other reasons why they didn t want the documentary, it might not be any good, or whatever. you mention the deal between saudis and netflix, what was that deal? well, the saudis made two production deals. i beg your pardon, netflix made two production deals, five years each and five products each, tv series or movies with two production companies in riyadh. and, actually, the interesting thing is that you and i can now click on netflix and see what they have produced. and they are very unusual and rather surprising. these are made by young cutting edge film directors, of which there are many in riyadh, and they are creating tv series and movies that are very clearly critical of rich saudis, possibly
and directors and the major tech giants of silicon valley. there were enormous deals in the works. six month later, khashoggi was murdered. and there was a freeze for about a year or two. but i would say that that s pretty much behind the saudis, and you have what is now the kind of schizophrenic experience where, you know, six flags, the big amusement park company, the biggest amusement park company in the world is building a huge amusement park outside riyadh. there is a film festival about to happen, i believe next month injeddah. there is a lot going on in saudi arabia which involves western media companies, entertainment companies, and they appear to have turned the page. sanam vakilfrom chatham house, a good point to bring you in. are you surprised there is not more pushback, given what happened with khashoggi?
about a dozen multiplexes around saudi arabia, the one in riyadh, they estimate it does about 11 times the traffic as the one in london, for example. they are packed, they have been packed from day one when they opened in i think it was 2018. their first showing was black panther. it was the biggest event in riyadh in memory. and that is interesting because it is the same black panther you d see around the world. i wonder if the investment in something like netflix, the same question i asked jim, is does it have real world implications, in terms of what they are seeing? does it give the saudis any editorial sway in what netflix viewers are seeing? we see tiny bits of that and i would say, unlike what jim was saying, i think one of the major effects is a kind of.the hesitation that
and in fact, khashoggi s murder which happened exactly three years ago came only six months after the crown prince and nbs did this major trip around new york and silicon valley and la and had dinner with all the major movie stars and directors and the major tech giants of silicon valley. they were in deals in the works. six month later, khashoggi was murdered. and there was a freeze for about a year or two. but i would say that that s pretty much behind the saudis, and you have what is now the kind of schizophrenic experience where, you know, six flags, the amusement park company, the biggest amusement park company in the world is building a huge amusement park outside riyadh. there is a film festival about to happen, i believe next month injeddah.
for their engagement with saudi arabia? very, very little. and in fact, khashoggi s murder which happened exactly three years ago came only six months after the crown prince and nbs did this major trip around new york and silicon valley and la and had dinner with all the major movie stars and directors and the major tech giants of silicon valley. they were in deals in the works. six month later, khashoggi was murdered. and there was a freeze for about a year or two. but i would say that that s pretty much behind the saudis, and you have what is now the kind of schizophrenic experience where, you know, six flags, the amusement park company, the biggest amusement park company in the world is building a huge amusement park outside riyadh. there is a film festival about to happen, i believe next month injeddah. there is a lot going on in saudi arabia which involves western media companies, entertainment companies, and they appear to have turned the page. sanam vakilfrom chatham house, a go