Digital switchover in Europe

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-268

  Iosifidis, Petros ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue switch off; Digital switchover; Digital take up; Digital television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749450498     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048506063764     Document Type: Review

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