List of television networks in Sri Lanka
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The first Television network
of Sri Lanka
was launched on the 13th of April 1979. The ITN channel
, owned by the Independent Television Network Limited (ITN) became the first terrestrial television channel of Sri Lanka. On June 5, 1979 ITN was converted to a government owned business and was later brought under the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Act of 1982 along with the newly created Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
Significant changes occurred in 1992 as the government permitted the establishment of private television networks. Subsequently, the Maharaja Television Network (MTV) was launched in collaboration with Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel).
Since then many new television networks have come in to existence within Sri Lanka. There are also a number of Satellite networks and pay per view television networks in Sri Lanka. The national telecommunications provider Sri Lanka Telecom
also launched an IPTV
service in 2008.
The following is a complete list of television networks in Sri Lanka.
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
of Sri Lanka
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...
was launched on the 13th of April 1979. The ITN channel
ITN channel
The ITN channel is a television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. It is the flagship television channel of the Independent Television Network Limited, a state governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka.-History:...
, owned by the Independent Television Network Limited (ITN) became the first terrestrial television channel of Sri Lanka. On June 5, 1979 ITN was converted to a government owned business and was later brought under the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Act of 1982 along with the newly created Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
Significant changes occurred in 1992 as the government permitted the establishment of private television networks. Subsequently, the Maharaja Television Network (MTV) was launched in collaboration with Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel).
Since then many new television networks have come in to existence within Sri Lanka. There are also a number of Satellite networks and pay per view television networks in Sri Lanka. The national telecommunications provider Sri Lanka Telecom
Sri Lanka Telecom
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC is the premier telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country’s most valuable blue chip companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 40 billion...
also launched an IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
service in 2008.
The following is a complete list of television networks in Sri Lanka.
Analog Terrestrial Networks
| | Name | | Ownership | | Language(s) | | Established & current status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent Television Network Independent Television Network Independent Television Network Limited is a Sri Lankan state governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinhapura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. ITN, a Shrama Abhimani Award winner... (ITN) |
State-owned | Sinhala | April 13, 1979 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | State-owned | Sinhala | February 15, 1982 |
| 3 | Channel One MTV | Private | English | December 14,1992 |
| 4 | TNL | Private | Sinhala / English | June 21,1993 |
| 5 | ETV ETV (Sri Lanka) ETV is a Sri Lankan television station. As of 2010 it is broadcast on two transmitters, E35 located in Kolpity ETV is a Sri Lankan television station. As of 2010 it is broadcast on two transmitters, E35 located in Kolpity ETV is a Sri Lankan television station. As of 2010 it is broadcast on two... |
Private | English | 1995 |
| 6 | Swarnavahini Swarnavahini Swarnavahini, which means "Golden Channel" in Sinhala is a leading Sri Lankan news and entertainment television channel. Its main theme is "Sri Lankeeya Abhimanaya" which means "Sri Lankan Pride." It was launched on the 16th of March 1997, alongside its sister channel ETV, which mainly broadcasts... |
Private | Sinhala | March 16,1997 |
| 7 | Sirasa TV Sirasa TV Sirasa TV is an analogue terrestrial television network in Sri Lanka. It is the sister channel of 'Channel 1 MTV' which was established in 1992. Sirasa TV was founded in 1998 to similar itself to their Radio network Sirasa FM. Sirasa TV is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate The Capital... |
Private | Sinhala | June 10,1998 |
