In July 2018, Instagram announced a new platform that would “change the social video landscape” forever: IGTV. Standing on a stage with influencers and YouTube celebrities, Instagram founder and former CEO Kevin Systrom declared that it was “time for video to move forward and evolve.” Vertical video was the future and it was time for everyone to get on board with IGTV, the next big thing and expected rival to YouTube. But the IGTV hype did not last long, and low views combined with the extra effort of creating vertical video led many creators and brands to abandon ship and…