Sumathi Best Television Current Reporting Award

The Sumathi Best Television Current Reporting Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan current news reporting of the year in television screen.[1]

The award was first given in 2011. The award is given to the best two current news reporting television channel. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]

Year Place TV channel
2010[3] 1st place - Live @ 8 Swarnavahini
2nd place - Ada Derana TV Derana
2011 1st place - Ada Derana TV Derana
2nd place - Live @ 8 Swarnavahini
2012 1st place - Ada Derana TV Derana
2nd place - Live @ 8 Swarnavahini
2013 Ada Derana TV Derana
2014 1st place - Live @ 8 Swarnavahini[4]
2nd place - Ada Derana TV Derana
2015 1st place - Hari Puduma Iskole Independent Television Network
2nd - Uma Oya Nisa Galana Kandulu Swarnavahini
2016 1st place - Sajith Ranasinghe Swarnavahini
2nd - Indika Weerakoon Independent Television Network[5]
2017 1st place - Pahiyangala TV Derana[6]
2nd - Puvath Satahana Independent Television Network[7]
2018 1st place - Ada Dawasa Swarnavahini
2nd - Sanhindiyawe Paalama Independent Television Network[8]
2019 1st place - Lankawe Bus Nala Siyatha TV
2nd - Hithakami Mee Masso Independent Television Network[9]
2020[10] 1st place - PCR Parikshanawala Awashyathawa TV Derana
2nd - Covid Asadithaya Swarnavahini
2021[10] 1st place - Rambaken Oya Wana Vinasaya Sirasa TV
2nd - Pakisthanyadi Priyantha Kumara Ghathanaya Hiru TV
2022 1st place - Nadungamuwe Hasthiyage Sanrakshanaya Hiru TV
2nd - Sarasvi Sisunge Siyadivi Nasaganim Independent Television Network
2023 1st place - Sri Padaye Virusay Hiru TV
2nd - Adhivegayata Biliwu Karanda Gasa Swarnavahini

References

  1. ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards 2011". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
  5. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
  6. ^ "ITN clinches many Awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival". ITN.
  7. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
  8. ^ "ITN wins several awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival". ITN.
  9. ^ "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b "සුමති සම්මාන උලෙළ 2023 සම්මානලාභීන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.