Launched 1999 (1999) Slogan "World Through Eye" | Picture format 576i 4:3 (SDTV) Country Sri Lanka | |
Network Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Owned by Government of Sri Lanka | ||
Channel Eye is a Sri Lankan youth and sports channel operated by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. The channel transmits over two programming blocks, as it timeshares with Nethra TV.
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History
The channel began broadcasting in April 1999 as Rupavahini 2. In August 2000, it became Channel Eye, with Eye coming from the three pillars of the channel: Education, Youth and Entertainment. The founder of Channel Eye is Mr. Piyadasa Ratnasinghe.
The channel airs a wide range of original productions and sporting events. In the first years of Channel Eye, it telecasted documentaries of Discovery Channel. Until 2008, Tamil programming aired under the Channel Eye brand, which eventually gave way to Nethra TV.
Programming
Channel Eye programming: News and Current Affairs
Entertainment
Music
Religion
Nethra TV programming:
News and Current Affairs
Entertainment and Lifestyle
Music
The channel also airs documentaries from various sources, usually old documentaries from the BBC or the Discovery Channel or from Canal France Internationale, of which the SLRC is a member.
Director
Producers
Sports
Channel Eye is telecasting sport programs of both international and local, mainly the cricket and local motor car racing. The channel also became the official TV broadcaster for six Cricket World Cup tournaments of 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015. Channel also broadcast 2007, 2009, 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournaments.
Beside cricket, channel has broadcast all Rugby World Cup tournaments. It was the official broadcast of FIFA World Cup in 2010 and 2014 for Sri Lanka.