Mediagazer: Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)

Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:

NBC News launches its 24/7 streaming service NBC News Now in Latin America in two of its biggest markets, Mexico and Brazil — NBC News' 24/7 streaming platform, NBC News Now, is launching in Mexico and Brazil, Latin America's biggest markets, as it continues to expand across the world.

Discussion: The Desk and TVNewsCheck

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B — Annual revenues from copyrighted music hit almost $46bn last year, against $33.2bn for cinema

Discussion: Pivotal Economics, CMU, Music Ally, Billboard and Will Page on LinkedIn

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV — The commercial broadcaster is back on alert for takeover approaches as financial and industry players evaluate offers which could lead …

Discussion: The Guardian, The Times, Deadline, City A.M., Bloomberg, Advanced Television and RTÉ

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal — Macy's and NBC near pact that would raise the spectacle's annual average price to $60 million.

Discussion: Just Jared

Brian Stelter / CNN:

As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC — Elon Musk has called MSNBC “the utter scum of the Earth.” He has said the channel “peddles puerile propaganda.”

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, Cord Cutters News, @elonmusk, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, @passantino@threads.net, @brianstelter, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and HotAir

David Gilmour / Mediaite:

In response to a tweet claiming X deprioritized posts with links in them, Elon Musk said to “put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking” — Elon Musk confirmed that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X in a revelation that renews criticism …

Discussion: @designationsix.bsky.social, @alicekeeler.com, @kwanza.bsky.social, @andrewlseidel.bsky.social, @deadendgg.bsky.social, New Republic, @mattnavarra.com, @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social, @paulg, @elonmusk, @paulg, @romansphoto.bsky.social, @ernie@writing.exchange, Althouse and Benzinga

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE — The music industry is entering new era, one driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents and the rapacity of private equity.

Discussion: @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw

Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:

Internal email: the UK's Reach plans to merge staff at The Daily Mirror and celebrity magazine OK! to cut costs, but the move won't result in cutting of roles — Merging of daily newspaper and celebrity magazine employees is latest move by owner, Reach, to cut costs

Discussion: MediaPost and Telegraph

Max Tani / Semafor:

Sources: CNN is considering making network anchor Kaitlan Collins its chief White House correspondent and relocating her show from New York to DC — The Scoop — CNN's leadership says it doesn't want to go back to its wall-to-wall 24-hour coverage of Donald Trump when he returns to the White House in January.

Discussion: TVNewsCheck

Reporters Without Borders:

Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking” — Whether based in the US, Switzerland, France or India, any media outlet investigating the “ethical hacking” of Appin …

Discussion: @rsf_inter and Reporters Without Borders on YouTube

Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:

An interview with Alsu Kurmasheva of RFE/RL, a seasoned editor and broadcaster who spent months in a Russian prison before being released in a prisoner swap — Russian authorities put Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Alsu Kurmasheva behind bars, but they couldn't outsmart her.

Discussion: Voice of America, Kathleen Moore on LinkedIn and Freedom of the Press …

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:

SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies — - Sony among companies suing Cox over customer song downloads — Appeals court tossed out big 2019 jury award against Cox

Discussion: MediaPost, RedState and Reuters