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Contracts and Competition in the Pay-TV Market

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  • Author One David Harbord

    (Market Analysis Ltd, Oxford)

  • Author Two Marco Ottaviani

    (London Business School)

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  • Author One David Harbord & Author Two Marco Ottaviani, 2002. "Contracts and Competition in the Pay-TV Market," Industrial Organization 0203005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Contracts; licensing; pay-TV;
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    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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