Supranational regulation: Television and the European Union

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-369

  Wheeler, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Convergence; Culture; European Union; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544236947     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323104045263     Document Type: Review

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