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Instagram now testing videos up to 90 minutes long in major shift

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One major question remains: Will Instagram compensate creators for their videos the way YouTube does?

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Reports & sources

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Instagram Tests 90-Minute Horizontal Videos In Major Play for Podcasters and Creators (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Select creators in the U.S. Monday and will be able to test out the new product, which could make the platform more of a destination for full video podcasts.

  2. Variety

    Instagram Is Testing Ability to Share Videos up to 90 Minutes Long and Launches on Apple TV — but Unlike YouTube, It’s Still Not Going to Pay Creators (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Meta’s Instagram is trying to make itself a place for longer-form entertainment content from digital creators, including testing out video lengths of up to 90 minutes and letting users watch Reels and more on Apple TV.

  3. Digital Trends

    Prepare yourself for longer videos on Instagram. And oh, they’ll be in wide-screen view, too. (opens Digital Trends)

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    Instagram is testing Features, a new format for horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The feature lets creators link short Reels to full-length podcasts, comedy videos, and other content.

  4. The Jewish Voice

    Instagram Takes Aim at YouTube With Tests for 90-Minute Horizontal Videos (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    The Jewish Voice's feed description

    Instagram is making its most aggressive push yet into long-form video, launching a pilot test for a new format called “Features” that allows select creators and podcasters to publish horizontal videos up to 90 minutes long, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter.

  5. The Hill

    Instagram now testing videos up to 90 minutes long in major shift (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    One major question remains: Will Instagram compensate creators for their videos the way YouTube does?

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