Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

Source: The Verge

Summary

TV Time, a popular TV-tracking app, will shut down on July 15. The app’s parent company, Whip Media, is shifting its focus to enterprise AI products. TV Time allowed users to track and discover TV shows and movies. The app will no longer be available after July 15.


Our Reading

The launch follows a familiar script.

Whip Media is pivoting toward enterprise AI products, because that’s what every company does when they want to sound innovative. TV Time, a popular TV-tracking app, is getting the axe on July 15. Another app bites the dust. TV Time’s demise is just another reminder that “free” services are only free until they’re not. The app’s users will just have to find another way to track their TV shows.


Author: Evan Null