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How Saudi Arabia's entertainment investments are playing out at home and abroad

NPR | By Marc Rivers,

Scott Detrow, Sarah Handel

Published April 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM CDT

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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Scott Roxborough of The Hollywood Reporter about the meaning of Saudi Arabia's investment in the potential Paramount Skydance/Warner Brothers Discovery merger.

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Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

Sarah Handel