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‘Ranaviru Real Star: Mission 2’, one of Sri Lanka’s most-watched reality shows will have its grand finale today, Friday, July 6. The concept of a reality television show focused on the country’s soldiers was born out of a desire to see our war heroes accepted among society, said Dr. Mohan Samaranyaka, Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, addressing the media at a ...
- Sri Lanka Cricket crave for more matches against India (Category: Sports)
- Results of 2012 SAARC Film Awards (Category: Business)
- ‘Infotel 2011’ in December (Category: Business)
- Fitch Affirms Standard Chartered Sri Lanka Branch at ‘AAA(lka)’ (Category: Business)
The Grand Finale of the highly anticipated 'Ranaviru Real Star' - Mission 2, one of the most watched Reality Shows in Sri Lanka highlighting the innate talents of the armed forces personnel will hit the airwaves live on Sri Lanka Rupavahini from 6.30pm onwards on 06th July 2012 telecast direct from the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
Arrangements have now been made to convert all broadcasting of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) into digital technology and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa is making an effort to secure this millions worth project.
Ranil Wickremasinghe and his UNPers preparing for elections are like medieval knights going to war without body armour, swords, lances and even horses. Elections in the 21st century are fought with the media – press, radio, TV and now on Internet – but Ranil’s faction of the UNP which is the main body of the ...
- Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP must renew itself as a party and take on the dictatorial Rajapakse regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil – A Man With A Soul So Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
- Video: 221214 MTV NFL HAKEEM EVENT (Category: Video)
- Watch “20-20” On CSN (Category: Breaking News)
- “Maximizing NFL Betting Success: Your Strategic Game Plan for Crushing the Vegas NFL Odds” (Category: Breaking News)
- With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL? (Category: USA, California)
The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued a restraining order against MTV and MBC preventing the telecast of the 2012 London Olympic Games. . Accordingly the order restrains the all pre-publicity related to the 2012 London Olympics. The court had issued this order pointing that that MTV and MBC had no legal authority to undertake ...
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV/MBC attacked by thugs (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV suspects bailed out (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV attack suspects released (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Gamini Amarasekera issued an enjoining order restraining the MBC/MTVChannels Pvt. Ltd. from informing public or telecasting any commercials statingthat the company got rights to telecast 2012 London Olympics. The orderwill be valid until June 06. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the state televisionmoved for the restraining order saying that unless order is is...
The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued an enjoining order preventing rights to any local Television station except Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) to telecast the London Olympics.
Commercial High Court issued an order preventing Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (APBU) from awarding telecast rights of upcoming London Olympics any channel except state run, Rupavahini
The Colombo Commercial High Court today issued a stay order, valid until May 31, against Asia Pacific Broadcasting (APC) preventing it from handing over the telecast rights of the upcoming Olympic games to a private television station. The HC order came after the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) filed a case seeking the stay order. The Malaysian based APC had given the rights to the teleca...
- Strong Message (Category: Business)
- Women's rights to be discuss at UNHRC session (Category: Breaking News)
- Of human rights fig leaves (Category: Breaking News)
- Winning the global battle (Category: Breaking News)
The Commercial High Court issued an enjoining order today preventing issuing of the London Olympic TV rights to any Television station in Sri Lanka except Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
By Indika Sri Aravinda Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) is to take MTV to Court over the broadcasting rights of the London Olympic Games. This is after MTV publicly announced last week that the private channel will be telecasting the 2012 Games which begins in July. SLRC Chairman Mohan Samaranayake insisted that only the state ...
- SC sets aside order preventing MTV/MBC from broadcasting Olympics (Category: Business)
- MTV and MBS counter sue SLRC for Rs. 500 m damages (Category: Business)
- SC says MTV/MBC can telecast Olympic games (Category: Breaking News)
- Restraining order against MTV/MBC preventing telecast of London Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
Parliament will hold a day-long debate on the latest report of the Committee On Public Enterprise (COPE) on Tuesday, its Chairman, Senior Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera said. The debate has been initiated by the Opposition for a detailed discussion on the 176-page report which examined the accounts of 229 institutions, and was presented to the House in December 2011. The accounts of State institutions...
- COPE report presented in parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE to release latest report next month with a list of 200 corrupt public entities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE Preparing Report (Category: Breaking News)
- COPE REPORT SAYS ITN IS A PROFIT MAKING BODY (Category: Breaking News)
The World Press Freedom Day was marked in Sri Lanka today with a panel discussion organised by the Sri Lanka Press Institute today. The panel discussion was held under the theme, ‘Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies’ which is also the theme of the global media freedom day celebrations. The Discussion took place under the participation of a panel of veteran journalists and ...
- SLPI panel discussion on World Press Freedom Day today (Category: Business)
- SLPI marks World Press Freedom Day – May 3, 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- US Call (Category: Business)
- Silencing Move (Category: Business)
The bulk of the independent media was prevented from covering the arrival of the six Sri Lankan fishermen who arrived at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) earlier today, 10 days after they were rescued by Spanish marines from the captivity of Somali pirates. The free media was informed by a fisheries ministry official at the BIA that there were orders to prevent them from the coverage...
