Swarnavahini earn stop nods at the RaigamTele’es 2016

Best timely television programme of the year Swarnavahini’s “8ta kiyanna” - Sanjeewa Kumara Liyadipita receiving the award for producing the timely news feature “Badulle Egodawela 6 Kanuwapalama” 

Swarnavahini, one of Sri Lanka’s leading entertainment and news channels and part of the EAP Broadcasting Company earned top honours at the RaigamTele’es 2016. 

Swarnavahini, and programmes broadcast on the channel, walked away with a total of seventeen top awards at the recently ceremony.Of the seventeen, four of the top accolades went to Swarnavahini as a channel and eleven to the teledrama, ‘Daskon’. The channel was adjudged the most prestigious Tele-Drama Channel of the Year and most prestigious Channel of the Year. 

Best General Knowledge programme of the year – Nuwan C. Jayawickrama receiving the award for producing Swarnavahini’s “Tokyo Cement All Island School Quiz – Season 2”

The awards were attributable to the Swarnavahini team’s immaculate planning in selecting programmes that would appeal to its viewers. The teams behind the ‘Daskon’ tele-drama, ‘8ta Kiyanna’ and Tokyo Cement School Quiz – Season 2 shared in the groundbreaking success of the channel. 

The event, sponsored by Raigam is held annually to recognise the best media outlets, especially broadcast media based on the quality of programmes shown. 

Best Tele Drama of the Year – Jackson Anthonyreceiving the award for producing Swarnavahini’s Daskon

Commenting on Swarnavahini’s success at the awards, Mr. Mano Tittawella – Chairman, EAP Group, said, “I’m extremely delighted with Swarnavahini’s performance at the RaigamTele’es, the team has done exceptionally well to seure four awards.I wish to extend my heartiest congrats to the Swarnavahini team and I’m sure that the team will keep uplifting the bar in entertainment standards for the others to follow.”  

Mr. Anil Meegahage – CEO, Swarnavahini, commented, “It is an honour to be bestowed with four awards at the RaigamTele’es. The accolades we have received are a testament to the hard work and attention to detail by every single member of the Swarnavahini team. While thanking them from the bottom of my heart, I wish to commend them for their diligence in selecting programmes that would most appeal to our audiences across the country. That, I believe, is a part of the secret of our success.”

Swarnavahini receiving the award for the most prestigious Tele drama channel of the year 

Since its inception in 1997, Swarnavahini has been committed to delivering high quality programme to an audience base across Sri Lanka. It was quick to make a name for itself as one of the top-rated television broadcasting organizations in the country. Swarnavahini is a part of the EAP Broadcasting Company’s range of media channels which also consists of ETV, Shree FM, E FM and Ran one FM.

Swarnavahini receiving the award for Most prestigious channel of the year 

EAP BroadcastingCompany Ltd, a member of the EAP Group of Companies, has gaineddeserved national recognition and praise for much of itswork and has earnedSwarnavahini’stitle of ‘Sri Lanka’s Pride’ by deliveringinnovative and entertaining teledramas, timely news broadcasts and a range of other programmes. Established in 1992, today, EBC operatesleading TV and radio channels Swarnavahini, ETV, Shree FM, E FM and Ran FM.