Highet ever bid received by SL Cicekt for Local TV B'cast rightsThe Local TV Broadcasting rights for the Australian Tour of Sri Lanka has been awarded to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation  for a record figure of Rs. 22 Million. (Rupees Twenty two Million), states Sri Lanka Cricket issuing a media release. This is the highest bid ever for Local TV broadcasting rights received by Sri Lanka Cricket.

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the Local TV Broadcasting rights …

By Ranjit Jayasundera Sensational evidence has come to light that demonstrates beyond a shadow of doubt that in Sri Lanka fortune favours not necessarily the bold but certainly the favoured. Carlton Sports Network (CSN) a company incorporated on 10th February 2011 has won the rights to broadcast the Australian Cricket tour of Sri Lanka next ...

President Rajapakse has said that that the Kokavil transmission tower is a symbol of mutual relations between communities.   The nation had the right to be aware of what was happening in the world as well as the country. Such a Tower has been installed mainly for communication. It will expand the friendly and mutual ...

The multi purpose transmission tower that connects north and south through telecommunication will be inaugurated tomorrow. All TV transmissions to the North stopped following the capture of Kokavil transmission tower by the LTTE terrorists on 11th July 1990. The war heroes including Captain Saliya Aladeniya who guarded the transmission tower had to sacrifice their lives ...

May 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is to appoint senior journalist Mohan Samaranayake as the Chairman of the state -run television, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

May 29, Colombo: The grand finale of Sri Lanka war heroes' reality television show will be held today at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Sri Lanka's state television Rupavahini announced.

Exhibition Of Contemporary Woven Art By Tilak Samarawickrema – April 1 – 17 Tilak Samarawickrema embodies in his work the contemporary spirit of his country, Sri Lanka. His prodigious output is rooted firmly in the local artisan tradition and spans the gamut from wall-hangings to carpets, passing through an entire spectrum of weavings. His motifs ...

It is illegal to issue unofficial results - Dayananda DishanayakeThe Elections Commissioner has announced that official results can only be telecast by ITN, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Swarnavahini and Derana TV Channels as only these TV Channels have secured the rights to telecast the official results.  In addition Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Mobitel, Etisalat, Hutch, Wijaya newspap...

The Elections Commissioner has announced that only four television channels including ITN have the authority to announce the results. The results certified by the Elections Chief will be released through the Computer Centre established at the Elections Secretariat. The official results can only be telecast by ITN, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Swarnawahini and Derana ...

Feb 11, Colombo: The Government of Japan has provided a grant of about 54 million rupees (41.7 million Japanese Yen) to improve the TV production equipment at the state-run television broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).

by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka "A social group dominates antagonistic groups, which it tends to ‘liquidate’ or to subjugate perhaps even by armed force; it leads kindred and allied groups.” - Gramsci The massive WikiLeaks detonation took place in the wake of a significant conjunction of events for Sri Lanka. That was the celebration of Mahaveera day by the Diaspora Tamils and the visit to Jaff...

The Ministry of Defence has initiated the first ever 'Ranaviru Real Star' reality TV programme, exclusively for the members of tri-forces, with the cooperation of Dialog Axiata PLC and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

The Ministry of Defence has initiated the first ever 'Ranaviru Real Star' reality TV programme, exclusively for the members of tri-forces, with the cooperation of Dialog Axiata PLC and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

By Rohini Hensman Sri Lanka’s claim to be a democracy has been tenuous for years, but the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution by parliament on 8 September 2010 dealt it a fatal blow. It changed Sri Lanka...

Many programmes of the Independent Television Network have been evaluated at the Rupavahini State Awards Festival. The event was held last night and patronized by a distinguished gathering including Parliamentarians. ITN’s “Atapattama” programme was adjudged the best television feature programme. The “Karuwala Gedara” tele-drama telecast by ITN received the award for the best art direction ...

An exhibition is being held to introduce new technologies to those who are engaged in TV and Cinema industry. The exhibition is being held at the Sovereign Hotel at Rajagiriya. It was launched under the patronage of the Chairman of ITN Rosmond Senaratne, Chairman of Rupavahini Corporation Sarath Kongahage and Secretary to the Media Ministry ...

By Sumanasiri Liyanage Why do we need laws? If all of us are law-abiding citizens, laws may become redundant. Someone has remarked that laws are needed to restrict and limit the actions of the heartless people....

P.G. Dassanayaka has been appointed as the new Working Director of the Independent Television Network. Mr. Dassanayaka secured his letter of appointment from Minister Keheliya Rambukwella at the Media Ministry. He is also the Chairman of the National Cooperative Development Institute. Wasantha de Silva, a member of the Rupavahini Board of Directors also received his ...

By Dayan Jayatilleka What is the ‘main contradiction’ in Sri Lanka today? It is that between the very broad national base of support and sacrifice for the war and the resultant peace on the one hand, and the increasingly narrow character of the beneficiaries of the dividends of that popular peace, on the other. The war was national but the peace dividend and its distribution appe...

The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka has ordered the authorities of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) to establish an independent panel to investigate charges against sacked media workers. Authorities were also ordered to include a retired judge into the panel.