Mobitel’s free sim offering period extended

Mobitel Sri Lanka (pvt) limited is giving free sim for Sri Lanka telecom limited customers. Every customer of Sri Lanka telecom qualifies for this offer if the customer settled the bill. Customer just need ID photo copy and Telecom bill of September.

This offer is extended till January 7^th 2007 and this is the third time Mobitel has extended this free sim offer.

“TV Lanka” is experiencing problems in South

We have received varies news from Matara and Galle that TV Lanka transmission is stopped. Reason for this is unknown technical failure in Their Gongala transmitter which have 48 EPR. Engineers in Gongala unable to fix this problem and Engineering team from Colombo not yet visited the transmitter location.

TV Lanka is popular among elder viewers in outstations especially for their music programs. TV Lanka telecast all around the world and they telecast inhale old melodramas, music, news and films, we hope TVLanka will resume their transmission soon...

Unlimited internet accsess in srilanka for just Rs10/- per day

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Here is the full article.

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“Max TV(MGM TV)” Tower moves to Colombo from Weliveriya

MGM Networks TV channel Max TV test transition named as MGM TV currently stopped their transition. Because they are moving there tower to Colombo from Weliweriya. Lot of viewers in Colombo complains about the reception of Max TV during their test transition period. So the management of the MGM network decided to move their tower to Colombo. We don’t have details about max TV’s new tower location and now weliweriya tower is on the ground. With in few days time max TV resume test transmission again. However we expect good reception with the new move. Kandy viewers also complain about picture quality which they are receiving is not crystal clear. That tower is situated at Hanthana mountain with 150% powerful than ITN transmitter in Kandy.

As the latest news MAX TV starts their full commercial transition from 17 January 2007(Not confirm yet).And they plan to expand their coverage all around the country.

“SIRASA” Create good one out of thousand bad

“Sirasa TV” in sri Lanka believed to be showing cheap, bad, bias entertainment programmers only targeting profits. They don’t think about Sri Lankan culture or our younger once future. And some people call it “Sinhala koti hada” because some people believe sirasa shows lot of sympathy to the Tamil tiger terrorists.

But Sirasa TV produced program called “Sirasa premier league cricket” recently with joining hands with “Sri Lanka Cricket”. That program is very popular and “sirasa” is giving good publicity to the premier league cricketers and the game of cricket. This is good for the future of cricket in Sri Lanka. As we think this is good move by Sirasa TV and fm. As a national media they must think about their social responsibility.

V Fm expand their coverage

Sri Lanka's 27 th radio station, V Fm expand their broadcast island wide from January 1 st. Sri lanka television network private limited says "we are planning to broadcast 24 hours sinhala programmes". V Fm broadcast through 107.6 MHz colombo, 104 MHz rajarata and 100.4 MHz southern province and uva. Now also we can listen V Fm through this frequencies.

Source :- "Lanka"

Sri Lanka telecom conferms to fix the problem soon

The reason for the dropping of the speed was the earthquake nearby Indonesian sea area.That costs by damaging the cables laid beneath the ocean.Because of this disastrous situation many internet providers have lost their speed and even some countries have lost their internet service completely.

However slt was not such affected because they have several backbones. And also they have satellite connection to provide internet services to Sri Lanka. But some ISPs in Sri Lanka was completely down. This slowing problem is only for ADSL connections and other broadband services , not for dial up connections. And the problem is occurred only for some parts of the country. For example southern province is not affected by the problem.

What ever it is slt confirms they are going to rearrange their network connections before Jan 15th 2007.

List of "SINHALA" live radios on the web (Sinhala live webcasts)

Lanka Media Outlook listed the online sinhala live radio servisers( sinhala live web casts) as requested by some readers of our blog. All these radio lines are tested with 56k dial up, ADSL 512kb/s and ADSL 2Mb/s internet connections. Most of these radios can be heard by useing 56kb/s internet connections.

1.Nilwala Radio
2.Ahamu Radio
3.Lakhada
4.J9-radio
5.Lanka Broadcast
6.Syberviduliya
7.Kaputa Radio
8.Sinhalaya Radio
9.LAbaila Radio
10.SLBC
11.Radio94
12 Sirasa
13. City FM
14.Kesara Fm
15.Asura FM
16.Neth FM

Thank you Meida

To day is the day that devastating tsunami destroyed coastal area of sri lanka two years ago. 26th December 2004 is the day that we lost thousands of our friends,brothers, sisters and parents. What a sad day was it.

