Pay Television Networks in Sri Lanka

1 PEO TV (SLT Visioncom)                                   IPTV (ADSL and WiMAX)- September 2008
2 Lanka Broadband Networks (LBN)                    Analog/Digital Cable -2000
3 Dialog TV                                                              Digital Satellite- 2005
4 Comet Cable(Not functioning since 2009)        Analog Microwave- 1999
5 New service                                                          Digital MMDS - Testing                                                    

Analog Terrestrial Networks in Sri Lanka

1 Independent Television Network (ITN)       State-owned Sinhala     April 13, 1979
2 Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation            State-owned Sinhala       February 15, 1982
3 Channel One MTV                                   Private English               December 14,1992
4 TNL                                                       Private Sinhala / English    June 21,1993
5 ETV                                                     Private English                  1995
6 Swarnavahini                                         Private Sinhala             March 16,1997
7 Sirasa TV                                              Private Sinhala          June 10,1998
8 Shakthi TV                                             Private Tamil            October 20, 1998
9 Channel Eye                                       State-owned English     August 20, 2000
10 TV Lanka                                          Private Sinhala              December 05,2001
11 ART Television                                  Private English            July 21,2003
12 Derana TV                                       Private Sinhala              October 11, 2005
13 Max TV                                        Private Sinhala / English /Tamil   January 17, 2007
14 Nethra TV                                    State-owned Tamil         January 01, 2008
15 Vasantham TV                           State-owned Tamil       June 25, 2009
16 Siyatha TV                                    Private Sinhala           September 17, 2009
17 Vettri TV                                          Private Tamil           September 17, 2009
18 Prime TV                                         State-owned English     November 12, 2009
19 NTV                                                State-owned English      November 18, 2009
20 DAN Tamiloli                                   Private Tamil               2009
21 VIS3 - CCTV News                         Private English               May 07, 2010
22 Carlton Sports Network - CSN        Private Sinhala / English        March 07, 2011
23 The Buddhist TV                            Private Sinhala           April 08, 2011

Public Benefit of the DTV Transition

Digital TV has provided a host of important public benefits:

It has freed up parts of the broadcast spectrum for public safety communications (police/fire/rescue).
It has allowed some of the spectrum to be auctioned to companies that will be able to provide
consumers with more advanced wireless services (such as wireless broadband).
It has allowed stations to offer improved picture and surround sound (enhanced audio).
It has expanded programming choices for viewers. For example, a broadcaster can now offer multiple digital programs simultaneously (multicasting).
It has provided interactive video and data services that were not possible with analog technology


Difference Between Analog and DTV Broadcasting:

DTV is an advanced broadcasting technology that replaces analog over-the-air broadcasting. Digital broadcasting allows stations to offer improved picture and sound quality along with a host of other advantages over analog broadcasting.
For example, rather than being limited to providing one analog program, a broadcaster is able to offer a super sharp High Definition (HD) digital program or multiple Standard Definition (SD) digital programs simultaneously. Digital television offers many advantages over analog television for viewing broadcast TV


Need for DTV Picture Reception Over-The-Air:

 need one of the following:

• A TV set with a digital tuner.
• OR
• An analog TV set connected to a digital-to-analog converter box(STB).

In either case, you will need an appropriate antenna connected to the TV set or the converter box; either an outdoor rooftop antenna or an indoor antenna.
If you have a digital TV set, you will not need any additional equipment (with the exception of an antenna) to receive over-the-air digital broadcast programming. However if you have an analog TV set, a digital converter box must be connected between the antenna and the analog TV to receive and display over-the-air digital programming