Chris Long will co-host a live pregame show on Amazon ahead of each "TNF" matchupGETTY IMAGES
Amazon Prime Video kicks off its 11-game "TNF" package tomorrow for Eagles-Packers, and among the new elements this season is Prime Video's X-Ray enhanced-info feature that will "give viewers direct access to real-time NFL Next Gen stats and live play-by-play data analysis," which was "previously available only to coaches and announcers," according to Todd Spangler of VARIETY. The X-Ray feature also will be "available on mobile devices in addition to Fire TV." The enhanced X-Ray player-tracking stats, supplied by the NFL, "will include: a quarterback's average time to throw; a running back's average yards after contact; and a wide receiver's average yards of separation." Amazon is "boosting the array of data in X-Ray after seeing that viewers were hungry for more live metrics." Meanwhile, Amazon is debuting a "new 30-minute live pregame show, 'NFL Next,' before each matchup." Produced by NFL Films, the show will "provide commentary" from former NFLer Chris Long, NFL Network's Kay Adams and stats expert James Koh. The show will "feature guests, including current and former players, plus pregame analysis" from broadcasters Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer. Storm and Kremer will call the "TNF" games for Prime Video from a "reconfigured set at Amazon's studio in Stamford, Conn." They will have "audio from the stadiums piped into their headsets to get a feel for the atmosphere at the game." Amazon will again "offer multiple audio options." Viewers can watch "TNF" with Fox' announcing crew or "select the Storm-Kremer feed; a U.K. English-language feed featuring announcers Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth; or Fox Deportes' Spanish-language broadcast" (VARIETY.com, 9/25).