When we see about last two years our nation re constructed much fast than other countries which effected by the tsunami as United Nations reports. After that overstating moment sri lankan all media organizations work for regrouping and re contraction of the country. As we believe sri lankan media organizations done excellent job to help reconstructing process of our country.

Thank you Media..........

Cartoon Star of the month

Lanka Media Outlook has done a research about cartoons in newspapers of three languages. We rated each (famous politicians only) persons appearances in cartoons by counting the number of appearances in cartoons from 2006/11/27 to 2006/12/27.Here is the list...

This Months Ratings

1.Mahinda Rajapaksha
2.Ranil Wicramasinghe
3.Wimal Weerawansa
4.Chandrika Kumaratunga
5.Karu Jayasooriya
6.Tilvin Silva
7.Somawansa Amarasinghe

Last Months Ratings

Conspire to secretly record political and security conversations and publish in newspapers

Well known Person biased to LTTE and leading political party, who owns sinhala and English weekend newspapers is planning to record conversations of political and security important personals. He used high tech equipments to tap phones and further plans to publish those conversations in his news papers for just gain popularity of those newspapers.

These high tech equipments and computer system are believed to be used by leading political party for their last presidential campaign. Recording other people’s conversations (without proper approval) is illegal in Sri Lanka. But this man used few engineers in Telecom regulation commission.

We don’t know about politics but this man is betraying our country‘s national security(name of free media) just for gain popularity in his newspapers.

Mobitel starts 3G trial at Kandy

Mobitel, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom, and Sri Lanka's 2nd 3G opperater, started 3G trials in the central Sri Lankan city of Kandy with equipment maker Ericsson.
The debut field trial took place at the International Buddhist Conference in Pallekele, Kandy. An internet access speed of 1.6 Mbps utilizing the next generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology, was demonstrated to President Mahinda Rajapakse, the company said.

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Channel ONE "MTV" shows back to back English moveis on Christmas

Channel One MTV Sri Lanka's one of the leading English channels recently advertised they are planned to telecast back to back English movies on this Christmas. These movies only telecast from their newly established frequencies in Kandy and Colombo. As reports You must have new Yagi antenna to watch channel one MTV. Because of this we wonder how many viewers will stay with channel one on this Christmas.

SLT confirm their final plan for island wide WI-MAX

Sri lanka's leading telecom operator confirm their final plan of using
wi-max for their cheap broadband internet and their cable tv
network(not yet started). SLT also plans to introduce many different
technologies for the broadband internet customers such as ADSL2+ and
CDMAV for the customers different needs.

Dialog became 1st out of 30.

Telecom malaysia invested in 30 countries sinces 90's. Those all
companies commenced at the same time with dialog Telecom in sri lanka.
But Telecom Malaysia recently announced their best overseas investment
is Dialog Telecom sri lanka followed by XL-Indonesia and TMIB-
Blangladesh. Groups CEO Datuk Abdul Wahid Omar further said dialog
telecom's story in sri lanka is "zero to hero" One.

Mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsula started ringing from 19th December

Mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsuala have started ringing in some
parts of Jaffna. Those phones have started ringing from today onwards.
But to be sure, it is said that services for all mobile phones in
peninsula would be provided latest by tomorrow.

Mobile phone services to the peninsula were discontinued after 11th
August when LTTE started firing artillery shell into the palaly Army
complex.

In Jaffna peninsula mobitel and dialog are permitted to provide
services to limited areas.

Srilakvahini sing up for satellite radio station from Sri Lanka

Chairmen of Srilakvahini Mr.Rohan Valivita sing up with Yamal satellite systems director (Owned by GASCOM) Iyigar Scot for the satellite radio broadcast from Sri Lanka. Srilakvahini use same satellite for their TV telecast.

They met in Hong Kong at telecommunication exhibition. In that meeting they discus to implement useful satellite services for Sri Lankans. But in this press realese no details about what they discus or above mention Use full other satellite services.

“GOLD FM” going Sinhala?

Past few weeks we were noticed some kind of novelty in Gold fm. They are broadcast too much Sinhala. Nothing wrong broadcasting Sinhala in English language radio. But too much Sinhala in English language radio is a problem. As listener’s point of view, we expect good English programs from this popular English Channel.

Sirasa TV,Sunday Leader and Irudina are going to support president?

