ARTv (Sri Lanka)
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Art Television Broadcasting Co. is a 24-hour analogue terrestrial (free to air) television channel in Sri Lanka
. A privately owned channel that broadcasts English content has its headquarters located in Colombo
. Its coverage is viewed on Frequencies UHF – CH28 in Colombo and UHF – CH52 in Kandy . ART Television is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate IWS Holdings (Private) Limited .
since 1995, the Channel offers 15 hours of CNN daily . It partnered with Cartoon Network in 2009, and relays a daily hour of Cartoon Network
on its children’s belt ART Toons , in addition to varied entertainment content sourced from leading international suppliers. The station partnered with Cartoon Network in 2009 to launch an eco-awareness campaign in Kandy
, which was the first local CSR
campaign supported by an international children’s channel .
The Channel’s daily news bulletin the State of Business is a key business current affairs program in Sri Lanka and conducts prominent business forums . The Company has also ventured into local reality series platform partnering with The Model Network, Sri Lanka and Ford Models, New York for the Ford Supermodel of Sri Lanka search . It has collaborated with the British Council in Colombo for the entrepreneurial reality show Ideators in 2010 .
broadcast station . The Company was repositioned as Art Television Broadcasting Company in July 2003 .
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. A privately owned channel that broadcasts English content has its headquarters located in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
. Its coverage is viewed on Frequencies UHF – CH28 in Colombo and UHF – CH52 in Kandy . ART Television is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate IWS Holdings (Private) Limited .
Content
Affiliated with CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
since 1995, the Channel offers 15 hours of CNN daily . It partnered with Cartoon Network in 2009, and relays a daily hour of Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
on its children’s belt ART Toons , in addition to varied entertainment content sourced from leading international suppliers. The station partnered with Cartoon Network in 2009 to launch an eco-awareness campaign in Kandy
Kandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
, which was the first local CSR
CSR
CSR may refer to:In business:* CSR Limited, an Australian industrial company, formerly known as Colonial Sugar Refining Company* CSR plc, or Cambridge Silicon Radio, a British silicon chip designer and software company...
campaign supported by an international children’s channel .
The Channel’s daily news bulletin the State of Business is a key business current affairs program in Sri Lanka and conducts prominent business forums . The Company has also ventured into local reality series platform partnering with The Model Network, Sri Lanka and Ford Models, New York for the Ford Supermodel of Sri Lanka search . It has collaborated with the British Council in Colombo for the entrepreneurial reality show Ideators in 2010 .
History
Originally incorporated as Dynavision Broadcasting Corporation in 1995, the station introduced Sri Lanka’s first stereoSTEREO
STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...
broadcast station . The Company was repositioned as Art Television Broadcasting Company in July 2003 .