NBC Ready to Pay Triple to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Rights

NBC Ready to Pay Triple to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Rights·The Wall Street Journal

Millions of Americans will spend Thursday morning watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a majestic mix of balloons, floats, high school and college marching bands and big stars. NBC, which has had the broadcast rights since 1953, is trying to hammer down a new deal with Macy’s to keep the event on the network and its Peacock streaming service for the next decade, according to people familiar with the talks.

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