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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized i | Broadband in Sri Lanka: A Case Study ii | Broadband in Sri Lanka: A Case Study © 2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail: [email protected] All rights reserved The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are entirely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of infoDev, the Donors of infoDev, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank and its affiliated organizations, the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply on the part of the World Bank any judgment of the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to infoDev Communications & Publications Department; 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Mailstop F 5P-503, Washington, D.C. -
Verbum Television Sri Lanka’S First TV Channel Gets Going Erbum Television, the Work of Evangeliz- As a Blessing in Disguise
THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY OF SRI LANKA “RegisteRED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS OF SRI LANKA” UNDER NO. QD / 19 / NEWS / 2015 Feast of Our Lady of Lanka Sunday, February 8, 2015 Vol 146 No 06 24 Pages Rs: 25.00 Registered as a newspaper “Go and Announce” VERBUM TELEVISION Sri Lanka’s first TV Channel gets going erbum Television, the work of evangeliz- as a blessing in disguise. ing, the Channel should With the many challeng- VCatholic TV Chan- encourage and foster es the Church was facing Sri Lanka’s first unity among all people with the rise of funda- last Friday by the Arch- in the country by taking mentalism and threats bishopnel was officiallyof Colombo, launched His into account the Church’s to the faith, the Catholic Eminence Malcolm Cardi- teaching of respecting the Bishops’ Conference felt nal Ranjith at the Audito- dignity of all people. The the ardent need to have its rium of the Archbishop’s Holy Father’s message own TV Channel to coun- House. was signed by Archbish- teract false propaganda. This new Catho- op Pietro Parolin, the Vat- It was at this time that lic TV Channel with its ican’s Secretary of State. Mr. Milan de Silva came to studios at Ragama, be- Addressing the us with his proposal of a gan operations on a small large gathering which Catholic Channel and the scale last June, through included the Minister of feasibility of setting up the Internet. With its Christian Affairs, John one. The telecast through launch last Friday the Amaratunga, members PEO TV and DIALOG TV Channel will now telecast of parliament, clergy, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith lighting the candle at the Launch will be an opportunity to through Sri Lanka Tele- religious and guests, while Chairman Verbum Television, Mr. -
To-Date Sri Lanka Tsunami Warning System
TsunamiTsunami EarlyEarly WarningWarning DisseminationDissemination by Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi (Retd) Director General Disaster Management Centre Institutional Arrangements Devolved Disaster Management Framework . National Disaster Management Coordinating Committee . Emergency Response Committee . District Disaster Management Committees . Divisional Disaster Management Committees . GN Disaster Management Committee . Sub Committees at GN Level 24 x 7 National Emergency Operations Centre DisasterDisaster RiskRisk ManagementManagement MechanismMechanism atat Sub-nationalSub-national LevelLevel District Secretary Disaster Prov. Level District Disaster Disaster Management Managemen Committee Management t Centre Committee Emergency Op. Local Authority Rooms Committees Govt. Departments District Military & Assistant Police Directors Div. Level Private Sector Committees GN Committees NGOs/ Civil Village Societies volunteer Business Committee Communities s Early Warning, Medical / Health, Search & Rescue, Camp Management & Security Committees Early warning System Receiving Technical Information from Various Agencies USGS DOM GDACS INCOIS EMERGENCY OPERATION GSMB INDONESIA N MET CENTER NARA RIMES AUS-MET Tsunami Early Warning Dissemination Warning Given by Technical Agencies DMC Vulnerable Communities Methods of Dissemination . National Level . TV Stations Early Warning Unit . Radio Station 24 x 7 Emergency Operations Centre . Early Warning Towers . Police & Military Communication . Cell Broadcast/ SMS . Technical Devices . Satellite -