Killie Maharaja of Maharaja Organization has met President Mahinda Rajapakse with UNP Parliamentarian Milinda Moragoda and Mr. Dushan Wickremasuriya of Mulatiyana, a very good friend of the President.

The meeting took place at Temple Trees on the 10th at 5.15 p.m. and Mr. Kilie Maharaja has promised that Sirasa TV which is owned by him would support President's moves. At the discussion the trio had said they could organize 12 UNP Parliamentarians to join the Government. Some of those who would join are Messrs. G.L. Peiris, Hemakumara Nanayakkara, Rajithe Senaratne and Karu Jayasuriya.

Taking in the UNP Parliamentarians to the Government and offering them, portfolios could be done without violating the MoU signed between the SLFP and the UNP they have pointed out. Moragoda has asked portfolios for all the MPs who would join the Government with him .Mr. Kilie Maharaja has told the President that Sirasa TV could be given for the propaganda of the Government and the President and also has said he could arrange Lasanthe Wickrematunga, Editor of Sunday Leader, to meet the President. The trio also has promised the President that they could silence Ms. Chandrika Kumaratunga politically.This may be the reason that Minister Anura Bandaranayke had been asked to vacate Visumpaya.Meanwhile, Minister it is reported that Minister Anura Bandaranayke was to meet UNP Leader nRanil Wickremasinghe in the USA today (16th).

Mr. Kilie Maharaja has told the President that Sirasa TV could be given for the propaganda of the Government and the President and also has said he could arrange Lasanthe Wickrematunga, Editor of Sunday Leader, to meet the President. The trio also has promised the President that they could silence Ms. Chandrika Kumaratunga politically.

Dialogs special package for NSB customers

Dialog Telecom Sri Lanka’s flagship telecommunication company
And the Sri Lanka’s oldest saving bank National Savings Bank (NSB) have joined hands to introduce two very offordable and attractive packages to all NSB account holders a media release said.

Till January 31st NSB account holders will be able to opt for a unique “phone and connection” Combination deal. This offer is very advantages since account holders can pay for the deal over 12 months and free interests.

The second option is four a special “Connection Only” deals that includes a discounted connection fee. The special package includes one kit and one post paid package. A returnable deposit of Rs 1500 is applicable for the post paid package at the point of registration.

Dialog sees the beginnings of a mass data market in Sri Lanka

Celltick(World leader in active content discovery and interactive broadcaster) has announced a deal with Sri Lanka ’s Dialog GSM to deliver its active content discovery service to all 3m Dialog subscribers. Previously zero77 LIVE (designed to boost the operator’s 077 brand recognition – 077 is Dialog’s mobile dialling prefix) was only available to top-end users.
Making zero77 available to all subscribers is not about democracy, it’s about money: according to Celltick and Dialog, the service upped content usage by 20% among its original 120,000 consumers.
This is how it works: zero77 LIVE delivers personalised content teasers to the idle-screen of subscribers' mobile phones, guiding users to relevant mobile content and driving operator revenues. Content bites appear silently across the idle-screen and are timed to coincide with consumers' ‘mobile moments’ - such as when commuting or during a lunch break. The free teasers include: news headlines, sport reports, weather updates, lifestyle tips, music stories and gossip etc. zero77 LIVE also provides users with the opportunity to participate in competitions and win prizes.
No doubt greater availability will expand the use of mobile content, but not everyone is as adventurous, or more to the point, well-off, as the original audience. Low, single digit growth is more likely for the rest.
See http://www.celltick.com/pressreleases.asp?id=37 for the full report

COMET CABLE in trouble dispute expanding transmission through out sri Lanka

There is a public notice published in daily news by southern development authority (SDA) which says SDA the owner of the license of comet cable TV. Seems to be some one is trying to buy comet cable (not clear who is going to buy). Surly this will affect expansion program of comet cable. Full notice as follows…

The southern development authority (“SDA”) of Sri Lanka is the owner of the licenses used by Multivision (pvt) Ltd, to provide the pay TV service known as “Comet cable” in Sri Lanka…

Currently the SDA is also the 50% share holder of Multivision.

SDA has not received the royalty fees due from the foreign investors in Multivision for using the license since the in corporation in 1997 for the development of the southern region as was promised in the joint venture agreement which assigned the license to Multivision.

According the SDA has demanded payment and Multivision has continuously failed to make any payments. Under these circumstances the SDA has demanded that the asset of Multivision should not be sold, transferee, mortgaged or alienated by its directors or management until the after said royalty fees are recovered by SDA.