| 8 | Shakthi TV Shakthi TV Shakthi TV is the first Tamil television service of Sri Lanka. It is one of the many television channels which broadcast in the Tamil Language in Sri Lanka. A few others being Vettri TV, operated by the Rupavahini Group and Vasantham TV operated by the Independent Television Network, both of which... |
Private | Tamil | October 20, 1998 |
| 9 | Channel Eye | State-owned | English | August 20, 2000 |
| 10 | TV Lanka http://www.electroteks.com/tvl.php | Private | Sinhala | >-bgcolor="efefef" |
| 11 | ART Television | Private | English | July 21,2003 |
| 12 | Derana Derana Derana TV is a Sri Lankan Free-to-air Television channel which was launched on 11 October 2005.Derana broadcasts contemporary content that upholds Sri Lankan values on its “Ape De Rakagena, Aluth De Aragena” platform.... |
Private | Sinhala | October 11, 2005 |
| 13 | Max TV Max TV (Sri Lanka) Max TV is an analog television channel available in Sri Lanka owned by the private company MGM Networks Ltd. It is currently running test transmissions while its sister radio channel, Max Radio, has already begun proper transmissions. The actual launch date of the television channel is yet... |
Private | Sinhala / English / Tamil | January 17, 2007 |
| 14 | Nethra TV | State-owned | Tamil | January 01, 2008 |
| 15 | Vasantham TV Vasantham TV Vasantham TV is a Tamil language television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. The channel is operated by the Independent Television Network Limited , which is a state goverened television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka. The channel commenced transmission on the 25th of June 2009... |
State-owned | Tamil | June 25, 2009 |
| 16 | Siyatha TV Siyatha TV Siyatha TV is a private Sri Lankan analog television channel currently broadcasting in Colombo in the Sinhala language. It is owned by the Voice of Asia Network Ltd, which also runs radio channels named Siyatha FM, Real Radio and Vettri FM.-Background:... |
Private | Sinhala | September 17, 2009 |
| Private | Tamil | September 17, 2009 | ||
| 18 | Prime TV Prime TV Sri Lanka Prime TV is a television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. The channel is operated by the Independent Television Network Limited, which is a state governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka.... |
State-owned | English | November 12, 2009 |
| 19 | NTV | State-owned | English | November 18, 2009 |
| 20 | DAN Tamiloli | Private | Tamil | 2009 |
| 21 | VIS3 - CCTV News CCTV News CCTV News may refer to:* CCTV News, the news department itself, of China Central Television* CCTV News , a Chinese language news channel* CCTV NEWS, formerly CCTV-9, an English language news channel... |
Private | English | May 07, 2010 |
| Private | Sinhala / English | March 07, 2011 | ||
| Private | Sinhala | April 08, 2011 | ||
Local TV Channels on Satellite or Cable Networks
| | Name | | Ownership | | Language | | Established | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Asia Television http://youngasia.tv/ | Private | Sinhala/Tamil/English | 1995 |
| 2 | Srilakvahini | Private | Sinhala | November 03, 2006 |
| 3 | Sri TV http://www.sritv.it/ | Private | Sinhala | 2006 |
| 4 | Dhammavahini http://www.dharmavahini.tv/ | Private | Sinhala | May, 2007 |
| 5 | The Buddhist http://www.thebuddhist.tv/ | Private | Sinhala | June 29, 2007 |
| 6 | CiTi HiTz | Private | Sinhala | December 10, 2007 |
| 7 | Gospel Vision | Private | Sinhala/English | 2007 |
| 8 | Channel C | Private | Sinhala | March 10, 2008 |
| 9 | Lakroo/Info TV | State-owned | Sinhala | April 04, 2009 |
| 10 | Heritage TV http://www.htv.lk | Private | Sinhala | May 08, 2009 |
| 11 | DAN Tamiloli http://www.dan.tv | Private | Tamil | 2009 |
| 12 | TV Neth http://www.neth.tv/ | Private | Sinhala | 2009 |
| 13 | One SriLanka http://www.onesrilanka.tv/menu/home.php | Private | Sinhala | 2009 |
| 14 | Knowledge TV | Private | Sinhala | 2010 |
| 15 | TV Dream Music | Private | Sinhala | 2010 |
| 16 | Nenasa TV | Private | Sinhala | 2010 |
| 17 | One Six Channel | Private | Sinhala | 2011 |
| 18 | Swarga TV | Private | Sinhala/Tamil/English | 2011 |
Pay Television Networks (Sri Lankan Owned)
| | Name | | Technology | | Established | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEO TV (SLT Visioncom) | IPTV IPTV Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services... (ADSL and WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... ) |
September 2008 |
| 2 | Lanka Broadband Networks (LBN) | Analog/Digital Cable | 2000 |
| 3 | Dialog TV Dialog TV Dialog TV is a direct broadcast satellite pay television provider based in Sri Lanka. A fully owned subsidiary of Dialog Telekom, Dialog TV was launched in July 2005 under the name "CBNsat". It was later renamed Dialog TV in February 2007 after the company was acquired by Dialog Telekom.Dialog TV... |
Digital Satellite | 2005 |
| 4 | Comet Cable(Not functioning since 2009) | Analog Microwave | 1999 |