Country | Sri Lanka |
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Network | MTV Channel |
Headquarters | Colombo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Sinhalese |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Capital Maharaja |
Key people | Asoka Dias(Director) |
Sister channels | TV 1 Shakthi TV |
History | |
Launched | 1998 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
UHF (Union Place) (FTA) | Channel 23 |
UHF (Namunukula) (FTA) | Channel 29 |
UHF (Hunnasgiriya) (FTA) | Channel 58 |
UHF (Gammaduwa) (FTA) | Channel 23 |
UHF (Hanthana) (FTA) | Channel 29 |
UHF (Gongala) (FTA) | Channel 29 |
UHF (Minuwangala) (FTA) | Channel 58 |
UHF (Nuwara Eliya) (FTA) | Channel 27 |
Peo TV (Pay TV) | Channel 10 |
Dialog TV (Satellite Pay TV) | Channel 08 |
Streaming media | |
Online | Watch live |
Sirasa TV is a digital, terrestrial television network in Sri Lanka. It is the sister channel of 'TV 1' (Previously MTV Channel and MTV Sports) which was established in 1992. Sirasa TV was started in 1998 as a sister to its radio network Sirasa FM. Sirasa TV is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate, Capital Maharaja Group together with Gregson Holdings Ltd. Since then, another multi-national company - International Media Management - has also invested in MTV. It broadcasts its programs mainly in Sinhala.
Fifteen masked gunmen stormed the studio and transmission complex and destroyed the main control room of the group on 6 January 2009. [1] [2] Investigations revealed that a Claymore mine was used for the attack. [3] Critics and observers linked the attack to the controversial reporting that was adopted in relation to the capture of Kilinochchi by Government Forces. [4] Opposition political parties and associated media organizations accused the government of being responsible for the attack.
Type | Current | Finished | |
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Original | Kiya Denna Adare Tharam (KDAT) Sinhala : කියා දෙන්න ආදරේ තරම් | Daam Sinhala : දාම් | |
Sakuge Lokaya Sinhala : සකූගේ ලෝකය | |||
Salamal Aramaya Sinhala : සල් මල් ආරාමය | |||
Sanda Tharu Mal Sinhala : සද තරු මල් | |||
Nebaraya Sinhala : නේබරයා | Hitha Laga Hinahuna Sinhala : හිත ලග හිනැහුනා | ||
Api Ape Sinhala : අපි අපේ | |||
Ras Sinhala : රැස් | |||
Helankada Sinhala : හේලන්කඩ | |||
Sooryawanshaya Sinhala : සූර්ය වංශය | |||
Sakkarang Sinhala : සක්කාරං | |||
Neela Pabalu Sinhala : නීල පබළු | Mini Gan Dela Sinhala : මිනි ගං දෑල | ||
Ado Sinhala : අඩෝ | |||
Oba Nisa Sinhala : ඔබ නිසා | |||
Salsapuna Sinhala : සල් සපුනා | |||
Circuskarayo Sinhala : සර්කස්කාරයෝ | Uthum Pathum Sinhala : උතුම් පැතුම් | ||
Pahasara Sinhala : පැහැසරා | |||
Yes Boss Sinhala : යස් බොස් | |||
Nonawaruni Mahatwaruni Sinhala : නෝනාවරුනි මහත්වරුනි | |||
Chandoli Sinhala : චන්දෝලි | |||
Dubbed | Imlie as Imlie Sinhala : ඉම්ලි | The Last Empress as Agra Sinhala : අග්රා | 2018 South Korean television series |
Descendants of the Sun as Himanthara Sinhala : හිමන්තරා | 2016 South Korean television series | ||
Dushman as Sujatha Sinhala : සුජාත | |||
Diya Aur Baati Hum as Swapna Sinhala : ස්වප්නා | Indian television soap opera | ||
Kadın as Kisa Sinhala : කිසා | 2017 Turkish television series | ||
Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Praveena 1 / Praveena 2 Sinhala : ප්රවීනා | Indian Hindi-language television series | ||
Kavach as Premayudha Sinhala : ප්රේමායුධ | Indian TV series | ||
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mahagedara Sinhala : මහගෙදර | Indian drama television series | ||
My Love from the Star as Anathayen Aa Tharu Kumara Sinhala : අනන්තයෙන් ආ තරු කුමරා | 2013–2014 South Korean television series | ||
