just $10. After that, the price reverts to the regular rate of $55 a month.
Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
| Service |
| Vidgo |
| Sling TV |
| YouTube TV |
| Hulu + Live TV |
| Philo |
| fuboTV |
| AT&T TV |
| Price | Channels | Streams | Cloud DVR | |
| $55.00/mo. | 95+ | 3 | N/A | View plans |
| $35.00–$50.00/mo. | 30–50+ | 1–4 | 50 hrs. | View plans |
| $64.99/mo. | 100+ | 3 | Unlimited (9 mos.) | View plans |
| $64.99–$70.99/mo. | 70+ | 2 | 50 hrs. | View plans |
| $25.00/mo. | 63+ | 3 | Unlimited (30 days) | View plans |
| $64.99–$79.99/mo. | 109–156+ | 3 | 250–1,000 hrs. | View plans |
| $69.99–$139.99/mo. | 65–140+ | 3 | 500 hrs. | View plans |
Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
It may appear equal to the live TV streaming competition in pricing and channels on the surface, but it’s all about the channels with Vidgo—as in, the favorites you won’t get. Let’s dive into what’s included and what’s not with Vidgo.
Even though Vidgo carries no channels from NBCUniversal or WarnerMedia (like Syfy, USA, Bravo, TBS, TNT, or CNN), there are more than a few hard-to-find streaming channels in its lineup.
Few live TV streaming services claim Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movies, and the only other place international soccer fans can stream beIN Sports is fuboTV. These are great channels to have around Christmas and fútbol seasons.
Still, there are a few glaring holes in Vidgo’s channel lineup that are hard to overlook, especially if you’re switching from cable or satellite TV. Channels like AMC, TNT, and USA are TV staples—omitting them is almost like not offering a pepperoni option for pizza.
| Channel |
| A&E |
| ABC* |
| ACC Network |
| AMC |
| Animal Planet |
| BBC America |
| BBC World News |
| BET |
| Big Ten Network |
| Bloomberg TV |
| Boomerang |
| Bravo |
| C-SPAN |
| Cartoon Network / Adult Swim |
| CBS* |
| CBS Sports Network |
| Cheddar News |
| CINEMAX® |
| CMT |
| CNBC |
| CNN |
| Comedy Central |
| COMET |
| Cooking Channel |
| COZI TV |
| The CW* |
| Destination America |
| Discovery Channel |
| Discovery Family |
| Disney Channel |
| Disney Junior |
| Disney XD |
| DIY Network |
| E! |
| El Rey Network |
| EPIX® |
| ESPN |
| ESPN2 |
| ESPNews |
| ESPNU |
| Food Network |
| FOX* |
| Fox Business Network |
| Fox News |
| FOX Soccer Plus |
| FS1 |
| FS2 |
| Freeform |
| Fuse |
| Fusion |
| FX |
| FXM |
| FXX |
| FYI |
| Galavision |
| Golf Channel |
| Hallmark Channel |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries |
| HBO® |
| HGTV |
| HISTORY |
| HLN |
| IFC |
| Investigation Discovery (ID) |
| ION |
| Lifetime |
| Lifetime Movie Network |
| MLB Network |
| MOTOR TREND |
| MSNBC |
| MTV |
| MTV2 |
| MTV Classic |
| Nat Geo Wild |
| National Geographic Channel |
| NBA TV |
| NBC* |
| NBC Sports Network |
| NBC Universo |
| NFL Network |
| NFL RedZone |
| NHL Network |
| Nick Jr. |
| Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite |
| Nicktoons |
| Olympic Channel |
| OWN |
| Oxygen |
| Pac-12 Network |
| Paramount Network |
| PBS* |
| Pop |
| Science |
| SEC Network |
| SHOWTIME® |
| Smithsonian Channel |
| Sportsman Channel |
| Stadium |
| STARZ® |
| SundanceTV |
| Syfy |
| TBS |
| TCM |
| TeenNick |
| Telemundo* |
| Tennis Channel |
| TLC |
| TNT |
| Travel Channel |
| truTV |
| TV Land |
| Universal Kids |
| Univision |
| USA Network |
| VH1 |
| VICE |
| WEtv |
| Weather Channel |
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*Availability varies by area. Data effective as of post date.
Vidgo won’t be everyone’s go-to for sports, but it does carry several of the biggest sports channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, FS2, and NFL Network, as well as local ABC and FOX channels.
What you won’t get with Vidgo are MLB TV, NBA TV, NHL Network, NBC Sports, TNT, or local CBS or NBC channels. That’s gonna sting around NBA and MLB playoffs time.
Also, Vidgo carries no regional sports networks—double sting. If you need your RSNs, we’d suggest fuboTV, our best streaming service for sports editorial pick.
