Friday, December 29, 2006

2006 : A Year in Review - LBN

This year turned out to be a very bad year for the subscribers of LBN with the sudden closure of LBN under controversial grounds so lets a look at a summary of things that happened during this year.

  • LBN which has been entertaining their subscribers for several years were thrown into disarray a week after they launched digital cable services when they were closed on controversial grounds just a week after CBNsat shutdown.
  • LBN which took the authorities to court after the shutdown were able to obtain Defense Ministry clearance but are still awaiting the TRC license which has to be signed by the President.
  • LBN Management is constantly being lambasted by their customers for their handling of the crisis. It is also fair to note that LBN customers have been unable to rally themselves to give a helping hand to the company as well as for protecting their investments in the service.
The next court case is scheduled for Jan 9th 2007 and we hope that LBN will be able to resume transmissions soon after.

Well that's all folks for this year since we are taking the weekend and January 1st 2007 off, so we will be back with you from January 2nd 2007. Please keep sending us your valuable emails and also updating this blog with your comments on the latest happenings regarding LBN during the next few days while we are away and also throughout the New Year 2007. For a full review on all the events in the Sri Lankan television and radio media front please read the TV & Radio Sri Lanka Blog post called "2006 : A Year in Review".

We like to take this opportunity to wish all of our fellow Bloggers, the Staff and Management of LBN specially Managing Director of LBN Mr. Shirantha Herath who was keeping in touch with us earlier but not anymore A Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year 2007

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Really the year 2006 for the business community is affected due to various reasons, the cable television industry badly affected for unknown situations. Both companies have to go through the difficult times in their business history.

One think is not to forget in business point of view CBN have to transfer the ownership to another company. One thing that we have confidence LBN will be back on air by January 2007, under the same management.

Fully confidence…….

Anonymous said...

LBN subscribers are thinking in terms of the people who lived in the stone age,Just praying and thinking that god will do something,So far he hasnt answered the prayers and it is evident that he will not in the near future.

Its time the LBN subscribers think realisticaly and strongly talk to the local devils or the authorities.

Because just praying lethargicaly to god without doing anything constructive is not going to do the job.

Anonymous said...

Umbanam onna eththama katha kara,Meka nikan kothalawalaya deviyanta kiyala lamayek hadagannda hadanawa wage,Thamath karaganna beri wunane.

maye deka athare wenasak ne.

Anonymous said...

KOTHALAWALAI OKAGE AMBUWAI KARANA KERI WEDA WALA HETIYATA GOD WATH UNTA LAMAYEK DENNE NE,MOKADA EHEMA DUNNOTH U AMU KERIYEK WENAWA.

HABAI LBN SUBSCRIBERS LA KERIYO NEMEI,PONNAYO

Anonymous said...

I'm really enjoying my CBNsat connection. Only thing that comes as close in terms of enjoyment is watching you idiots fight with each other instead of fighting of LBN.

You guys just blame LBN for not doing anything. But even you dont do anything. And some of you just imagine things and wait.

Come on and get a grip on yourselves. Have you ever done anything since the LBN shut down except fight with each other.

When a nation/group fights with each other, their enemies (or competition) find it easy to invade their teritorries. Thats what will happen to you too. Sooner or later, after all your fighting with each other for LBN, you will probably give up LBN and get CBNsat or Comet.

Dont keep false hopes. The ministry is just playing with you. The more you fight with each other, the more entertained they will be. All they have to pay for the entertainment is to get their secretaries to make up dozens of excuses for their next few court hearings.

GET A GRIP ON YOURSELVES AND DO SOMETHING BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

Anonymous said...

Mr. Hulugalle,
Pd. Mahinda Rajapacksha,
Mn. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa,
Mr. Kanchana Rathwaththe,

Pls try to grant the licence to LBN. They think this is hold by myself.

PRASIDENT COMMANDS TRC TO ISSUE LICENCE TO LBN.

Thank you all above.

G.ABEYANAYAKE [FIRST SATELLITE BROADCASTER IN SRI LANKA]

Anonymous said...

Its interesting listening to CBNSat subscribers who go on about how they saved CBNSat through their efforts, when actually they had zero impact in restoring transmission. While its commendable you guys actually formed a group to try and get CBNSat back, you played no part in Dialogs decision to acquire CBNSat (apart from been part of the 25,000 subscriber base) and had Dialog not acquired CBNSat it will still be off the air.

The simple fact appears to be that its up to the LBN management to somehow convince the President / Ministers involved to approve the license. Its really unlikely they would give a shit about 20-30 subscribers writing letters and pleading for LBN to be restored.

And I'm pretty sure the LBN management is doing their best restore services cos they have the most to lose from the closure. Hopefully they could maybe bribe some politician and get back on ASAP, although I'm not holding my breath :(

Anonymous said...

