Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the service is powered by video platform Livebox, which lets users tip streamers (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the service is powered by video platform Livebox, which lets users tip streamers  —  Tumblr is adding support for livestreaming via the video platform Livebox.  The feature is being rolled out to US users on iOS and Android now …

Wall Street Journal:
How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals  —  In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tumblr updates its community guidelines to allow nudity, mature subject matter, and sexual themes, but retains its limits for sexually explicit acts  —  Tumblr has made an update it hinted at in September, changing its rules to allow nudity — but not sexually explicit images — on the platform.

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg:
A look at efforts by Twitch executives at TwitchCon to reassure streamers about monetary concerns, as Amazon stresses financial independence for the service  —  Weeks after Amazon.com Inc.’s video livestreaming site Twitch announced controversial changes to the way creators make money on the platform …

Kate Park / TechCrunch:
LG launches LG Art Lab which lets US users buy, sell, and trade NFTs on its smart TVs, partners with Hedera to enable purchases via LG’s crypto wallet, Wallypto  —  LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart TVs.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open and decentralized social networking protocol powering Mastodon, Instagram-like Pixelfed, PeerTube, and others  —  Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that’s today powering social networking software …