Murdoch's dilemma, or 'What's the price of TV in China?

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Curtin, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cultural geography; Globalization; News Corporation; Rupert Murdoch; Satellite television; Star TV; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444381167     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443705050467     Document Type: Article

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