This new TV tracking app could do for shows what Letterboxd does for movies
THE SO WHAT
If Bingers becomes the Letterboxd for TV, the control point shifts from streaming platforms to third-party taste graphs and watchlists. Media and CTV advertisers should be thinking about integrations and data partnerships now — not after someone else owns the cross-platform viewing graph.
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