Parade will keep marching on with NBCUniversal after the retailer and media giant struck a new 10-year rights extension that will see the event continue to broadcast on NBC and Telemundo and stream on Peacock.

NBCUniversal is extending its partnership with Macy’s via a 10-year programming rights deal. The agreement includes The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy’s 4thof July Fireworks, as well as a new program that NBCUniversal says it will give details on at a later date.

NBCUniversal and Macy’s said they struck a new pact that will keep the retailer’s popular Thanksgiving Day Parade on the media conglomerate’s properties through 2034, a nod to the growing importance of live “tentpole” events in the business of television.

The long-term deal also includes the 4th of July fireworks concert special, and a new event to be announced at a later date.

Macy's said last year's parade reached 31.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, an 11 percent increase from 2023.

NBCUniversal and Macy's have extended their agreement to keep the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBCUniversal's platforms until 2034, emphasizing the significance of live events in television. The also deal includes rights to other Macy’s events such as the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks,

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