--- title: Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as... description: TV Time, the popular TV-tracking and fan community app with over 26 million lifetime installs, is shutting down on July 15, 2026. Parent company Whip Media,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/popular-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-is-shutting-down-as-company-focuses-on-ai-cgwtlrm3h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI | daily.dev og:description: TV Time, the popular TV-tracking and fan community app with over 26 million lifetime installs, is shutting down on July 15, 2026. Parent company Whip Media,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/popular-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-is-shutting-down-as-company-focuses-on-ai-cgwtlrm3h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CGWtlRM3h.png og:image:alt: Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary TV Time, the popular TV-tracking and fan community app with over 26 million lifetime installs, is shutting down on July 15, 2026. Parent company Whip Media, acquired by Blue Torch Capital in early 2025, is pivoting away from consumer apps toward enterprise AI products — specifically its AI-powered workflow tool Helix for streaming analytics. The shutdown highlights a broader trend of companies abandoning active consumer communities to chase AI business opportunities. Users can export their data via a GDPR-compliant tool before the app is removed from stores. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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