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YouTube launches fund to reward short-form video creation in the MENA region

Following the launch of the Shorts feature in July, the creator fund in MENA will help support the next generation of mobile creators on the platform 

YouTube announced the arrival of its YouTube Shorts Fund in each of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon and Morocco. Starting December 5, the company will reward creators and artists who make creative and unique Shorts for their contributions. The global US$100M fund was initially announced back in May and is already available in a number of markets around the world.

Shorts is a new feature YouTube rolled out in July for anyone who wants to create short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones. As of July 2021, videos in YouTube’s Shorts player – which helps people around the world watch short videos on YouTube – are receiving over 15 billion daily v


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