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Regional Cable TV & Broadband Operators 57 Regional DTH Satellite Pay-TV Operators 77 Regional IPTV & Broadband Operators 90 Regional Broadcasters 99 Regional Digital & Interactive 126 Regional Fixed Service Satellite 161 Regional Broadcasting & Pay-TV Finance 167 Regional Regulation 187 Australia 195 Cambodia 213 China 217 Hong Kong 241 India 266 Indonesia 326 Japan 365 Korea 389 Malaysia 424 Myanmar 443 New Zealand 448 Pakistan 462 Philippines 472 Singapore 500 Sri Lanka 524 Taiwan 543 Thailand 569 Vietnam 590 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1-56 Methodology & Definitions 2 Overview 3-13 Asia Pacific Net New Pay-TV Subscriber Additions (Selected Years) 3 Asia Pacific Pay-TV Subs - Summary Comparison 4 Asia Pacific Pay-TV Industry Revenue Growth 4 China & India - Net New Pay-TV Subscribers (2013) 5 China & India - Cumulative Net New Pay-TV Subscribers (2013-18) 5 Asia Pacific (Ex-China & India), Net New Subscribers (2013) 6 Asia Pacific Ex-China & India - Cumulative Net New Pay-TV Subscribers (2013-18) 8 Economic Growth in Asia (% Real GDP Growth, 2012-2015) 9 Asia Pacific Blended Pay-TV ARPU Dynamics (US$, Monthly) 10 Asia Pacific Pay-TV Advertising (US$ mil.) 10 Asia Pacific Next Generation DTV Deployment 11 Leading Markets for VAS Services (By Revenue, 2023) 12 Asia Pacific Broadband Deployment 12 Asia Pacific Pay-TV Distribution Market Share (2013) 13 Market Projections (2007-2023) 14-41 Population (000) 14 Total Households (000) 14 TV Homes (000) 14 TV Penetration of Total Households (%) -
Confidence In
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN Dileepa WjesunderaSLT is the Group Chief Executive Officer of the telecommunication giant of the country – Sri Lanka Telecom. With the Group undergoing a process of transformation, much has been achieved in providing the latest and the best technologies to the consumer. The SLT Group has now come together as one portraying a single vision. As Sri Lanka moves towards greater development, SLT will be a strong partner that propels the country forward. Dileepa Wijesundera stressed that as SLT continues to introduce products and services, the consumer too should change the way they think in order to achieve the maximum. By Udeshi Amarasinghe | Photography Mahesh Bandara and Menaka Aravinda SLT is the telecommunication giant of the coun- areas that we cannot reach with our fixed line try, can you elaborate on the progress of the – fibre optic or copper – we have the wireless Group since your appointment as Group CEO? LTE product. That is for both voice as well as The most important aspect is that the Group data. This is a major achievement and we have has come together as one. Initially Mobitel was The most been increasing our investment in the product. not operating strictly within the Group, but now important Similarly, the other major improvement is all the subsidiaries come under the Group CEO, aspect is that fibre to homes and fibre to businesses. We in- including Mobitel. That was a major step in troduced this product in 2014, and have been creating synergy between the various sections. the Group has increasing capacity since then. -
Code-Mixing in Sinhala Teledramas (The Study Based on Teledramas Telecast on Hiru TV, Swarnavahini, and ITN Channels During 2016- 2018 in Sri Lanka)
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12, DECEMBER 2020 ISSN 2277-8616 Code-Mixing In Sinhala Teledramas (The Study Based On Teledramas Telecast On Hiru TV, Swarnavahini, And ITN Channels During 2016- 2018 In Sri Lanka) M R T N Kumara, M.Siraji Abstract : The purpose of the research is to identify the extent of code-mixing on the Sri Lankan TV channels‘ Tele-dramas. A questionnaire distributed among 228 HNDE students of The Hardy Advanced Technological Institute and the data analyzed to determine the impact of code-mixing on the viewers of teledramas. The collected data and analysis of the research reveal that Sinhala is undergoing in the face of the English language, especially in mixed code usage. However, there can see the word exploitation for modernity and affluence. Thus, a new variety of Sinhala is emerging, where a change in structures, phonology, and usage can identify. Key Words: code-mixing, Tele-dramas, linguistics, Sri Lankan TV channels, Sinhala language ———————————————————— 1. INTRODUCTION these teledramas primarily, paying attention to the younger The practice of moving back and forth between two generation in Sri Lanka. Has the code-mixed speech been languages or between two dialects of the same language or used on popular television began to substantially affect the registers is called code-mixing. In using mixed code, there language and perception of their audiences of the linguistic can make-out positive aspects and negative aspects as practice, and if so, in which aspects? Briefly, the research well. As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, mixing of English problem can be introduced as ―What sort of attitudes can be words in the Sinhala language is a prominent feature of the identified among the Sri Lankan youngsters on Code-mixing present socio-linguistic scenario, which is to observe in in Sinhala tele-dramas?‖ In the process of observing ―What selected TV channels in Sri Lanka. -
Asia Pacific to Add 45 Million Pay TV Subscribers
