Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2013 Examining the effect of innovation on the market structure of the U.S. Media industry Thomas Edward Vizcarrondo Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Mass Communication Commons Recommended Citation Vizcarrondo, Thomas Edward, "Examining the effect of innovation on the market structure of the U.S. Media industry" (2013). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 2636. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2636 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF INNOVATION ON THE MARKET STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. MEDIA INDUSTRY A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Manship School of Mass Communication by Tom Vizcarrondo B.S., University of Tulsa, 1983 M.A., University of Central Florida, 2004 August 2013 This dissertation is dedicated to the memory of my father, whose faith in me was so often greater than my own faith in myself. It is also dedicated to my mother, whose love and encouragement has helped me to achieve more than I often thought I could. I hope they are as proud of their son as I am of my parents.