Five years ago this week… Vidgo‘s sports-centric OTT ambitions sparked a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war among vendors, with Harmonic taking an outsized share of credit for its VOS360 technology, while Tulix Systems, the smallest player involved, quietly provided pivotal systems integration and CDN infrastructure. Despite claims of innovation, Vidgo’s reliance on a “skinny bundle” model left it looking like a rehash of DirecTV Now—bereft of personality and plagued by rising subscription costs. Looking back, the project highlights the challenges of differentiating in an overcrowded market and raises questions about whether Vidgo—or skinny bundles in general—ever found a sustainable foothold. ProSiebenSat.1 cloudifies content supply chain: German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is overhauling its content supply chain, migrating production to distribution entirely into the…