Wrenching the machine around: EastEnders, the BBC and institutional change

Media, Culture & Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 491-512

  Mcnicholas, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BBC; institutional change; planning; ratings; resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142694382     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704044214     Document Type: Article

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