Therefore any sale, transfer, mortgage or alienation of any asset belonging to Multivision will be illegal and invalid.

Notice is hereby given to the general public of sri Lanka that the SDA will take necessary steps against would engage in any transaction where the asset of Multivision are sold, transferred, mortgaged or alienated.

Chairmen/Director general
Southern development authority
14/A, Akurssa road,
Nupe, Matara




Special thanks to DANNYMOT

ITN journalist exposed murder

Ajantha Samarawicrama took an award winning video two years ago when
Tsunami destroyed Galle town. He is galle district journalist for
independent television-sri lanka. Tsunami hit beaches of all around
the country and the region. But Ajantha's video is the only clear
evidence to show how devastating the Tsunami.

There are lot of emotional sean's in that video. But in one part it
shows two boys rescue a girl from dashing waters and grab her neckless
and again threw her in to the water and allow her to death.

After telecast that video in ITN police arrested two suspects two
years ago. And day before yesterday (13) court gave death sentence to
the two suspects. Ajantha done a good job. Without that video its
impossible to expose that murder.

SLT confirms start of Cable TV in June 2007

SLT hopes to introduce cable television to Sri Lanka by mid 2007. That could be accessed through ADSL. The service will include interactive programs, online games, movies on demand that can be paused rewound and re played as well as many other features. SLT has already incorporated it’s fully owned subsidiary in Hong Kong to provide IP transit, IP VPN, IPSL and international voice transit services to telecom operators in Hong Kong.

Comet Cable expand their transmission throughout Sri Lanka

We have received a report saying Comet Cable officials (Multi Vision (pvt) Ltd.) talked with Malaysia’s Measat Global BHD to provide comet cable services throughout in Sri Lanka by using DTH technology. (Like CBNSat technology)

Malaysia’s satellite operator Measat global invested one billon Malaysian rupees to their new satellite called “MEASAT-3”. This satellite will under go series of orbit tests. And process will take about four to six weeks. MEASAT-3 is expected to be operational by the end of January 2007. Company further says they are expecting to give their service to three south Asian cable operators an India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. But in that press report they didn’t mentioned the Sri Lankan cable operators’ name.

Source: - Business Times, Malaysia.

SLT IDD Rates will go down.

Sri lanka telecom's under sea cable projects are coming to end. From
next year SLT expect's IDD rates to go down.

SLT is connect to india through an undersea cable with Bharat Sanchar
Nigam and its also connected to sea-me-we backbone.

Official say tariffs will starts to fall from next year when the cable
becomes fully operational.

Another cable project with maldives "Dhiraagu" offer them to use SLT's
IP-VPN, ADSL, and ISP services.

LTTE moves their tv network to Geneva from paris

LTTE own's tv channel called TTN or tamil television networks in paris
and transmitted Ltte programmes to Europe including 30 minutes news
from kilinochchi sri lanka. It is learnt that the sri LANKA'S
separatist tamil rebel outfit has got cold feet after french
authorities moved to examine closely the activities of the banned
Ltte and their other businesses.Because of that Ltte leader in Europe
is plan to move their tv to Geneva from paris. The new location is
expected to be the swedish tamil forum office in Geneva. All the
responsibilities of this tv are now on Sivapiragasam kasilingha and
Anton Ponnraja.

LTTE tv is presently based in 5-7,Rue Emile zola,93120,La Courneuve,
France and other office, studio in london.

LTTE also runs IBC radio-london,TV1-canada,CTR radio-canada,TENTN-sri
lanka,VOT-sri lanka,tamil radio-aus..

LBN cable tv only need president signature to resume transmition. Waiting two months fro it.

CBNSat resumed their transmition last week with their win over court
battle. But LBN cable which still remain sealed will permitted by
authorities to be resume transmition soon.

"There are over 10,500 LBN subscribers who are still awaiting
transmissions to resume and we hope that issue will be resolved
without any further inconveniences " said in a special message titled
"Restore LBN"

"The documents were sent to the president by the TRC on october 14th"
LBN managing director shirantha herath said last week. "All most two
months after we are still awaiting the green light"

The defence ministry and TRC have cleared LBN to resume transmition
but a simple formality of granting final presidential approval has
held up the whole process" an official said.

source:- sunday island

Dialog gives up hope to buy commet cable

Unofficial news from our informer said dialog gives up hope to buy
commet cable. Because commet cable rejected the offer made by dialog.
Now commet cable is planning to convert their transmition to digital.
Commet cable is also planning to give DTH service and give compettion
to dialog's CBNSat and sri lanka telecom's cable tv channel.(Not yet
started)

As our informer commet cable pay tv company is undergoing some
financial problems. That may be the reason to slow down the converting
process.

