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Sri Lanka had no television services available until 1979. The creation of a national television service was planned several times as far back as 1965 (Ceylon at the time), when then-Minister of State J. R. Jayawardene suggested its creation, but was rejected by Dudley Senanayake's government, whose media advisors led by Neville Jayaweera called television "a gift of a rhinoceros".
Channel Eye telecasts sport international and local programs, mainly for cricket and motor car racing. The channel was the official broadcaster of Cricket World Cup tournaments in [ 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.
Tamil programming was carried on Rupavahini's main channel since the beginning and in the 2000s on Channel Eye.In January 2008, using Channel Eye's frequencies, Nethra TV started operating on a timeshare basis, between 6:30 am and 9 pm. [4] The new channel opened on 5 January 2008 with the first programme being the inter-religious programme Talk For the Day.
TV 1 is a Sri Lankan general entertainment television channel that provides content in both English and Sinhalese, aimed at the youth market.It was founded in 1992 as MTV Newsvision, making it one of Sri Lanka's first privately owned television channels. [1]
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.
ITN recently launched a website ITN News, which is an online portal for the distribution of local news internationally. [6] ITN channel is also the first 1080p full HD television channel in Sri Lanka. The ITN Ltd has invested Rs. 200 Mn on the construction of the country's first HD studio complex and started high resolution broadcasting since ...
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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).