From sesame street to wall street: An analysis of market competition in commercial children's television

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-44

  Chan Olmsted, Sylvia M ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041162548     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159609364331     Document Type: Article

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