Cable satellite tv to drive media sector in next decade.

A sri lanka research agency said last week that future growth in the
media market in sri lanka next decade will be driven increasingly by
cable and satellite based pay tv services. Another research by
frontier research showed that the sri lanka pay tv sector could expand
at a much faster pace as the market is significantly under penetrated
relative to peer countries in asia. As department of census reports
average house hold in come per month in sri lanka reached 20,048 in
2005 up by 36% from 2002. This will further increase and this is very
good situation for the cable tv market in next decade.

Source:- Sunday times

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TAMIL PAPERS BAN IN EAST. Remember our enemies' enemy is not our friend.

TMVP or karuna faction ordered to stop selling or publishing tamil
news papers in the eastern province of sri lanka Other than TMVP
newspaper. Very famous most tamil newspapers sell in eastern province
such Thinakural,Thinakuran, Sudaroli and veerakesari.

As we think this is not good for the media freedom. Everyone must have
right to write their own ideas and views. This should be stop some way
or another. We are talking about free media not about media terrorism.

Most people who againts Ltte is beleive TMVP or karuna faction is our
friends. But remember our enemies' enemy is not our friend. We receive
reports that not a single tamil newspaper sold in baticallow and there
are few tamil newspapers sell in Trincomalee.

VFM official launch from 15th december

VFM is the 27th radio channel out of 31 licence given by media
ministry of sri lanka. They gave their first newspaper interview to
the "lanka" weekend Sinhala newspaper. Look forward to this Sinhala
channel. There are very famous people working together to give new
entertainments for the Sinhala radio lovers. Such as Henry, Kula sri,
Gaminda, Suneth, dukgannarala and so many... This channel is
transmited on 107.6MHZ only from colombo.

VFm official Mr. Henry warnakulasooriya says VFm have two meanings in
english and Sinhala. He says "In english V means victory, in Sinhala V
means Pady, thats why we choose v" Suneth and Gaminda says "this is
going to be a great channel. Look forward to it.."

New radio channel from karuna Amman(TMVP)

Sri LANKA'S one of the most talked former tamil tiger terresist
Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan know as karuna Amman's supporters applied
to new radio channel in sri lanka. They are willing to broadcast tamil
language radio for all around the country.
Karuna faction made a political party know as TMVP or thamil makkal
viduthalai pulikul. They already have international radio station in
england know as TBC or tamil broadcasting cooperation. From that
station they telecast tamil language programmes to all around the
world.

TMVP is planning to broadcast true situation in north and east. But
licence approval is cannot expect at the moment because of security
situation. But chandrika government gave radio licence to EPDP.They
are also same kind of political party againts tamil tiger terresist as
TMVP.

Media ministry orders all analog radio stations to convert digital? ?

Media ministry of sri lanka has given licence to 31 radio stations so
far. Most radio stations are now commercialy broadcasting their
programmes, some are just started to test or not yet starts.

Another list of applications waiting to get approval but problem is
there are not enough frequencies. "These frequencies are limited
resource to a country" said media ministry official. And he further
says "We decide to convert all analog radio's to digital radio's. That
is the only thing we can do to this frequencies problem. We took this
decision after talking to all radio station officers"

This decision is now finalized but not decide when it is going to
start coverting.

New antenna for MTV

As tv radio sri lanka blog post report colombo and kandy MTV viewers
must have another antenna to watch MTV channel clearly. Our question
is why they are putting pressure to viewers to spend money for
another antenna? As viewers point of view is this right? Sri lanka
media ministry or TRC must give broadcasters to some kind of
broadcasting standed.New technology also introduce with some kind of
standeds.Then they can't do this kind of unjusttis to the viewers.
Hello...... We are not talking about rich cable tv customers. We are
talking about poor people who loves english entertainment. Rich or
poor it doesn't matter, Remember we all humans.

