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Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is the most watched television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. [3] Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds. [4] [5] [3] It currently holds all island coverage ...
Press freedom is a major concern in Sri Lanka. Both sides in the war make efforts to silence inconvenient reporters. Around 15 reporters received death threats from one faction or the other in 2004 [2] The assassinated reporter Aiyathurai Nadesan, correspondent in Batticaloa for several Tamil media stated just prior to his assassination in 2005:
TV Derana is the first channel that hosted a reality show for children in Sri Lanka. The first season was named as Derana Star in a Minute [ 14 ] and the rest of the seasons as Derana Little Star . Up to date, nine seasons of Little Star were finished and the grand finale of tenth season was held on 27 June 2020.
Sri Lanka's second state-owned TV station - Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) - was established by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Act No. 6 of 1982. [3] SLRC started broadcasting on 15 February 1982. [2] The Act required the SLRC to maintain taste and decency and not to incite crime and disorder or cause religious or public offence.
Thinakkural is a Tamil newspaper published in Sri Lanka. It was founded by Pon Rajagobal, former editor of Virakesari in 1997. [1] There have reported number of attempts to force the paper to stop its distribution in recent times. [1] [2] [3] [4]
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
It is a Shrama Abhimani Award winner (Oct 2009) , [2] broadcasts content to a wide demographic within Sri Lanka as well as the expatriate community. The programmes are broadcast in three languages: Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The ITN broadcast coverage extends to 99% of the island of Sri Lanka. [3] [4] [5]
The Tamil Mirror is a Tamil-language news website in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is published by Wijeya Newspapers. [1] Its sister newspapers are, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Times, Lankadeepa and Daily FT.