The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a private degree awarding institute,established under Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 in Sri Lanka specializing in technology and management. It has two campuses and four regional centres, the main campus being based in Malabe and a Metropolitan Campus in Colombo.SLIIT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and International Association of Universities, and has several partnerships with international universities.
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.
A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre is a mass communication research centre located in New Delhi, India and a constituent institute of Jamia Millia Islamia. The full form for AJK MCRC is Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre named after its founder Anwar Jamal Kidwai in 1982.
Senesh Dissanaike Bandaraසෙනේෂ් දිසානායක බණ්ඩාර is a film director and a television drama director in Sri Lanka. His first film Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya in 2004 was screened for more than 100 days island wide.
MassCoMedia, located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, is a college in India that offer courses in journalism, advertising, animation, public relations, event management, TV production/direction and broadcast journalism.
ESOFT Metro Campus is a private sector educational institute or college located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It offers academic and professional qualifications in Computing, Business & Management, Engineering, Hospitality and English. Established in the year 2000, the company today has 40 branches nationwide. It is headed by Dr. Dayan Rajapakse.
Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena, also known as Boodee Keerthisena, is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He began his career drawing comics before moving into painting, dress design, and visual arts. He moved into music in the late 1980s, and performed in a band called "Boo-Dee and the Woo-Zees" (1986–1992) as the lead singer.
Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter. Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film Apaye Thathpara 84,000 directed by her father Dinesh Priyasad.
The Institute of Mass Communication Film and Television Studies (IMCFTS) is an institute of mass communication, journalism and film studies in Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata. It is affiliated with Kalyani University and is approved by the University Grants Commission. The institute is small but the faculty consists of people who have worked with different media bodies. There are several teachers in the institute who also teach in the Calcutta University and Jadavpur University mass communication and journalism courses. The institute has a partnership with MILC, London.
The banking sector in Sri Lanka is monitored by the Bank Supervision Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Banking Act, Monetary Law Act and the Exchange Control Act.
Andrew Jayamanne ඇන්ඩෘ ජයමාන්න was a Sri Lankan cinematographer, and film and television director and producer.
Metalworks Institute is a post-secondary institution based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Metalworks Institute offers certificates, diplomas, and advanced diplomas, on-campus and online, educating students for direct entry into careers in the entertainment industry or for articulation into undergraduate degrees. The Institute was founded by Gil Moore of the Canadian rock band Triumph, and is the educational extension of Metalworks Studios, Canada's largest music recording studio, and Metalworks Production Group. Metalworks Institute delivers programs in four core streams: Live Music, Recorded Music, Entertainment Business and Music Performance, at the flagship Mississauga campus and at the Fredericton campus.
The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute, is Asia's first ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one among the pioneer film institutes in India, It is in Tharamani, Chennai and is run by the Tamil Nadu State Government under the Department of Information and Public Relations.
The Government Film & Television Institute, Bangalore is believed as the first government institute in India to start technical courses related to films. It is one of the few government film institutes in India. The institute is located at Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru in Karnataka. It comes under the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka. The institute offers three-year diploma courses in Cinematography and Sound Recording and Engineering. The diploma certificates are awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Karnataka.
Ru-Sankya is the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Network Project undertaken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL). It set a target to introduce digital technology television broadcasting in “Mahinda Chintana” by 2017. The “Roadmap" for the Transition from Analogue to Digital was compiled with the assistance of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). GOSL decided to adopt Japanese standard, Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting Terrestrial (ISDB-T), in order to increase information accessibility for the entire country by promoting the effective utilization of frequency resources. ISDB-T will also develop communication infrastructure to enhance the accessibility of information such as: emergency warning broadcasting; road traffic information; weather reports; educational and medical information; as well as news and sports, as it is the only broadcasting standard that supports reception from mobile phones and mobile devices.
The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation, also known as Jathika Rupavahini, is the national television network of Sri Lanka.
Upul Liyanage is one of the veteran media officials in Sri Lanka. He starts his education in Panadura Sumangala College. Having the 5th year scholarship to Thurstan College Colombo. He did his higher education in the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College. He worked much of his life in the media and entertainment fields.
Engineering is the most sought after subject areas among Sri Lankan students. The engineering degrees make up less than 2% of the bachelor's degrees in Sri Lanka.
Kodithuwakku Arachchilage Lakshan Chathuranga Kodithuwakku, popularly as Chathuranga Kodithuwakku is an actor in Sri Lankan television and a model. He is best known for the role "Nimesh" in television serial Hadawathe Kathawa.
Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara is a Sri Lankan journalist and media personality. He is best known for the television programs Angili Salakuna and Always Breakdown. He has worked as a program director, and before the public as a film and teledrama screenwriter, teledrama producer, television program director, journalist, announcer, songwriter and actor.
