IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand)

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IGTV was Instagram’s long-form vertical video platform designed for creators to share extended, mobile-first video content beyond the standard feed and Stories.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
IGTV 0
IGTV ads 1
Instagram Video 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Instagram feature
mobile application feature
video platform
accessMethod standalone mobile app
tab inside Instagram app
announcedAt Instagram event in San Francisco
availableOn Android
iOS
brandingStatus discontinued as standalone brand
company Instagram
competedWith Snapchat
surface form: Snapchat Discover

YouTube
contentAspectRatio 9:16
contentDiscovery algorithmic recommendations
channels per creator
contentFormat video
designGoal mobile-first video experience
support vertical full-screen viewing
developedBy Instagram
featuresMergedInto Instagram main video format
initialMaxVideoLength 10 minutes for most accounts
60 minutes for larger or verified accounts
integration Instagram
surface form: Instagram Explore tab

Instagram feed previews
Instagram
surface form: Instagram profiles
launchDate 2018-06-20
launchYear 2018
monetizationFeature IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) self-linksurface differs
surface form: IGTV ads

creator revenue share
ownedBy Meta Platforms, Inc.
surface form: Meta Platforms
ownerCompany Meta Platforms, Inc.
parentPlatform Instagram
platformType long-form video
primaryUse long-form vertical video sharing
mobile-first video consumption
rebrandedTo IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Instagram Video
relationToReels separate from Instagram Reels
standaloneAppShutdownDate 2022-03
standaloneAppStatus discontinued
supports comments
horizontal video (later in product life)
likes
series organization
sharing to Direct
targetAudience Instagram users
creators
influencers
videoLengthType long-form
videoOrientation vertical video

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Instagram hasFeature IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand)
IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) monetizationFeature IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: IGTV
this entity surface form: IGTV ads
IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) rebrandedTo IGTV (discontinued as standalone brand) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: IGTV
this entity surface form: Instagram Video