{"id":835,"date":"2018-06-21T16:39:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T20:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.wordpress.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2020-06-26T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T22:14:09","slug":"instagram-tv-launches-igtv-app-for-creators-1-hour-video-uploads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/instagram-tv-launches-igtv-app-for-creators-1-hour-video-uploads\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram TV launches (IGTV app) for creators, 1-hour video uploads."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Instagram\u00a0is ready to compete head to head on\/with YouTube. Today at a flashy event in San Francisco, the company announced it will begin allowing users to upload videos up to one hour in length<\/strong>, up from the previous one-minute limit. And to house the new longer-form videos from content creators and the general public, Instagram is\u00a0launching<\/a>\u00a0IGTV. Accessible from a button inside the Instagram home screen, as well as a standalone app, IGTV will spotlight popular videos from Instagram celebrities.<\/p>\n

The launch confirms\u00a0TechCrunch\u2019s scoops over the past month outlining the features\u00a0and\u00a0potential\u00a0of\u00a0IGTV\u00a0that we said would arrive today, following the\u00a0WSJ\u2019s report\u00a0that Instagram would offer videos up to an hour in length.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s time for video to move forward, and evolve,\u201d said Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom onstage at the event. \u201cIGTV is for watching long-form videos from your favorite creators.\u201d Just before he took the stage,\u00a0Instagram\u2019s business blog<\/a>\u00a0outed details of IGTV.<\/p>\n

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How IGTV Works<\/h2>\n

IGTV will let anyone be a creator, not just big-name celebrities. People will be able to upload vertical videos through Instagram\u2019s app or the web. Everyone except smaller and new accounts will be able to upload hour-long videos immediately, with that option expanding to everyone eventually.<\/p>\n

The IGTV app will be available globally on\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Android<\/a>\u00a0sometime today, as well as in the Instagram app through a TV-shaped button above Stories. \u201cWe made it a dedicated app so you can tap on it and enjoy the video without all the distraction,\u201d Systrom explained.<\/p>\n

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In IGTV\u2019s dedicated app or its in-Instagram experience, viewers will be able to swipe through a variety of longer-form videos, or swipe up to visit a Browse tab of personally recommended videos, popular videos, creators they\u2019re following and the option to continue watching previously started videos. Users will also get callouts from the IGTV button alerting them to new content.<\/p>\n

IGTV will also let creators develop Instagram Channels full of their different videos that people can subscribe to. Creators will be able to put links in the description of their videos to drive traffic elsewhere.<\/p>\n

No Commercials In IGTV\u2026Yet<\/h2>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no ads in IGTV today,\u201d says Systrom, but he says it\u2019s \u201cobviously a very reasonable place [for ads] to end up.\u201d He explained that since creators are investing a lot of time into IGTV videos, he wants to make that sustainable by offering them a way to monetize in the future. Instagram isn\u2019t paying any creators directly for IGTV videos either like Facebook did to jump-start its flopped Facebook Watch video hub.\"\"
\nWith\u00a01 billion users on Instagram, IGTV could be popular with creators not only trying to earn money but grow their audience. Instagram is expected to build out a monetization option for IGTV creators, potentially including ad revenue shares. The big user base could also attract advertisers. eMarketer already expects Instagram to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018. Facebook shareholders loved the sound of more premium ad inventory that businesses crave as they shift spend away from the television. Facebook\u2019s share price is up over 2.2 percent today to nearly $202.<\/p>\n

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Instagram has evolved far beyond the initial simplicity of just filtering and sharing photos. When it launched, mobile networks, screens, and cameras weren\u2019t ready for longer-form video, and neither were users. As more families cut the cord or teens ignore television altogether, though, Instagram has an opportunity to become the TV of mobile. YouTube may always have a wider breadth of content, but through curation of creators and publishers\u2019 video content, Instagram could become the reliable place to watch something great on the small screen.<\/p>\n

Author:\u00a0Josh Constine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Image Credits:\u00a0<\/strong>TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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