Sri lanka telecom sets up hong kong subsidiary

Sri lanka telecom is sri lanka's largest fixed telephone line provider
and they have incorporated a fully owened subsidiary in hong kong. It
has been named as SLT hong kong. This is the first time sri lankan
telecomunicasion company start subsidiary in abroad. As the latest
news sri lanka telecom use this company as their internet service
provider for their high bandwith connections. Sri lanka telecom plans
to provide wi-max connection with there cable tv line.

"Mawbima" "Divaina" at war

Divaina is one of the oldest Sinhala newspaper and Mawbima started
very recently.Both papers targets same kind of readers.After Mawbima
came to the market Divaina and even lankadeepa sales belived to be
gone down.First Divaina published a artical saying that Mawbima is
running by NGO's money and Mawbima publishing articals againts
Sinhalees. If you read Mawbima carefully there are many reasons to
belive it.Then Mawbima done a poster campain which says Mawbima is a
challenge to Divaina. Thats why they are publishing these articals.And
paper war is gone like this untill Mawbima tamil journalist arrested
charging she is helping suiside bomber and when she was arrested she
with suiside bomber.And recovered 7 clamor mines by questioning
them.Now Mawbima says this is a complete lie made by Divaina.But we
learned Divaina is true.

Hutch goes to 500.000

Hutchison Telecom Sri Lanka achieved the 500,000 mark in its subscriber base since it launched its full mobility GSM operations in 2004. Within this 2 year period, the company has offered its growing subscriber base a choice of packages to suit different needs and lifestyles.

Today Hutch covers the western province & all major towns except for the Northern region, providing mobile telecommunication services at an affordable price. The company currently in a state of rapid network expansion is striving to increase & reach population coverage of 90%. The challenge has been a tedious and uphill task in achieving this significant feat, due to the local operating environment. Furthermore, Hutch Sri Lanka has been able to achieve this milestone with a staff strength of only 220.

This accomplishment was achieved with the clear vision that drives the company to ‘connect every Sri Lankan’ ‘offering the best tariff’s’ at the most ‘attractive entry cost’ along with the dedication and commitment of the staff, management and its stake holders. As a token of appreciation, the management hosted all of its employees to lunch as part of the celebrations on the 31st of October 2006.

Mr. Thiru Nadarasa CEO of Hutch Sri Lanka attended a simple gathering together with all staff to mark the event. Speaking at this occasion he said “I want to congratulate all of you on your contributions to this great achievement which would have seemed impossible only a few years ago! I hope I would be able to count on all of you for your dedication, commitment and unparallel support for the coming years as we continue to grow rapidly”.
With cellular mobile penetration levels still at around 20%, Hutch will continue to strive in its mission to deliver a ‘mobile connection to every Sri Lankan’.

Celltel Delivers Secure Mobile Banking and Bill Payment

Celltel, Sri Lanka's first provides the country's widest coverage and broadest range of premium services. Celltel needed to create an integrated mobile banking and bill payment service that can be extended to deliver mCommerce goods and services. Since 2001, Celltel has provided customers with online banking and bill payment services using Valista Service Delivery Platform (SDP) and Valista PaymentsPlus. Using the virtual wallet functionality of Valista PaymentsPlus, Celltel provides registered customers with one-click online payment convenience.

Dialog had compleat acquisition of CBNSat- services to starts this week.

Following the compleation of the acquisition of CBNSat by asset
media, DTH satellite tv operations of CBNSat wil commence under the
management of asset media, The tv broadcasting subsidiary of dialog
telecom. Asset media source confirmed start of full commercial
operations within a few days.

more details -

www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2006/12/10034.html

Management crisis at srilakvahini

According to its high profile employee professionals at
srilakvahini is quitting due to unprofessional approach of its
chairmen. Director operation and international affairs and famous
marketting specialist mr.Nalin Attygalle is the newest to move out.(He
already left). According to our source major reason is the absence of
good cooprate governance and lack of transparency's regarding its
heavy bank accounts. It's learned that MD former HNB Mr. Daya
Muthukumarana also follows suit this week.

posted by- Rehan Dissanayake

5th mobile operator in sri lanka....... Will it be Airtel (india) or Maxies (malaysia)?

Sri lanka Telecomunicasion and regulation commision call
applications for the place of fifth mobile operator in sri lanka six
moths ago. There are ten or eight applications from sri lankan
companies and overseas companies. At the moment TRC is evaluatin the
applications. But india's biggest mobile operator barati airtel and
malaysia's 2nd largest mobile operator maxies leading the way to be
the 5th mobile operator's place.

