Vidgo TV Channels, Plans, Price, and New Features

With Vidgo being one of the few affordable live TV streaming services, we wanted to update our review.

What is Vidgo

Vidgo is a Live TV streaming service that officially launched toward the end of last year. While initially focused on providing network and cable TV channels to Spanish speakers, Vidgo now offers English speaking plans that carry popular channels like ESPN, HGTV, MTV, Hallmark Channel, and more.

How Much is Vidgo?

Vidgo offers two different channel packages. Both plans can be viewed on three devices simultaneously and support iOS, Android, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Web browsers, and Chromecast. There are no contracts with Vidgo. You pay month to month and can cancel at any time. Each Vidgo channel plan offers a 3-day free trial. Currently, Vidgo is are offering either package at a promo price of $10 per month for the first 2 months. This deal is for both new and returning customers.

Below are the prices and a brief description of each plan. We dive into the channels available on each a little later in the article.

English Lineup: This English Speaking live TV package costs $55 per month for over 85 channels found on cable and network TV. Currently, new customers can sign up for the Core Plan at a discounted rate for the first three months. 

Spanish Lineup: This channel package typically costs $20 per month and offers Spanish speaking channels like ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, beIN Sports en Espanol, History, Discovery, and more.

Vidgo Channel Packages

Below is a listing of both Vidgo channel packages. Channel packages that contain live local networks like ABC, Fox, and My TV are only available in select markets.

English Lineup

• ABC (in over 100 markets)
• ABC News
• ACC Network
• AHC
• Animal Planet
• Aspire
• BeIn Sports – English
• BET
• Big Ten Network
• Cheddar
• CMT
• CMT Music
• Comedy Central
• Cooking Channel
• Curiosity Stream
• Destination America
• Discovery
• Discovery Family
• Discovery Life
• Disney
• Disney Jr.
• Disney XD
• DIY
• ESPN
• ESPN Deportes
• ESPN U
• ESPN2
• ESPNews
• Food Network
• Fox (in over 100 markets)
• Fox Business
• Fox Deportes
• Fox News
• Freeform
• FS1
• FS2
• FX
• FXM
• FXX
• FYI
• Game Show Network
• Get TV
• Hallmark
• Hallmark Drama
• Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
• HGTV
• History
• ID Discovery
• INSP
• Kids Street
• Law & Crime
• Lifetime
• Lifetime Movies
• Longhorn
• MAVTV
• Motortrend
• MTV
• MTV Classic
• MTV2
• Nat Geo
• Nat Geo Wild
• NFL Network
• NFL Redzone
• Nick Jr
• Nickelodeon
• Nick Toons
• OWN
• PAC -12 NETWORK
• PAC -12 NETWORK Los Angeles
• PAC -12 NETWORK Arizona
• PAC -12 NETWORK Bay Area
• PAC -12 NETWORK Mountain
• PAC -12 NETWORK Oregon
• PAC -12 NETWORK Washington
• QVC
• Paramount Network
• Science
• SEC Network
• Sony Movie Channel
• Teen Nick
• TLC
• Travel Channel
• TV Land
• Uptv
• Velocity
• VH1
• Viceland

Spanish Lineup

• AtreSeries
• Antenna 3
• Atrecine
• Baby TV
• BeIN Sports – Spanish
• Canal Sur
• Centroamerica TV
• Cine latino
• Discovery En Espanol
• Discovery Familia (DF)
• ESPN Deportes
• estudio5
• Fox Deportes
• Fox Life
• History Channel Espanol
• Hogar (HGTV)
• Hola! TV
• Nat Geo Mundo
• NTN24
• Nuestra Tele
• Pasiones
• RCN Novelas
• Telefe
• Teleformula
• TV Azteca
• TV Dominica
• TYC Sports
• VideoRola
• WAPA America

The Latest Features

With Vidgo being a relatively new service, we will update the latest updates and additions in this section. On September 10th, 2020 Vidgo announced the latest updates

• Timeshift enables customers to rewind, pause, or skip back to the beginning of live sporting events or tv shows if they join late or get interrupted. 
•  Playback allows Vidgo customers can watch shows from the past 24 hours without the need for a DVR 
• Vidgo Subscribers to access hundreds of hours of additional content, movies, and recorded shows from ESPN, Disney, ABC, Fox, Fox News, NFL Network, Discovery, Viacom, beIN Sports, and Hallmark apps. See our guide to using TV Everywhere apps for more information.
• Vidgo now supports streaming live content on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari web browsers. 
• The Vidgo app now allows users to cast content from their mobile device using Airplay or Chromecast.

Vidgo DVR

Vidgo doesn’t have a cloud DVR, but instead offers 72 hour playback from many channels. So for most channels, you will have 3 days to watch anything you missed. Vidgo also offers VOD (Video On Demand) library of free content from channels in their lineup, allowing you to watch your favorite shows whenever you want. In addition, Vidgo offers a search feature that searches live, 72 hour playback, or on demand.

Vidgo Social TV Feature

Vidgo sets itself apart with it’s “Social TV” feature. While you can watch Vidgo on TV-connected devices like Roku, those on mobile devices can interact with other Vidgo users while watching their favorite shows. Users schedule integrated chat rooms during a TV show called “Watch Parties.” Their friends can chat, post live video reactions, and GIF reactions. Vidgo also schedules watch parties around popular shows for anyone to join. Below is a quick video made by Vidgo highlighting their social TV feature.

Pros and Cons to Vidgo

In summary, let’s refresh ourselves on the pros and cons of this live TV streaming service

Pros:

• One of the more affordable live streaming services to offer Disney Owned channels like ESPN, Disney Channel, etc. along with other top networks.
• Social TV feature is a lot of fun and can be very useful to engage with friends in a time where we are staying in the house more.
• Videos 3 device limit applies to home and mobile devices. Therefore your spouse could be watching something at home while you are streaming something on the go.
• Currently, Vidgo is one of the most affordable ways to watch NFL Network.

Cons:.

• Doesn’t have a cloud DVR (instead offers 72 hour playback)
• Vidgo doesn’t include CBS and NBC.

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