A study compiled by the University of Athens' mass media and communications faculty, focusing on Greece-based satellite television channels and expatriate Greeks' preferences, was recently unveiled in the Greek capital.

Specifically, a majority of respondents in the study (46 percent) said they preferred the state broadcaster, ERT-World, followed by 35 percent of respondents who said they prefer the Athens-based Antenna network's satellite channels. Athens-based Mega Cosmos was selected by 8.1 percent of respondents.

One of the study's findings shows that a primary condition for subscribing to a Greek satellite channel or viewing Greek language programming is a good knowledge of the Greek language

The study was conducted between January 2006 and June 2007 on a sample of 2,053 respondents in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. A majority of respondents are first-generation expatriates, 65.2 percent, according to the study.

Source : Athens News