Barati india covers more than 55% of indian land and maxies covers
90% of malaysia's land only seconds to dialog telecom's mother company
telecom malaysia. In future we can hope good competition in mobile
market.

"Rupavahini world" starts befor june 2007

We received reports from rupavahini that they are going to starts
rupavahini world satellite tv channel before june 2007. In Resent
days we reported srilakvahini starts their satellite tv transmition.
And this is the forth satellite tv channel from sri lanka. This must
be a great news for sri lankan's living overseas who expect
entertainments from home and this may beat all other satellite tv
channels telecast from sri lanka. entertainments.

Celltel will be built 250 towers in just 200 days.

Celltel lanka limited is the pioneer mobile phone operator in south
asia. This company owns by millicom international ltd. They are
expecting to invest up to us$ 200 million for their expansion
programme. Celltel recently introduces their gprs value added services
to their customers and it is still free. Celltel is the 2nd largest
mobile operator in sri lanka with 16% of market share. They plan to
built 250 towers in next 200 days and targeting 1.5 million customers
.

These days lot of emails like this forwarding to everyware. So this type of emails show the fustration about sirasa tv.

Will "DIALOG" buy "COMET CABLE"- monopoly in cable tv industry? ? ?

We received unconfirm news from dialog telecom that they are
discussing to buy comet cable pay tv channel. Comet cable is the
pioneer cable tv channel in sri lanka. They got great channel line up
and its only telecast for a limited areas in western province.

If dialog buys comet cable then their will be a monopoly in the
cable tv market in sri lanka. As we think thats not good and we belive
sri lanka telecom should start their transmition soon. As viewers
point of view competition is good than a monopoly. We'll update
conferm reports soon.

Special thanks for lanka in dialog and person who post a comment
and draw our attention to this.

"SRILAKVAHINI" TV starts soon.

Srilakvahini tv conferms that they are going to start their
transmition very soon. This is free to air satellite tv from sri lanka
and this is the third known satellite tv telecast in compleate Sinhala
language. And this tv channel is telecast all around the world. For
more details visits www.srilakvahini.com

satellite-yamal 202
Location-49'E
Band - C
Frequency- 3636
S.Rate -1482

source- Mawbima

Free gprs from celltel

Check out...... Now celltel offer free gprs with their cellcard pre
paid sim. Celltel recently finished the biggest expansion programme.
They added 500 towers in just eight months. Now they offer free gprs
but they are not doing any commercials. Because of that we belive this
is a just a test and this connection works lot slower than mobitel or
dialog.

Dialog internet introduce kitnet

Now you can use kit cards to connect internet. And if you are a
dialog customer you can get dialog internet connection just making a
phone call without filling any documents or without a bill proof.
Call hotline or visit www.kitnet.com

Live parliment debates on tv

Recently government took a decision to allow all tv and radio
stations to telecast live parliment debates. This is very good
decision and very good news for the people who love media. From this
voters can see what their leaders doing in parliment. At the moment
this decision is not in fully operation mode but they reliese some
video tapes to the media.

"LAKHADA " celebrates 10th birth day

Lakhada is truly sri lankan Sinhala radio station owen by government
and manage under independent tele vision network (ITN). This radio
understands the real media responsibilities and doing a good job.
Lakhada started on 15th of november 1996 under sri lanka broadcasting
co.. It joined with itn on 1st of april 1998.

Journalist suicide bomber

Journalist miss Parameshwary Munusamy was worked for "Mawbima" Sinhala
weekend newspaper. She started her journelist job three months ago.
Last week she was arrested with another women in colombo. Her name is
Susanthi Thambiraja and she is from "Thambiliavil.". She also plan to
work in "Mawbima" as journelist. Next day News about them was
published in Divaina,Island, and lanka deepa. News says "suicide
bomber arrested with a journalist". By questioning them army recover
seven clamore mine's and some other equipment. This news suggest some
Ltte terrorist spy's working as journelists in some media
organizations and using government issued media identification cards
to their activities. What ever free media movement says, government
have to do some thing about this terrorist spy's.

TV LANKA'S 6th birthday on 5th

Tv lanka celebrates their 6th birthday on 5th of december. Tv lanka
telecast two tv channel for the most parts of the world and one
channel for sri lanka. Its compleately Sinhala tv channel and telecast
Sinhala teledrama's, news and programmes. Tv lanka chairman is roughly
criticised by blog posts and internet articals about media. We don't
know about his politics but in Sinhalees view point he is doing
wonderful job for over seas Sinhalees and Sinhala tele drama lovers by
telecasting Sinhala programmes to all around the world.

