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Recently updated on November 6, 2024<\/p><\/div>\n

Long story short, YouTube should start to worry and think about how to enhance its monetization algorithms and copyright rules to make them more content creators-friendly. If previously, the company could dawdle over-optimization of their service, soon it could be a far too costly affair as a new and potentially dangerous competitor arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram will be launching its new video hub, IGTV, on June 20, which will \u201coffer a dedicated space featuring scripted shows, music videos and more in vertically oriented, full-screen, high-def 4K resolution,\u201d according to TechCrunch<\/a>. And regardless of what you could say about the doubtful qualities of vertically oriented video, it is highly likely that the new service is going to be immensely popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For instance, the previous service that had been launched by the company, Instagram stories, exploded. Currently, more than 300 million<\/a> people use Stories every day and this number grows. Therefore, it would not be strange if IGTV succeeds as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emerging hub is such a benefit for a competitive market, such a headache for YouTube, and such a great brand new opportunity for businesses<\/a>.  <\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Instagram has\u00a0800 million<\/a>\u00a0active monthly users and it is estimated that the network will be reaching 1 billion users by the end of June. Therefore, the video service could provide a powerful marketing platform. Instagram seems to be aware of it and will equip content creators with a possibility to add links to their videos, which can be easily accessed by swiping up on a video. This feature will definitely be used to drive traffic to a company\u2019s site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is quite difficult to speculate on how exactly IGTV is going to operate. However, it is already known that the Instagram video section will provide algorithmic, personalized curation and a narrower set of sources<\/a> than Youtube\u2019s one. As follows, it will be easier for people to find the content they enjoy. The luckiest creators or companies who will manage to get a comfy niche in the Instagram video hub as soon as possible will benefit from it significantly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long story short, YouTube should start to worry and think how to enhance its monetization algorithms and copyright rules to make them more content creators-friendly. If previously, the company could dawdle over optimization of their service, soon it could be a far too costly affair as a new and potentially dangerous competitor arises. 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