Television in Sri Lanka reflects the country’s multilingual setting, with Sinhala and Tamil playing distinct roles in broadcasting and English also used by some broadcasters. Sinhala-language channels represented here include Hiru TV, Swarnavahini, and Siyatha TV, while Vasantham TV provides Tamil-language programming. ITN TV uses Sinhala, Tamil, and English and combines news with education, culture, entertainment, and public affairs. Language therefore provides an important perspective on how Sri Lankan television addresses different audiences.
Squid TV’s editorial profiles organize these broadcasters by language, location, programming focus, and institutional background. Comparing the profiles helps distinguish multilingual television from Sinhala- and Tamil-focused channels while showing how news, culture, education, entertainment, and public affairs are combined across the country’s television sector. In this way, the broadcasters provide a useful perspective on the relationship between language, programming priorities, and television media in Sri Lanka.
| Broadcaster / Channel |
Genre |
Language |
| ITN TV |
General |
Sinhala,
Tamil,
English |
| Broadcaster / Channel |
Genre |
Language |
Country Profile
- Country Name
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala)
இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமூகவுடமைவாதக் குடியரசு (Tamil) - Location
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- Languages
- Sinhala (Sinhalese), Tamil
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
| Sri Lanka - Television Broadcasters |
Sri Lanka TV Channels