Amazon’s foray into live news coverage began with a familiar voice and face. “Good evening. It’s been a while,” said Brian Williams, the longtime NBC News anchor, kicking off election night coverage Tuesday at 2 p.

The former NBC anchor noted the streamer did not have a decision desk and would be reporting when other news outlets made calls.

A newcomer on the election night broadcasting scene, Amazon Prime’s “Election Night Live” with Brian Williams ... in a jab at the household-sized TV powering state-by-state analysis. Media commentator Max Tani of Semafor described the broadcast ...

Brian Williams didn’t come to Election Night to break news, but rather to put it all together. The longtime NBC News veteran kicked off an interesting American experiment Tuesday evening by taking to Amazon’s Prime Video to host an hours-long Election Night special that showed him using his gift of gab while his corporate benefactor