Ponnayo Koheda yanne malle pol,LBN subscribers are real "PONSIES",Without doing a hint of anything they seem to think they are realy smart,What the CBNsat subscribers and the management did is realy not important,Because CBN is well and tuely back,

But your are a bunch of spineless ponsi fools who doesnt have a backbone to speak out.

LBN is never going to come with this set os subscriber fools

Anonymous said...

LBN GETS LICENCE,LBN HAS GOT THE TRC LICENCE AND WILL COMMENCE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BEGIN BY THIS WEEK.

CONGRATULATIONS MR.SHIRANTHA HERATH,IT WAS THE LONE BATTLE OF YOURS WHICH WON THE DAY

Anonymous said...

Ara Kaluperuma kiyana CBN ekey ponnaya dan anonymous widihata mekey comments daanawa..CBN ekey samahara ponna blogersla uuta ambanaka bayayai..mokada u kumuharapa katha karana nisa..LBN blog ekata awith u nondi una..dan u nama daan naa..

Kamak naha kalu...umba ithin ona thanakata diwa daana ekaney...waren waren..api umbata honda jaadi daapu ewa wagayak laasthi karala thiyanawa...rasa balalama kiyahanko!!!

Anonymous said...

The Suday Leader of 31/12/06 has an article by the CEO of LBN stating that they would resume test transmission this week. It was also stated that they had received TRC clearance.

Anonymous said...

ANE PAKOO.
UMBA LBN EKATA WELA HITAPAN. UMBATA MOKADA MAMA MONA PERUMA VIDIHATA PENEEHITIYATH. YAKOO APEE CBN SAT EKA DEN CHANNEL 30 K VITARA DENAWA. TOPI TOPEE CABLE PUKEE GAHAGANIYAW.

MAMA KOHATA DIWA DEMMATH THOTA MOKADA? YAKOO MAMA CBN EKEE TAMAI.. E'KA APATA A'DAMBAREN KIYANNA PULUWAN. TOTA MONA HUTHTHADA TIYENNE 2007 TA GENIYANNA. WAREN MAMA UMBATA ALUTH DEKEE KAASIYAK DENNAM.... HEBEI NAALA WAREN....

LBN EKEE OKKOMA KERIYOOO...

KIYAWAPAN "CABLE SAHA KERIYOO" KIYANA POTHA.

KALUPERUMA

Anonymous said...

Anna Hari Kaluperuma...umba kiyanawa wagey apita moko umba mokata diwa dammath..habai apita thiyana prashney umba jaardi ewata diwa daala mekey comments daana nisa..naththan umba wagey ponnayekugen apita wadak naha..Dialog lata pin sidda wenna umabala dan chandiyo wela..kothalawalayagey puthek nisa..api echcara ganan gan naha

Naththalaya Alf lagey gedara giyey nadda...anna ehey anamalu koli kuttu welanawalu..


Umba nikan LBN Blog ekey puka nodee hitapang..

Anonymous said...

DEAR ALL,

VISH YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR....!

MAY YOURE DREAMS COME TRUE..

LBN CUSTOMER

Anonymous said...

Yako jara unath mama diva danne baduwakatane,Umbala ponnayo adugane paiyyawath naginne nethi ewun tikakne.

Ubbala ponnayo wunath wediya,Jangi hodana ponnayo tikak.

JOKA ENDALADA INNE?

Anonymous said...

umbalata mama lbn blog ekee puka dunna wageeda peenne? yakoo mama puka dunnath thopita payyak nethi nisa api baya nehe. tibbath e'kath pana nehe.

o'na keriyek waren cbn ekata. api umbalawa piligannawa. hebey alwathuren hoodan waren....

dialog tamai yakoo den tiyana hondama company eka. topita e'kath ekka herennawath behe. saterllite technology kiyala topy cable aran wana wana hitapalla.

umbee nama kiyapan nethnam contact karanna p. no ekak hari mail add. ekak hari deepan. umbage sudusukam balala job ekak dennam. o'ka arina company ekak newey.....

umbalata benala wedak nehe thopi amaruwe wetila innakota kiyana deewal o'wa.

mama cbn ekee inne....
mama umbata job ekak dennam.... waren malliye waren...

#2007 AWURUDU LEBUWA.....
#CBN SIGNAL TIKA API DUNNA...
#KERI KOLLOO MOKA KEEWATH KAM NETHUWA....
#WAREW MEHETA API UMBALATA JOB DENAWA....///

Anonymous said...

Kalu,

Api umba wagey puka deegena job hoyan naha ....

Dialog la CBN eka gaththama...umba nikan boru hila wenna gihin nondi una kiyala..athuley uwun kiyanawa..

