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7 - Broadcasting

from Part II - Media-Dependent Entertainment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2020

Harold L. Vogel
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Summary

This chapter reviews the history of broadcasting and then describes the structure and terminology of operations and valuations and ties these to macroeconomic relationships.

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Entertainment Industry Economics
A Guide for Financial Analysis
 , pp. 328 - 371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Broadcasting
  • Harold L. Vogel
  • Book: Entertainment Industry Economics
  • Online publication: 26 June 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108675499.008
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  • Book: Entertainment Industry Economics
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108675499.008
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