Observed Signal · Jul 13, 2026 · Product Launch · Source: techcrunch · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
B2C Consumer App / Platform Market: TV Time Founder Launches Bingers After Shutdown
Antonio Pinto, an original founder of the TV-tracking app TV Time (formerly TVShow Time), is building a new app called Bingers to rehome the TV Time community after TV Time's planned removal from app stores. Pinto says Bingers will recreate TV Time’s social features, import users’ TV Time archives via the GDPR-compliant export tool, and has been architected to reduce server costs and improve performance. App intelligence firm Appfigures reports TV Time has over 26.4 million lifetime installs. Bingers is expected on the Apple App Store and Google Play by the end of July 2026, with a waitlist currently collecting sign-ups on the Bingers website.
Consumer app relaunch preserves a large, active viewing community and demonstrates data portability (GDPR export/import) and cost-efficient architecture for in-app social platforms; limited direct impact on broader AdTech market.
Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Antonio Pinto, an original founder of TV Time, is building a new TV-tracking app called Bingers.
- Appfigures reports TV Time has more than 26.4 million lifetime installs.
- Bingers will offer import of TV Time archives using TV Time’s GDPR-compliant export tool before TV Time’s removal from app stores on July 15, 2026.
- Pinto said Bingers was architected to lower server costs and improve performance compared with TV Time.
- Pinto sold his former app (TVShow Time) to Whipclip (now Whip Media) in 2016.
Connected Companies & Entities
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Mobile app analytics and app store intelligence software.
“According to data from app intelligence provider Appfigures, TV Time has more than 26.4 million lifetime installs, many of those users poten...”
TechCrunch
Technology publisher monetising audience, events and branded campaigns.
“The developer tells TechCrunch that the new app will be available on the App Store and Google Play by the end of July 2026....”
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