Brian Williams is set to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video. Is Amazon getting into live news? | CNN Business

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Amazon attracts millions of live viewers for Thursday Night Football games. The company also carries A-list concert performances and a seemingly endless number of shopping live-streams. Up next: One special night of news coverage.

The former NBC News and MSNBC anchor Brian Williams is nearing a surprise deal to lead election night coverage on Amazon’s Prime Video, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, marking the streaming service’s first foray into live news.

The proposed live-stream, during what will almost certainly be the highest-stakes news event of the year, would showcase down-the-middle analysis of the election results

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