- Conrad Black hints at return to media ownership (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Holiday 1 puzzle page (Category: USA, Indiana)
By Indika Sri Aravinda The security of the National Museum is to be handed over to Rakna Lanka which operates under the Defence Ministry. The Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya told The Sunday Leader that the Ministry security which is now in place at the museum will be removed. The security of universities ...
- Security personals involved in the Museum theft (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven employees of Sri Lanka National Museum suspended over last month's theft (Category: Breaking News)
- CDF to take over Museum security (Category: Breaking News)
- Fulton County Courthouse Getting Security Upgrade (Category: USA, Georgia)
Report by The Sunday Leader seals decision By Indika Sri Aravinda The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has decided not to transfer the telecast rights of the upcoming Olympic Games in London to the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), SLRC Chairman Mohan Samaranayake said. He said that the decision was arrived at in light of ...
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic broadcast rights 'will not be transferred' (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
The sports minister in Sri Lanka says that exclusive broadcasting rights of 2012 Olympics obtained by state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) will not be sold to private channel as reported by media. The Sunday Leader newspaper said the Carlton Sports Network (CSN), reportedly owned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family, has sought the broadcasting ...
- Channel owned by the president Rajapaksa has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 201... (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas Wrestle For Olympic Rights Muscling Out Rupavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
By Indika Sri Aravinda The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), owned by the Mahinda Rajapaksa family, has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 2012 London Olympics. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has already paid for and obtained the exclusive rights for the broadcast and stands to lose financially if it gives the rights to another ...
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic rights ‘will not be transferred’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
Acting Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has underscored that all Sri Lankans, whatever views they possess within Sri Lanka, should act in unity in responding to the world.The Acting Minister said that the resolution has alleged that Sri Lanka had violated Human Rights Law, contravened international conventions in its treatment of terrorists, and breached its ...
- Disaster Warning (Category: Business)
- Fresh Season (Category: Business)
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Ministers discuss tourism promotion with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
There were those who did not wish to see the end of the ruthless war. They criticized the security forces, government as they could not tolerate the defeat of the LTTE. They humiliated the heroic soldiers. The UNP could not tolerate the war victory in Sri Lanka. The foreign countries including the US could not ...
- Sri Lanka commemorates 2nd Anniversary of the War Victory (Category: Breaking News)
- President says not possible to remove military camps in North (Category: Breaking News)
- Houses for disabled war heroes (Category: Breaking News)
- Ublic mourning must be permitted to take place in the north (Category: Breaking News)
United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that no outsiders were involved in causing damage to the Party Head Office. Addressing a special meeting held at Katuwana in Hambantota, he said that the perpetrators would be punished. Mr. Wickremasinghe said he was very much concerned that their head office was not attacked by any ...
- UNP head office attacked by dissidents (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP & Australian Labour Party meet (Category: Breaking News)
- Man sets himself ablaze opposite UNP headquarters calling for party reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- CBK attends opening of New Lanka Freedom Party s head office (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo Magistrate’s court has granted permission to the Police to secure video footage concerning the Magazine Prison ordeal. They have also been permitted to interrogate prisoners.The Police are conducting comprehensive investigations with regard to the recent clash at the Magazine Prison. The Police told the Courts that they need to secure video footage on ...
- LTTE suspects reordered video footages of prison compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil detained on Channel4 video (Category: Breaking News)
- Video shows arrested man throwing first punch (Category: USA, Washington)
- Jones: 'I was assaulted. We have video evidence of it' (Category: USA, Washington)
The programme on A/Level results that was telecast on state owned Rupavahini on the 14th evening had reportedly been managed by Ministers S.B. Dissanayake and Bandula Gunawradena from the Rupavahini studio.
Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet gets down to biz! (Category: Business)
- Why Pay For Bumpkins In Opposition With Public Money? (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Wimal Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
Last week Mervyn Silva was on the run. The foul-mouthed thug switched off his phones having purportedly declared that he would not speak to the media. No small wonder there. Given that Silva was under fire from men not only within his own constituency but from those very persons he had handpicked to perform local ...
- Mervyn`s problems: President won`t intervene (Category: Breaking News)
- No one can touch me as long as Rajapaksas are in power (Category: Breaking News)
- Mervyn stripped of Deputy Minister post, SLFP membership cancelled (Category: Breaking News)
- One and a half cheers for MR (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - The 2010 Rupavahini awards ceremony has been postponed indefinitely. The festival was due to take place tomorrow (Dec. 30) at the Lotus POND PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE in Colombo. At the last minute, the booking given for the festival has been cancelled on an order by the Presidential Secretariat. This is despite an advance payment being made and invitations sent out to ...
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
The State Rupavahini Awards Ceremony organized by the Cultural Affairs Ministry with the aim of encouraging television artists and technicians scheduled for tomorrow (30) has been indefinitely postponed following objections raised by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
The Supreme Court today ordered an inquiry into the alleged political victimization and interdiction of eight media personnel of state run Rupavahini by its chairman and others. The court appointed...
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.
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