Posted: 03/27/2009 at 11:43am | IP Logged

Most Iraqi Viewers of Christian TV Ministry are Muslims

by Ethan Cole, The Christian Post/Christian Today Australia

NISCOSIA, CYPRUS - A new survey found that about 5.3 million Iraqis, or about 19 percent of the population, watch the Christian satellite programs on SAT-7, the ministry reported Friday.

As Iraq’s tiny Christian community numbers less than 600 thousand, it is safe to say that most of SAT-7’s viewers are Muslims.

The study by Intermedia found that SAT-7 is only 1.7 percentage points behind BBC Arabic in the number of people aware of the channel.

“It’s quite amazing when you consider that BBC Arabic has an annual budget of 25 million British pounds,” says SAT-7 CEO Terence Ascott. “A year ago when the BBC channel launched, that amount was worth about 50 million dollars. SAT-7’s total budget, split among three channels in 2008, was only 13 million dollars. Talk about value for your money!”

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