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Instagram announced on Wednesday a standalone app called IGTV, a place for watching long-form vertical video. Casey and Ashely \u2014 who went to Instagram\u2019s event that announced the app \u2014 talk with Nilay, Dieter, and Paul about their initial feelings about the platform and predict how it will fit into the social mediasphere. \n\nAlso, Nilay Patel sits down with Kara Swisher to talk about the recent AT&T and Time Warner merger. Kara published a book in 2003 about the AOL and Time Warner merger There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere (the merger split off in 2009) so the two discuss the similarities and differences between the two mergers and what they can potentially mean when distribution companies own content. \n\nThere\u2019s a whole lot more in between that \u2014 like Paul\u2019s weekly segment (now up for sale) \u201cShaavoop\u201d \u2014 so listen to it all and you\u2019ll get it all. \n\n01:54 - Instagram announces IGTV, a standalone app for longer videos\n\n19:33 - AT&T launches new WatchTV streaming service at aggressive $15-per-month price\n\n27:26 - Tinder parent company buys anti-Tinder dating app Hinge\n\n35:51 - Kara Swisher talks AT&T - Time Warner merger \n\n1:07:12 - Paul\u2019s weekly segment \u201cShaavoop\u201d\n\n1:11:51 - What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal?\n\n1:19:27 - Apple\u2019s AirPower charging mat rumored to ship in September following \u2018technical hurdles\u2019\n\n1:19:48 - Apple and Oprah are teaming up to make videos\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices