Competition for viewers and advertisers in a TV oligopoly

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-233

  Kind, Hans Jarle ^a   Nilssen, Tore ^b   Sørgard, Lars ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

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EID: 35448943633     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08997760701290708     Document Type: Article

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