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class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Ceased publication</span></th><td class="infobox-data">October 1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jaffna" title="Jaffna">Jaffna</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> number</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38072237">38072237 </a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div 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It was founded in 1982 and was published from <a href="/wiki/Jaffna" title="Jaffna">Jaffna</a>. It ceased publication in 1987. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Review_(Sri_Lankan_newspaper)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Saturday Review</i> was founded in 1982 by K. Kanthasamy, K. C. Thangarajah and others.<sup id="cite_ref-Arumugam_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arumugam-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The paper was published by a company called Kalai Nilayam and its first editor was <a href="/wiki/S._Sivanayagam" title="S. Sivanayagam">S. Sivanayagam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nadesan_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nadesan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SL200205_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL200205-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first edition of the paper was published on 30 January 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-MKE_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MKE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TT0182_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT0182-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The paper was bought by New Era Publications Limited in August 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-Nadesan_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nadesan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Saturday Review</i> was shut down by the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan government">Sri Lankan government</a> on 1 July 1983 using the recently passed <a href="/wiki/Emergency_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergency law">emergency law</a> - the <i>Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations 1983</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nadesan_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nadesan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MKE_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MKE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Police_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka Police Service">police</a> sealed the paper's offices the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-Nadesan_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nadesan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fearing arrest, Sivanayagam escaped to <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> in September 1983 with the help of the rebel <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a> (LTTE).<sup id="cite_ref-MKE_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MKE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bans on the <i>Saturday Review</i> and another paper, the <i>Suthanthiran</i>, were lifted on 24 January 1984 but the papers were subject to strict <a href="/wiki/Censorship" title="Censorship">censorship</a> by the government.<sup id="cite_ref-TT0284_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TT0284-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fundamental rights petition contesting the government's ban on the <i>Saturday Review</i> was heard by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Supreme Court</a> with leading lawyer <a href="/wiki/S._Nadesan" title="S. Nadesan">S. Nadesan</a> acting for the paper.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The petition was dismissed by the court. </p><p>Gamini Navaratne took over as editor of the paper in February 1984 when the newspaper was restarted.<sup id="cite_ref-SRv3n2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRv3n2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Civil War">civil war</a> escalated newspapers published from Jaffna came under pressure from both government forces and the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_militant_groups" title="Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups">rebel militant groups</a>. The <i>Saturday Review</i> ceased publishing in October 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-UTHR_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UTHR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were attempts to revive the paper in 1988 but these came to an end with the kidnap and murder of Kanthasamy in June 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-UTHR_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UTHR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Review_(Sri_Lankan_newspaper)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Arumugam-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Arumugam_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFArumugam1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/S._Arumugam" title="S. 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Stations" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of radio stations in Sri Lanka">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asia_Broadcasting_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asia Broadcasting Corporation (page does not exist)">Asia Broadcasting Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Gold FM (Sri Lanka)">Gold FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiru_FM" title="Hiru FM">Hiru FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sooriyan_FM" title="Sooriyan FM">Sooriyan FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Sun FM (Sri Lanka)">Sun FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=E.A.P._Edirisingha_(Pvt)_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.A.P. Edirisingha (Pvt) Ltd. (page does not exist)">EAP Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/E_FM" title="E FM">E FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_FM" title="Raja FM">Raja FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shree_FM" title="Shree FM">Shree FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Network" title="Independent Television Network">Independent Television Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakhanda_radio" title="Lakhanda radio">Lakhanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Radio_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Radio Sri Lanka">Prime Radio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/MBC_Networks" title="MBC Networks">MBC Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shakthi_FM" title="Shakthi FM">Shakthi FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirasa_FM" title="Sirasa FM">Sirasa FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yes_FM" title="Yes FM">Yes FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>City FM</li> <li>Education Service</li> <li>Muslim Service</li> <li>Sinhala Commercial Service</li> <li>Sinhala National Service</li> <li>SLBC Sports</li> <li>Radio Sri Lanka</li> <li>Tamil National Service</li> <li>Thendral FM</li> <li>Vidula</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=TNL_Radio_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TNL Radio Network (page does not exist)">TNL Radio Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Lite 89.2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm FM">Rhythm FM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TNL_Radio_101.8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TNL Radio 101.8 (page does not exist)">TNL Radio 101.8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Voice_of_Asia_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Voice of Asia Network (page does not exist)">Voice of Asia Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Kiss FM (Sri Lanka)">Kiss FM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Real_Radio_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Real Radio (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">Real Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyatha_FM" title="Siyatha FM">Siyatha FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vettri_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Vettri FM">Vettri FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>MGM Networks</b> (<a href="/wiki/Max_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Max Radio">Max Radio</a>)</li> <li><b>Power House</b> (<a href="/wiki/FM_Derana" title="FM Derana">FM Derana</a>)</li> <li><b>Telshan Networks</b> (Isira)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sith_FM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sith FM (page does not exist)">Sith FM</a></li> <li>Tharu</li></ul> 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1940s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1940s">1940s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1950s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1960s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1970s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1980s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1990s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2000s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2010s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2010s">2010s</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_film_directors" title="List of Sri Lankan film directors">Directors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sri_Lankan_screenwriters" title="Category:Sri Lankan screenwriters">Screenwriters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_cinema" title="Sri Lankan Tamil cinema">Tamil Language</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_Tamil_films" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sri Lankan Tamil films">Sri Lankan Tamil films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils_in_Sinhala_Cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala Cinema">Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala Cinema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Television" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Television in Sri Lanka">Television</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Sri_Lanka#Television_stations" title="Television in Sri Lanka">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=E.A.P._Edirisingha_(Pvt)_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.A.P. 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href="/wiki/MTV_Channel" title="MTV Channel">MTV Channel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/News_First" title="News First">News First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakthi_TV" title="Shakthi TV">Shakthi TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirasa_TV" title="Sirasa TV">Sirasa TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_1_(Sri_Lankan_TV_channel)" title="TV 1 (Sri Lankan TV channel)">TV 1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation">Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Eye" title="Channel Eye">Channel Eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nethra_TV" title="Nethra TV">Nethra TV</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiru_TV" title="Hiru TV">Hiru TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>MGM Networks</b> (<a href="/wiki/You_TV_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="You TV (Sri Lanka)">You TV</a>)</li> <li><b>Power House</b> (<a href="/wiki/TV_Derana" title="TV Derana">TV Derana</a>)</li> <li><b>Telshan Networks</b> (<a href="/wiki/TNL_TV" title="TNL TV">TNL TV</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ART_Television_(Sri_Lanka)" title="ART Television (Sri Lanka)">ART Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Buddhist_(TV_channel)" title="The Buddhist (TV channel)">The Buddhist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Sports_Network" title="Carlton Sports Network">Carlton Sports Network</a></li> <li><a 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