Tencent own a LOT of media and look to be taking over Ubisoft, China's a bigger threat as they WANT cultural hegemony.
But as much as it pains me to say, the Saudis are not the worst option as this is more diversifying out of only oil revenues and they aren't antagonistic to America culturally as, well, Israel let alone China. Plus Western studios are still too tainted by DEI and ESG to consistently make competent entertainment.
We need something that is visually stimulating but can keep their attention long enough to ween them off tictok brain!
Monty python is too long for that, so is stand up, any older shows that fit that description?
Loony toons?
If whoever buys WB will let us stream them. . . .
It might be the Saudis
So because they're probably more in it for the money, they'll offer the entire back catalogue to stream.
Any sane government would prevent hostile foreign agents from purchasing stakes in domestic media companies.
Tencent own a LOT of media and look to be taking over Ubisoft, China's a bigger threat as they WANT cultural hegemony.
But as much as it pains me to say, the Saudis are not the worst option as this is more diversifying out of only oil revenues and they aren't antagonistic to America culturally as, well, Israel let alone China. Plus Western studios are still too tainted by DEI and ESG to consistently make competent entertainment.