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TV Sri Lanka launches in Lanka
‘TV Sri Lanaka’ Sri Lanka television satellite channel, which has been telecasting for over 124 countries including Europe, Middle East, Russia and Africa for the last year was made available to Asian, Australian and Sri Lankan audience recently.

Programme Director Rohan Welivita speaking about this new venture said, "TV Sri Lanka will present programmes giving the proper place to the Sri Lankan culture and tradition. "Our main objective is to present news information and entertainment freely to the thousands of Sri Lankans living abroad bringing foreign exchange to our country".

Highlighting and protecting the inherent culture and rules of Sri Lanka, TV Sri Lanka a twenty four hour channel telecast news bulletins, songs, films, documentaries and teledramas.

Veteran journalist Edwin Ariyadasa participating at special news conference held to launch the local telecast of the channel said that it was important that Sri Lanka, the country in which Dr. Arthur C. Clark, the man discovered the satellite is having a Satellite TV station. "TV Sri Lanka should be appreciated for its attempt of going beyond the concept of the global village to global family," Mr. Ariyadasa said.

Marketing and Publicity Manager, Thushara Fernando said TV Lanka could be of use for the local entrepreneurs and businessmen who want to introduce their product to the international markets.

Europe and Middle East viewers could attune to TV Lanka using satellite Hot Bird 83 E while Sri Lankan, Asian, Australian viewers could attune through Insat-2E.

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