"NETH FM"expecting patent license?

Mr. Nuwan Liyanage, the programme manager of neth fm told they are
expecting to get patent license for their "SELECTIVE CASTING"
technology. This means they can telecast two songs for different parts
of sri lanka in same time. In simple words neth transmit amaradeva's
song for Matara region and victor's song for colombo in same time. As
mr. Nuwan foreign engineers are amazed about this technology and this
is first time in the world using this type of technology. This is
developed by neth Fm engineering team, truly sri lankan engineering
team.

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU.....

Private tv channel steals army operations dvd's from rupavahini

Sri lanka rupavahini employee say "before mr.x resin from sri lanka
rupavahini corporation,He ordered to copy tapes of army operation and
tapes of Ltte operations in the north and east. And give them to the
private tv channel". This private channel is belived to show lot of
sympathy to the tamil tiger terrorist and some belive this is voice
of tigers in Sinhala. He further says"this mr.x worked for sirasa as
general manager and he is former UNP parlimentarian.Now he is working
in private company near "barrye"lake.This is stealing by him for
Sinhala voice of tigers "

Sirasa tv on 24 hours from 1st december

sirasa tv expand there coverage for 24 hours. Maharaja group
recently plan to telecast MTV and SHAkTHI tv separetly. This is there
another expansion programme under threat of ban.

"Athugala" plans to expand rupavahini up to five channels

Sri lanka rupavahini corporration's new head Ariyarathna Athugala
plans to expand rupavahini up to five channels. Now they have
rupavahini channel and channel eye. Plan is to start education
channel, sport channel, and 24 hour news channel.

Next few months rupavahini starts education channel. They are
discussing to sing with national history channel to telecast in sri
lanka and they now have discovery channel. After this education
channel rupavahini will start 24 hour news channel such as BBC, CNN.
Channel eye will change to compleate tamil channel. Rupavahini is not
expecting money from the treasury. They use their own money.

source:- SLRC report to the media ministry.

Mobitel is going to stop free sim offer from dec 31st

If you are sri lanka telecom fixed line customer? Do u have bill of
september? Then u can get a free smart five sim from mobitel. This is
the first known free sim offer to the public from any mobile operator.
This offer is very popular in outstations. Now mobitel is going to
stop this from 31st of december .

TO tvradiosrilanka blog admin....( artical about lanka media outlook in tv radio sri lanka blog)

Dear sir,

I am the admin of the lanka media outlook and currently we are group
of five. I can guarantee we didn't post anything in your blog about
our blog. It must be done some one else. U can trace our ip. I am a
great fan of your blog but not your ideas and view points. In the past
i post some comments in my real name "Anjana". You can see it by your
self. And we took some news from your blog and we post your blog name
on our blog. You can see it below. Please don't think we are againts
you. As i think Your blog is the best in sri lanka. Now pl.. Keep
things cool. Thank u.

This blog is open one and any one interested in posting articals in
your own name just email me. This is a open invitation. I don't have
anyting to hide. I am writing in my real name and real photo. We
published any important news here.

True reason about CBNSat ban?

Most of blog posts and web articals about media showing lot of
sympathy to CBNSat and their management and government also not
telling much about this incident. Because of that we decide to write
the truth about this.

CBNSat present owners are mr. Muhunthan and Niranjan Kanagasoorium.
As BOI they invest over rs 400 million for the CBNSat and CBN. Our
news source says above owners rich but not the wealthyest people and
constantly monitored by army intelligence for paying ransom for the
Ltte. Army intelligence confidant that Ltte invest some money for this
company and they are planning to telecast tamil eelam national
television from kilinochchi and tamil television networks from europe.

So government doesn't have evidence to prove this is a national
security threat but have to do something?

IS Government right or wrong?

Top ten worst ministers in sri lanka

Now a days there are many types of talent searching operations in all
kind's of Media organisations in sri lanka. But we found interesting
and different kind of political competition is going on "LANKA"
newspaper. Lanka is a Sinhala medium sunday newspaper. They are going
to select the worst ten ministers in sri lanka by the readers votes.

lanka is belived to be backed by JVP and It shows lot of sympathy to
the present government also. Result would be interesting to see..