Asia Pacific to add 45 million pay TV subscribers The Asia Pacific pay TV sector is the most vibrant in the world, with subscribers up by 45 million and revenues up by $1.40 billion over the next five years. Pay TV penetration will stay at around 69%. Asia Pacific pay TV subscribers by country (mil) 800.0 700.0 600.0 500.0 400.0 300.0 200.0 100.0 0.0 2019 2020 2025 Others 70.5 72.3 80.9 Japan 17.4 17.6 17.7 Indonesia 11.2 13.5 18.5 S Korea 20.4 20.3 20.2 India 158.8 161.1 183.1 China 353.4 357.2 356.0 Source: Digital TV Research Ltd China and India together will account for 80% of the region’s 676 million pay TV subscribers by 2025. India will add 24 million pay TV subscribers over the next five years. However, China will peak in 2021 with a slow decline thereafter. OTT penetration and competition will remain much higher in China than in India. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “Much of this subscriber growth is down to the number of TV households increasing by 65 million between 2019 and 2025 to 978 million as populations rise and disposable income climbs. The region’s population is 4 billion – more than half of the world’s total.” For more information on the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report, please contact: Simon Murray, [email protected], Tel: +44 20 8248 5051 Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts Table of Contents Published in March 2020, this 198-page PDF, PowerPoint and excel report comes in three parts: • Outlook: Forecasts for 22 countries in a 52-page PowerPoint document full of charts, graphs and bullet points; • Excel workbook covering each year from 2010 to 2025 for 22 countries by household penetration, by pay TV subscribers, by pay TV revenues and by major operator. -
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLTL.N0000)
Sri Lanka | Telecommunication EQUITY RESEARCH Initiation of coverage 20 December 2013 Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLTL.N0000) Backbone of the nation Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLTL) is Sri Lanka’s largest fixed telephony operator, Key statistics with a market capitalization of LKR67bn as at 19 December 2013. The company CSE/Bloomberg tickers SLTL.N0000/SLTL SL operates in fixed telephony (FT) – which comprises broadband and pay-TV – Share price (19 Dec 2013) LKR37 and mobile telephony (MT). We believe SLTL’s future revenue growth will stem No. of issued shares (m) 1,805 from its FT segment, driven by the shift towards increasing data usage from Market cap (USDm) 511 voice, and the company’s focus on migrating its fixed voice customer base to Enterprise value (USDm) 605 broadband and pay-TV services, as both these segments have low penetration Free float (%) 5.5% in Sri Lanka. We also expect the MT segment to contribute to revenue growth 52-week range (H/L) LKR50/37 despite the country’s high penetration rates. We believe high levels of price Avg. daily vol. (shares,1yr) 14,212 competition in the local market (compared with those of its regional peers) will Avg. daily turnover (USD 5 pressure EBITDA margin growth, with our estimates increasing modestly over ‘000) 2013E-2015E. However, SLTL has strong balance sheet metrics, which should support its dividend payout despite high capex. Our DCF valuation (with a Source: CSE, Bloomberg scenario analysis) and our EV/EBITDA analysis suggest a share price range of Note: USD/LKR=129.1 (average for the one year ended LKR34-45, versus a share price of LKR37 as of 19 December 2013. -
3.4 Sri Lanka Telecommunications
3.4 Sri Lanka Telecommunications In Sri Lanka, telecommunication network coverage is provided by both government and private companies.. In the year 1996, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka was established to regulate the functioning of this field and maintain the competitiveness. There exists 4 fixed broadband service providers and 4 mobile broadband service providers, but there are only 6 companies all together in which 2 companies provide both services. However with time the number of landlines in use have been decreasing and use of mobile phones have been increasing. Finding SIM cards in Sri Lanka is relatively easy than other countries. At the airport itself, after baggage claiming, there are booths to get a sim card. Mobitel is the most used network used by foreigners. However, those booths only offer tourist packages which could be pricier than usual. In Colombo there are many Agent outlets that provide a sim very easily in which he vendor would configure the network from their phone itself. In general, the coverage is good in Sri Lanka and getting a sim card is also convenient. SLT telephone connections are available as Fibre, Mega line and 4G/LTE. Mega line and Fibre are the most reliable and superior quality wireline telephone connections which enables you to enjoy uninterrupted Voice, Broadband and PEO TV. 4G/LTE provide both Voice & Broadband services. All three connections offer a range of value-added services. Revolutionizing internet usage across the country whilst expanding Sri Lanka’s broadband capacity, SLT Broadband proudly introduced fastest internet, taking the speeds up to as much as 1 Gbps. -
Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019: Consuming News in Turbulent Times
