DETERMINANTS OF US TELEVISION FICTION IMPORTS IN WESTERN-EUROPE

Our primary hypothesis is that a country having a larger gross domesti c product (GDP) or broadcast television economic infrastructure (BTEI) will import a lower proportion of its programming from the United Sta tes than a country with lower GDP or BTEI. Results support our primary hypothesis bur also indicate that the percentage of private stations may be a more important predictor. Contrary to our expectations, the e xistence of program quotas is unrelated, and English fluency negativel y related, to the proportion of U.S. imports.