An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Tumblr plans to compete in the fast-crowding live video space, according to a promotional webpage unearthed by Twitter user David Chartier over this past weekend. The page, livevideo.tumblr.com, features a programming schedule and a launch date of June 21st, though the date may not be set in stone. TechCrunch confirmed today the images are indeed Tumblr advertising material for the new platform. It’s unclear how the company’s live video ambitions will shape up, and whether it will resemble anything like Facebook Live, Twitter’s Periscope, or Amazon-owned Twitch. In April, Facebook rolled out a major live video update allowing anyone to post live streams of themselves to their timeline.

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