'Industrial Organization of Film Exhibitors in the Low Countries: Comparing the Netherlands and Belgium, 1945-1960', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (online 2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2016.1157294

Abstract: Belgium and the Netherlands developed surprisingly divergent cinema economies and movie-going cultures from the early twentieth century onwards. This article seeks explanations for this difference in the way the film exhibition industry was organized in both neighbouring countries. The Dutch exhibitors were united (together with distributors) in the business interest association Nederlandse Bioscoopbond that functioned as a powerful cartel with a tight control over the market. By keeping entry barriers to the industry high, the association restricted the number of cinema operations.... Mehr ...