Lacuna or Universal? Introducing a new model for understanding cross-cultural audience demand

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 631-641

  Rohn, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 79955891367     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443711399223     Document Type: Article

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