Tamil Television Network (TTN) has announced today on their website (www.tvttn.tv) in todays programme block, that their channel is going to telecast 24 Hours a day from February 1st. In the beginning it will be as test-transmission until it reaches more viewers through smart TV boxes. The channel will only be available as IPTV in the beginning. 

A new Sinhala channel, called Ceylon TV, has started free-to-air on AsiaSat 5 (100.5 degree East): 3960, H, SR 30000 and fec 5/6. The channel is currently testing, and the official start is planned to be on 31st January. The channel is going to telecast different kind of programmes like news, sports, music, serials, documentaries, cartoons etc. The channel will also be available as online TV on its website.

TTN Tamil TV (Tamil Television Network) has been testing with prerecorded programme slot on their website www.tvttn.tv for some months with new and old programmes from TTN from their studio in Paris, France. After the channel was shut down on Eutelsat Hotbird (13 degree East) satellite in May 2007 by Eutelsat due to pressure from the Sri Lankan government., it is now preparing for a comeback - but not on satellite. 

The TV production community was agog with the news that leading Hindi general entertainment channel Star Plus is stretching its weekday fiction prime time programming lineup to Saturday. But no official announcement was a-coming from it. However, the other leading GEC Colors has gone ahead and announced that it is extending four of its weekday fiction shows to Saturdays. And promotions are already underway.

Colors' CEO Raj Nayak even went ahead and personally posted a promo on social networking sites