Culture & Education | Tuesday 17 April, 2018 6:43 am |

Following the February 12 launch of the LINE LIVE video streaming platform in 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), LINE Corporation has announced that it is hosting “Share Your Talent,” an online contest that runs until April 28, 2018. 

LINE LIVE’s platform in Saudi Arabia is designed to encourage creativity and participation by youngsters, and is in line with Saudi Vision 2030, the government’s longterm plan to diversify the economy.

 

As an interactive livestreaming service, LINE LIVE is aiming to become the go-to platform for the next generation of creators, allowing them to present their thoughts and represent theircultures however they please. Furthermore, LINE LIVE’s gifting system encourages creators to keep focused on developing their content, as received items can be exchanged for real cash.

 

For users, theycan browse a huge range of categories and enjoy 100% original live content. Users can also communicate with broadcasters in real time and even co-host a livestream together — a feature that is especially useful for small businesses in Saudi Arabia because it enables real-time access to customers via their LINE LIVE accounts at no cost. 

 

“LINE is excited to be bringing its LINE LIVE livestreaming platform to Saudi Arabia and the MENA region,” said Ik Jae Jeong, head of MENA business development at LINE Corporation. “By working closely with the small businesses and creative youngsters of Saudi Arabia, LINE feels there are many intriguing possibilities for long-term growth in the region.”

 

In addition, LINE will team up with Kharabeesh, the first YouTube-certified multichannel network (MCN) in the MENA region, to launch an online contest called Share Your Talent. 

 

“By applying Kharabeesh’s content-creation assets and inviting top-class influencers from a variety of backgrounds, the Share Your Talent event will help young talents gain exposure and serve as their launching pad to stardom in the livestreaming world,” said Wael Attili, VP of content at Kharabeesh.

 

Anyone with a passion for storytelling and content creation can apply to Share Your Talent at www.linelivetalents.com until April 28, 2018. The top three participants will receive awards and special promotional activities on LINE LIVE and Kharabeesh’s online platforms. 

 

Share Your Talent

• How to Participate?

 

Step 1 = Install the LINE LIVE app and create an account 

 

Step 2 = Visit www.linelivetalents.com and submit an application 

 

*You will be asked to choose one category among the following five options: Comedy, Fashion & Beauty, Music, Cooking & Lifestyle and Sports & Cars. 

 

Step 3 = Start livestreaming and show us what you can do

 

*Make sure to give your livestream a title that starts with #ShareYourTalent

 

Step 4 = Our judges will review the livestreams

   

• Application period = April 12 (Thu.) – April 28 (Sat.), 2018
• Winner announcement = May 3, 2018 (official website & LINE LIVE’s social media channels) 
• Winning Prizes

1st= iPhone X

2nd= Samsung Galaxy S9 

3rd= PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB, with FIFA18