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Sat Sep 28, 2024, 02:44 PM Sep 2024

Brian Williams In Talks With Amazon to Host A Prime Video Election Night Program [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Sep 28th, 2024, 2:52 pm


Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams is in talks to cover the presidential election results for Amazon’s Prime Video.

According to multiple reports, Williams is in talks with executives at Amazon to host the streaming platform’s first attempt at a live news coverage. In recent years, Prime Video has broken into sports live-broadcasting by offering live access to the NFL and NBA games.

Williams has not been on television since 2021 after announcing he was leaving NBC News and MSNBC after 28 years. The veteran news anchor previously led NBC’s presidential election nigh coverage in 2008 and 2012 as well as MSNBC’s program in 2016 and 2020.

According to LA Times, the potential election night program would be a one-time-only event and not a move by Amazon to expand permanently into the TV news business.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/brian-williams-in-talks-with-amazon-to-host-a-prime-video-election-night-program/



Link to LA Times article - Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime’s first foray into news
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