College ball fans, on the other hand, should dig the inclusion of the big four of collegiate sports: AAC Network, Big Ten Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network. Also here for Texans is the Longhorn Network—hook ‘em!
| Channel |
| ACC Network |
| beIN Sports |
| Big Ten Network |
| CBS Sports Network |
| ESPN |
| ESPN2 |
| ESPNews |
| ESPNU |
| FS1 |
| FS2 |
| Golf Channel |
| Longhorn Network |
| MLB Network |
| NBA TV |
| NBC Sports Network |
| NFL Network |
| NFL RedZone |
| NHL Network |
| Olympic Channel |
| Outdoor TV |
| Pac-12 Network |
| SEC Network |
| Sportsman Channel |
| Stadium |
| Tennis Channel |
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As far as local TV goes, Vidgo offers only carries ABC, FOX, and My TV stations—and not in all markets.
To watch CBS, NBC, The CW, PBS, Telemundo, or any other local station, you’d have to buy an over-the-air digital antenna (which we recommend, anyway—should your internet go down, it can be a lifesaver, or at least a boredom tamer).
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| ABC |
| CBS |
| The CW |
| FOX |
| My TV |
| NBC |
| PBS |
| Telemundo |
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*Availability varies by area. Data effective as of post date.
We don’t always mention TV services’ Spanish channels, but Vidgo has so many (32) we thought it was worth highlighting.
Note: the Spanish lineup isn’t an add-on package to Vidgo’s English plan, but a separate, standalone plan for $30 a month. Muy convenient for those who don’t need or want the English channels.
Some of your favorite channels and shows missing from Vidgo? Try adding another streaming service to the mix for a complete TV-watching experience.
| Apple TV+ $4.99/mo. |
| Apple TV+ originals like Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest, Physical, The Morning Show, For All Mankind, and more for just $4.99. |
| View AppleTV+ plans |
|
Paramount+ $5.99–$9.99/mo. |
HBO Max $14.99/mo. |
| Over 30,000 TV shows and 650 movies from MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, and more, plus originals like Star Trek: Picard. | Get everything from HBO, as well as HBO Max Originals like The Flight Attendant and Search Party, for $14.99 a month. |
| View Paramount+ plans | View HBO Max plans |
Vidgo’s most unique feature is Social TV, which allows you to chat, trade memes and GIFs, and create polls in real time while watching a show or game with others. Of course, those “others” have to be fellow Vidgo users, and the feature isn’t enabled for all shows on all channels. It can get pretty lonely dropping sick takes on an episode of The Office by yourself (we know, we tried).
| Plan |
| Vidgo |
| Cloud DVR |
| N/A |
Vidgo is the only live TV streaming service that doesn’t include cloud DVR service—it’s live TV and live TV only.
| Plan |
| Vidgo |
| Streams |
| 3 |
Vidgo allows for three simultaneous streams, the average for live TV streaming services. In keeping with Vidgo’s no-frills streaming approach, it doesn’t support offline downloads for internet-less viewing.
| Device |
| Amazon Fire Cube, Stick, TV |
| Android phones, tablets |
| Android TV |
| Apple TV (4th gen.) |
| Apple TV 4K |
| Chromecast, Chromecast with Google TV |
| Echo Show |
| iPhone, iPad |
| LG TVs (select models) |
| Nintendo Switch |
| NVIDIA SHIELD Pro TV |
| PC, Mac web browsers |
| PlayStation 3, 4, 5 |
| Roku Ultra, Express, Premiere, Stick, TV |
| Samsung TVs (select models) |
| TiVo Stream |
| Wii |
| Xbox One |
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It’s all about the basics with Vidgo, which supports streaming on only a handful—albeit the most popular handful—of devices.
Vidgo streams at the same 720p HD that other live TV streaming services do, and it doesn’t support 1080p or 4K. That said, the picture is pristine, comparable to that of our favorite live TV streamer, YouTube TV. So with a fast and solid internet connection, Vidgo is crystal clear.
Vidgo’s on-screen menu is super simple to navigate, with channel display options of “All,” “Entertainment,” “Sports,” “Family,” and, most conveniently, “Recent.” This comes in handy when you’re flipping around channels and then you need to get back to that Cake Wars episode on Cooking Channel.
Vidgo’s audio output is standard 2.0 stereo, the same as all other live TV streaming services. No Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound or Atmos here—sorry, audiophiles.
If you’ve looked over Vidgo’s channel lineup and thought, “that’s all I need,” this could be the budget streamer for you. It has enough entertainment, sports, and family channels to keep most households happy in front of the tube (and on their phones—Vidgo is extremely mobile-friendly).
The closest comparable live TV streaming services, Philo and Sling TV, are cheaper, but they also have fewer channels. Vidgo has nearly 100, and it still costs less than similarly channel-stuffed YouTube TV. If you can do without a few popular channels and a cloud DVR, Vidgo is a decent streaming deal at $55 a month.
Vidgo doesn’t offer a free trial period to try out its service, but it will give you the first month for $10, a discount of $45. After that, you’ll be charged the regular rate of $55 a month.
Vidgo carries only local ABC, FOX, and My TV channels in most markets. To get CBS, NBC, The CW, and other local channels, we’d suggest purchasing an over-the-air digital antenna.
Unlike every other live TV streaming service, Vidgo does not feature a cloud DVR for recording shows and events. Vidgo also doesn’t offer on-demand content.
