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Brian Williams Goes Long on Talk, Short on Flashy Graphics in Amazon Election-Night Streaming Debut
Brian Williams kicked off a chatty Election Night special on Amazon in what is seen as a bid by the streaming giant to dabble more in live events
NBC News launched a special “Kornacki-cam” on its Peacock streaming service, giving subscribers the chance to focus closely on Steve Kornacki, best known for his interactive political maps and statistics. Indeed, Amazon and Williams chose to do an Election Night show without access to a specific decision desk, which the host told viewers would force him to hew to only one set of results while many different polls and outcomes were likely to be discussed by the public over the course of the evening. Producers were abele to line up well-known names, this person adds, aided by the fact that many traditional TV-news competitors have trimmed the ranks of their contributors as economic pressures have weighed on them.
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