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| Country | Sri Lanka |
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| Slogan | Truth First |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English • Sinhala • Tamil |
| Picture format | HD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV Derana |
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| Website | www |
Ada Derana is the brand for newscasts on the TV Derana television network in Sri Lanka. Its content is available in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
Ada Derana.lk was awarded the Manthan Award South Asia 2010 [1] in the e-News & Media category. The Manthan Award given by the Department of Information Technology of India recognizes and rewards the best e-content from eight countries in the South Asian region. Ada Derana had the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan website among four finalists in the e-News & Media category this year; the other three finalists represented India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [2]
Ada Derana has been recognized by the ICTA as the Best e-Content application among e-News providers [3] in Sri Lanka. It was recognized for its tr-lingual presentation of news to readers in Sri Lanka and overseas.
In 2010 Ada Derana won the silver award at the "Most popular Web Competition 2010" [4] organized by the Sri Lankan .lk Domain registry.
TV Derana had introduced Sri Lanka's first 24-hour news channel,"Ada Derana 24" as "Ada Derana 24×7" on the 20th of July 2014 as a thought to satisfy the thoughts of the public to analyse the ongoing global affairs. [5]
Bathiya & Santhush, also known as BNS, are a Sri Lankan pop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, who met while at the "Mary Anne David School of Vocal Music" in Colombo. They both were born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have been one of the most commercially successful music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.
TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
Malaka Dewapriya (Sinhala: මාලක දේවප්රිය, IPA: [maːləkə deːʋaprijə] is a Sri Lankan film maker, visual artist, Sinhala Radio Play writer, short film and video director.
The Lakvijaya Power Station is the largest power station in Sri Lanka.
Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu, popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician, actor, film director, singer and script writer who appeared in a number of Sinhala language films. He is a former Member of the Parliament.
FM Derana is Free-to-air Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka. Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24hrs a day and it covers over 95% of the Island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana is leveraged on the strength and success of Derana TV, a strategic consolidation that will revolutionize the media landscape with its simple yet highly entertaining format. Currently FM Derana holds the No 1 position among all radio channels in Sri Lanka. The channel has being maintain this No 1 position for the past three years in a row. FM Derana managed to achieve this No. 01 position in just 8 years from its inception. There are 37 channels currently operating in Sri Lanka of which 30 channels are in the Sinhala Language. There are little over 50 local channels in operation currently in Sri Lanka.
Alston Koch is a Sri Lanka born Australian - Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, film producer, record producer and actor.
Yureni Noshika is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a singer and media personality. Noshika began her career winning the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World contest and went on to commercials before making it in the television and movie industries.
Dinesh Subasinghe is a Sri Lankan composer, violinist, and music producer. He composed Karuna Nadee, a Buddhist oratorio, and re-introduced a lost, ancient musical instrument known as the ravanahatha to Sri Lanka. He is also a film and television composer whose works integrate western and eastern classical music with electronic music, Buddhist music, folk music, traditional orchestral arrangements, and world music genres. From 2002 to 2009 he led the pop classical band, Dee R Cee Members.
Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe ) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in both 2016 and 2018 becoming one of Sri Lanka's most popular actors of modern cinema. Ranasinghe started his career as a model, appearing in several advertising commercials. He made his cinema debut in 2012 appearing in Super Six. In 2016 he won Most Popular Actor, and Best Promising Actor at the Hiru Golden Film Award.
The Manthan Award is an annual award for South Asia given in recognition of exceptional digital content creation. Nominations are accepted from the public and multiple awards are given in many categories. In 2011 The Hindu referred to the Manthan Award as "one of South Asia's biggest events in information and communications technology for development initiatives." The award is issued by the Digital Empowerment Foundation and was partly inspired by the World Summit Award. It was created on 10 October 2004 and originally restricted to India, but in 2008 was expanded to include other South Asian nations.
Bibiladeniye Mahanama is a Theravada Buddhist monk, composer, and Spiritual music producer from Sri Lanka.
Eththiligoda Vidana Gamage Pubudu Chathuranga,, popularly as Pubudu Chathuranga, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also worked as a model, TV presenter and a screenplay writer.
Dilantha Ranjula Bandara Malagamuwa is a Sri Lankan racing driver currently racing for the Dilango Racing Team which he founded in 2009.
Matthew Abeysinghe is a Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented his country at numerous international competitions. Abeysinghe trained under his coach and father, Manoj Abeysinghe, with Killer Whale Aquatics, until his departure for higher education, where he resumed his training at Ohio State University in the US. Abeysinghe is regarded as the greatest swimmer and one of the most accomplished athletes Sri Lanka has ever produced.
Gamani is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala war thriller biographical film directed by Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara and produced by Upali Rajapakse. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Bimal Jayakody in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and Jagath Chamila. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It is the 1245th film in Sri Lankan cinema.
The Sumathi Best Television Investigative Reporting Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan investigative reporting of the year in television screen.
Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year, is an annual award presented to Sri Lankans who have raised Sri Lanka's profile in the international arena through their careers and lifted the name Sri Lanka globally. The awards are presented by the Sri Lankan television channel, TV Derana. The awards were established in 2016 and are presented in a number of categories including arts, sports and civil servants.
The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2021 in Sri Lanka.