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Ada Derana - Studio 24. Ada Derana TV is Sri Lanka's first ever 24-hour television news channel and first dedicated news channel. The channel is available on Satellite and cable Television. Catering to the thirst for news and information Ada Derana TV has redefined the news space in Sri Lanka by providing around the clock news to its viewers.
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FM Derana is a free-to-air Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka.Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24 hours a day and covers over 95% of the island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana leverages the strength and success of TV Derana.
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Businessmen Anil Wijewardena and Shan Wickremasinghe established the country's first TV station Independent Television Network which started broadcasting on 15 April 1979. [2] The new station remained independent for less than two months as the government took control of it on 5 June 1979 following a dispute with President J. R. Jayewardene . [ 2 ]
Program is presenting in TV Derana Dream Star studio in Colombo, Sri Lanka. From season one to nine, the winner was elected by the SMS votes cast by the people and the program wasn't live, since season ten, the program has been turned into a live reality program, the winner is elected by the majority of people votes cast through the online. [2 ...
The 12th episode of Ada Derana's State of the Nation, which aired that day, alleged that the protests were funded by terrorist organizations and hackers. [210] Ada Derana TV host Mahieash Jonny resigned the following day and Derana stated that his opinions did not represent the network's beliefs. [211]
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".