Naagin as Prema Dadayama Sinhala : ප්රේම දඩයම | Indian Hindi-language supernatural fiction series | ||
Pinocchio (2014 TV series) as Ikkai Maai Sinhala : ඉක්කයි මායි | South Korean television series | ||
Secret Garden (South Korean TV series) as Me Adambarakari Sinhala : මේ ආඩම්බරකාරි | 2010 South Korean TV series | ||
Shanti as Shanthi Sinhala : ශාන්ති | Indian TV series | ||
The Emperor: Owner of the Mask as Yawes Lu Kumara Sinhala : යවෙස් ලූ කුමරා | 2017 South Korean television series | ||
Ye Hai Mohabbatein as Me Aadarayai Sinhala : මේ ආදරයයි | Indian TV series |
Show Name | Show Type | Number of Seasons (As of 2024) |
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Sirasa Lakshapathi [6] (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) | Quiz Show | 10 |
5 Million Money Drop [7] (The Million Pound Drop) | Game show | 2 (Currently Season 2 is on Air) |
The Voice Sri Lanka (The Voice (franchise)) | Reality / Singing Competition | 2 |
The Voice Teens [8] (The Voice (franchise)) | Reality / Singing Competition | 2 |
The Voice Kids (The Voice (franchise)) | Reality / Singing Competition | 1 |
Sri Lanka's Got Talent (Got Talent) | Talent show | 1 |
Show Name | Show Type | Number of Seasons (As of 2024) |
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Sirasa Superstar | Reality / Singing Competition | 7 |
Sirasa Dancing Stars | Reality / Dancing Competition | 3 |
Sirasa Film Star [9] | Reality | 1 |
Sirasa Pentathlon [10] | Quiz Show | 2 |
Sirasa Junior Super Star | Reality / Singing Competition | 2 |
Sirasa Kumariya | Reality | 2 |
Sirasa Platinum Awards | Reality / Award Ceremony | 1 |
Elephant House Super Hero [11] | Talent show | 2 |
Original | Broadcast as | Language |
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Asterix the Gaul | Sinhala : සූර පප්පා |Soora Pappa | Sinhala |
Avengers Assemble | Avengers | |
Baby Follies | Sinhala : තොත්ත බබාලා |Thoththa Babala | |
Batman | Batman | |
Boule et Bill (2004) | Sinhala : බිලියයි බඩියයි | Billy & Buddy | |
Boule et Bill (2015) | Sinhala : බව්ව මල්ලි | Bawwa Malli | |
Dennis the Menace | Sinhala : දගයා | Dagaya | |
Droopy, Master Detective | Droopy and Dripple | |
Duck Dodgers | Duck Dodgers | |
Gattu Battu | Sinhala : මරු ඩබලක් | Maru Dabalak | |
Guardians of the Galaxy | Guardians of the Galaxy | |
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Hulk | |
Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Iron Man | |
Kissyfur | Sinhala : පැංචා | Pancha | |
Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac | Sinhala : රාශි චක්රය | Rashi Chakraya | |
Léonard | Sinhala : ජස්ටින් සහ ටෙස්ටින් | Justin & Testing | |
Lucky Luke | Sinhala : කවුද බෝයි | Kauda Boy | |
Marvel's Spider-Man | Spiderman | |
Ultimate Spider-Man | ||
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Sinhala : රතු පැංචි | Rathu Panchi | |
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Sinhala : ස්කූබි ඩූ | Scooby Doo | |
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | ||
Sonic the Hedgehog | Sinhala : සොනික් | Sonic | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Sinhala : අපි රජ ඉබ්බෝ | Api Raja Ibbo | |
The Adventures of Tintin | Sinhala : ටිං ටිං | Tin Tin | |
The Flintstones | Sinhala : ගිරිපුර ඇත්තෝ | Giripura Aththo | |
The Garfield Show | Sinhala : ගාර්ෆීල්ඩ් | Garfield | |
Tom and Jerry | Tom and Jerry | |
The Inspector (Pink Panther) | Pink Panther | |
The Pink Panther Show | ||
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show | Supiri Mariyo | |
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | |
The Silver Brumby | Sinhala : රිදී අශ්වයා | Ridee Ashwaya | |
The Wind in the Willows | Sinhala : මන්ඩුක භවන | Manduka Bavana | |
Yakari | Sinhala : යකාරි | Yakari |
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