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| Developer(s) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 20, 2018 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android |
| Size | 140.3 MB (iOS), 30.05 MB (Android) |
| Available in | 30 languages[1] |
List of languages English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese | |
| Type | online video sharing platform |
| Licence | Freeware |
| Website | business |
IGTV, short for Instagram TV, was a video application by Instagram for Android and iOS smartphones.[2] It allowed for longer videos compared to Instagram feeds. IGTV was available as a stand-alone app, though basic functionality was also available within the Instagram app and website.[3]
The service was launched and introduced by former Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom in a live event in San Francisco on June 20, 2018, featuring creators such as Lele Pons.[4]
On March 1, 2022, Instagram's parent company, Meta, announced the shutdown of IGTV, due to their focus on Instagram Reels. The app was removed from app stores in mid-March, and all IGTV videos were then merged into the Instagram app.[5]
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- ^ "What's the difference between IGTV and IGTV inside Instagram?". Digital Trends. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "How to use Instagram's new IGTV app". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "With IGTV, Instagram Takes Aim at YouTube". WIRED. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Instagram is shutting down its standalone IGTV app". TechCrunch. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-06.