Dialog management eka mugey wayasa wadi nisa,..ahuwalu..Puka Denawada? Wedi Kanawada? kiyala...ethakota mu kiwwalu puka denawa kiyala!!!

Nondi Kalu...

Kamak naha api owa amathaka karala daamu..api LBN labun naththan CBN hari gannawa...habai salli deela..(puka deela nemei)..

Habai Dialog CBN

Anonymous said...

Umaba edakota salli deela puke araganna ponnayek? Yako mara charithane LBN subscribers la.Umbage puka hondatama ganda ethi salli deela karaganna.

Eiye bang LBN ponnayanta paiyya naginne neththe,Wel penela hari durieng gediyak hari kala umbage ganda puke umbama eraganin.

Anonymous said...

Kalu, umaba kiyana dewal galapen ney nahaney!!!

Yanney koheda malley pol...

Umbagey sinhala hari durwalai wagey...

Anonymous said...

bersDear LBN Subscribers,

Please ignore this Kaluperuma...we will take of him.

Machan kalu api apey pukawal CBN ekeeydi bala gamu...umba nikan LBN ekey nondi wenna epa

Anonymous said...

SHuttho,
thota rupiyal dekak netuwa kohomada? cbn tiya, oya langa tiyana sri ramya hotel ekawath ganne.

ponna weesigeputa ukanne katin newei bola--- paiyen.

topi dannawada ponnayo tota andumak gannawath salli tibune nehene.

topi wiswasa karana.. langama inna yaaluwo thota gal-kapanawa needa?

ponnayoo apita island wide coverage ekak tiyanawa... eka add eken lbn wattanawa open kalath.

umbage educational qulifications ewapan job eka kata mama daannam...

wihilu newei aththatamai.... mata mail karapan meekata senura@cbnsat.lk

panuweera

Anonymous said...

CBN News,

Kaluperuma will sometimes apear as panuweera...but both names refers to one single Ponna Guy.

Anonymous said...

LBN News,

A set of LBN subscribers or better known as ponnayas or pie less ponnayas,Whos theme is to"Blallan lawa kos ata bema",This time praying for six months to God to give LBN back,Kaluperuma has been fucking their wives as these ponna subscribers dont have a cock.

Niymai kalu ohoma yang

Anonymous said...

Kalu,

Magey puthey umaba dan thaathata wish karenneth na neyda? Kamak naha umbalagey amma katha karala kiwwa... umbagey nagin nathi nisa kasadayak kara ganney naha kiyala... kamak naha puthey diwa dada hitapang...

Meeta Thaatha
Kothalawala..

Anonymous said...

Eka nemei Kaly Puthey,

Mama CBN connection ekak gaththoth umbawa penawada?

Meeta Asarana Thaatha
Kothalawala

Anonymous said...

Yako ponnayo,Kothalawalata kavadawath thatha kenek wenna ba pakayo,Oka thama soma hamuduruwo meruwe,Oka thama dupath gammana walata gihilla(Thanamalwila) ahinsaka nugath janathawa rawattanne,Oka awuru 30 ganak deviyannta yadidanawa,Ekko deviyek ne,nathnam deviyo u gana balanne ne.

Hodama wede umba gihilla ara cigaratte packet ganan bona oka patta gon genie katata deela balapn.

Ponnayo umbalath oya tikama thama wenne,Nikan kate eragnna nethuwa indin,wesige putha.

Anonymous said...

LBN BLOG EKEE KOLLO KAKKA DAANAWOO.....HEE...;;;;; HIH HIH...
MARAGANIYAW....

SUDUPERUMA

Anonymous said...

WISH A VERY PONNA YEAR AND LOT OF PUCK SHOTS TO THE PONNA SUBSCRIBERS DURING 2007.


FROM NILPERUMA

Anonymous said...

Dont you have anthing better to do, you two. Please stop it NOW!

Anonymous said...

Hello Everybody and the Admin
Happy New Year!!!

It seems that some of you have not enjoyed the holidays.

There was a reason why we said "not to panic but wait for a while. And you will hear the good news"

Still a lot of work to be done...but resumption of services during January is beyond doubt

All the Best for Everybody
Rock,

Anonymous said...

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CEO OF LBN AT THE GERMAN RESTURANT OWNED BY HIM,SO LBN SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR PARTICIPATION AT THIS DINNER MEETING TO TERRANCE ON,

terry_dishy@yahoo.com

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR LBN ACCOUNT NUMBER AND A SUITABLE DATE DURING NEXT WEEK PRIOR TO 05.12.2006

Anonymous said...

Terry, man hithanney umba thaama heenen da koheda...aluth avuruddha uda una..nagitapang..