Consuming News in Turbulent Times: Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019 1 Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019: Consuming News in Turbulent Times November 2020 2 Consuming News in Turbulent Times: Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019 Consuming News in Turbulent Times: Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019 Published in Sri Lanka by International Media Support (IMS) Authors: Nalaka Gunawardene With inputs from Arjuna Ranawana Advisers: Ranga Kalansooriya, PhD Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen, PhD Lars Thunø Infographics: Nalin Balasuriya Dharshana Karunathilake Photos: Nisal Baduge Niroshan Fernando © November 2020 IMS The content of this publication is copyright protected. International Media Support is happy to share the text in the publication under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a summary of this license, please visit http://creative commons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. IMS is a non-profit organisation working to support local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition. IMS has engaged Sri Lanka through partners since 2003. www.mediasupport.org Consuming News in Turbulent Times: Sri Lanka Media Audience Study 2019 3 Contents Executive summary 5 1. Introduction 10 2. Methodology 13 2.1 Data collection 13 2.1.1 Phase I: Qualitative Phase 13 2.1.2 Phase II: Quantitative Phase 14 2.2 Study limitations 15 3. Findings 16 3.1 Value of news: How important is news and current information? 16 3.2 What qualities do audiences want to see in news coverage? 19 3.3 News sources: -
Prospectus Debenture Issue 2015
EAP Broadcasting Company Ltd PROSPECTUS DEBENTURE ISSUE 2015 MANAGERS TO THE ISSUE PEOPLE’S BANK INVESTMENT BANKING UNIT EOAP BR ADCASTING COMpaNY LIMITED L I M I T E D EAP Broadcasting Company Limited PROSPECTUS 2015 EAP Broadcasting Company Limited Debenture Issue 2015 www.eapholdings.lk DEBENTURE ISSUE 2015 [ 1 ] EOAP BR ADCASTING COMpaNY LIMITED L I M I T E D EAP Broadcasting Company Limited “THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE (CSE) HAS TAKEN REASONABLE CARE TO ENSURE FULL AND FAIR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS.HOWEVER, THE CSE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENTS MADE, OPINIONS EXPRESSED OR REPORTS INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS. MOREOVER, AS PER THE CSE DEBT SECURITIES LISTING RULES SECTION 2.2.1(i) THE PAR VALUE OF A DEBENTURE SHALL BE HUNDRED RUPEES(Rs. 100)” [ 2 ] DEBENTURE ISSUE 2015 EOAP BR ADCASTING COMpaNY LIMITED L I M I T E D EAP Broadcasting Company Limited EAP BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED Issue of Fifteen Million (15,000,000) Listed Rated Redeemable Debentures (with a Sinking Fund Mortgaged in favour of the Trustee) of LKR 100/- each with an option to issue up to a further Fifteen Million (15,000,000) Debentures in the event of an over subscription of the initial Fifteen Million (15,000,000,) Debentures. TO BE LISTED ON THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE ISSUE OPENS ON 11th June 2015 MANAGERS TO THE OFFERING Treasury – Investment Banking Unit 13th Floor, No 75, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mw, Colombo 02. DEBENTURE ISSUE 2015 [ 3 ] EOAP BR ADCASTING COMpaNY LIMITED L I M I T E D EAP Broadcasting Company Limited CORPORATE INFORMATION The Company / Issuer EAP Broadcasting Company Limited Legal Form The Company was incorporated in Sri Lanka on 06th July 1992 under the name and style "Extra Terrestrial Vision (Private) Limited", and subsequently this was changed to E.A.P. -
PE 2020 MR 82 E.Pdf
Election Commission – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election - 05.08.2020 Registered electronic media to disseminate certified election results Last Updated Online Social Media No Organization TV FM Publishers(News Other News Websites (FB/ SMS Paper Web Sites) YouTube/ Twitter) 1 Telshan Network TNL TV - - - - - (Pvt) Ltd 2 Smart Network - - - www.lankasri.lk - - (Pvt) Ltd 3 Bhasha Lanka (Pvt) - - - www.helakuru.lk - - Ltd 4 Digital Content - - - www.citizen.lk - - (Pvt) Ltd 5 Ceylon News - - www.mawbima.lk, - - - Papers (Pvt) Ltd www.ceylontoday.lk Independent ITN, Lakhanda, www.itntv.lk, ITN Sri Lanka 6 Television Network Vasantham TV Vasantham - www.itnnews.lk (FB) - Ltd FM Lakhanda Radio (FB) Sri Lanka City FM 7 Broadcasting - - - - - Corporation (SLBC) Asia Broadcasting Hiru FM. 8 Corparation Hiru TV Shaa FM, www.hirunews.lk, Sooriyan FM, - www.hirugossip.lk - - Sun FM, Gold FM 9 Asset Radio Broadcasting (Pvt) - Neth FM - www.nethnews.lk NethFM(FB) - Ltd 1/4 File Online Number Organization TV FM Publishers(News Other News Websites Social Media SMS Paper Web Sites) Asian Media 10 Publications (Pvt) ltd - - www.thinakkural.lk - - - 11 EAP Broadcasting Swarnavahini Shree FM, - www.swarnavahini.lk, - - Company Ran FM www.athavannews.com 12 Voice of Asia Siyatha TV Siyatha FM - - - - Network (Pvt)Ltd Star tamil TV MTV Channel (Pvt) Sirasa TV, Sirasa FM, News 1st (FB), News 1st SMS 13 Ltd / MBC Shakthi TV, Shakthi FM, News 1st (S,T,E), Networks (Pvt) Ltd TV1 Yes FM, - www.newsfirst.lk (Youtube), KIKI mobile YFM, News 1st App Legends FM (Twitter)