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Revision as of 17:14, 26 June 2018
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.[1] ART Television is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate IWS Holdings(Private) Limited founded by Indulakshin Wickramasinghe Senanayake.[2][3]
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 451,Kandy Road, Kelaniya |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | IWS Holdings (Private) Limited |
Content
Affiliated with CNN since 1995, the Channel offers 15 hours of CNN daily.[4] It partnered with Cartoon Network in 2009, and relays a daily hour of Cartoon Network on its children’s belt ART Toons,[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] It has collaborated with the British Council in Colombo for the entrepreneurial reality show Ideators in 2010.[9]
History
Originally incorporated as Dynavision Broadcasting Corporation in 1995, the station introduced Sri Lanka’s first stereo broadcast station.[10] The Company was repositioned as Art Television Broadcasting Company in July 2003.[11]
Uoosoof Mohideen, who was the CNN representative for Sri Lanka, was the first CEO/Managing Director for Dynavision. Uoosoof Mohideen was also a founding member/partner of ETV (Sri Lanka).
See also
References
- ^ http://www.asiawaves.net/sri-lanka-tv.htm
- ^ http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20081019/bus-suppliment.htm
- ^ http://www.iwsholdings.com/
- ^ http://www.iwsholdings.com/art-television.html
- ^ http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory_industrybrief.asp?section_id=35&news_id=35641&tag=31391
- ^ http://cityofkandy.com/index.php?limitstart=30
- ^ http://www.news.lk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8834&Itemid=44
- ^ http://www.news.lk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3258&Itemid=44
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Sri-Lanka.html
- ^ List of television networks in Sri Lanka#cite note-art1-8
External links
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