The big three's prime-time decline: A technological and social context

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-135

  Hindman, Douglas Blanks ^a   Wiegand, Kenneth ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NBC   (United States)

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EID: 41549143185     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150701820924     Document Type: Article

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