Competition, concentration and diversity in european television markets

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-275

  Van Der Wurff, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competition; Concentration; Diversity; Programme choice theory; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747878323     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-005-0490-y     Document Type: Article

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