Hiru News
Source Passport
LK-M-00005-4
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation Private Limited
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Type
- Television
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
2 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation 'About us' page, read 2026-10-19 (Asia Broadcasting Corporation Private Limited, launched July 1998; parent company Rayynor Silva Holdings, a BOI company registered under Section 17; Chairman Rayynor Silva; head office World Trade Centre, East Tower, 35th and 37th floors; brands Hiru TV, Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Shaa FM, Sooriyan FM, Hiru News)
- Hiru TV 'About' page, read 2026-10-20 (Hiru TV launched May 2012, 'A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company'; operated by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, chaired by Rayynor Silva; news brand Hiru News at hirunews.lk; sister brands Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Sooriyan FM, Shaa FM)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Owner type Rayynor Silva Holdings Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group Pending check
- Rayynor Silva Holdings
2 sources
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation 'About us' page, read 2026-10-19 (Asia Broadcasting Corporation Private Limited, launched July 1998; parent company Rayynor Silva Holdings, a BOI company registered under Section 17; Chairman Rayynor Silva; head office World Trade Centre, East Tower, 35th and 37th floors; brands Hiru TV, Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Shaa FM, Sooriyan FM, Hiru News)
- Hiru TV 'About' page, read 2026-10-20 (Hiru TV launched May 2012, 'A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company'; operated by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, chaired by Rayynor Silva; news brand Hiru News at hirunews.lk; sister brands Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Sooriyan FM, Shaa FM)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Hiru TV
- Hiru FM
- Sun FM
- Gold FM
- Shaa FM
- Sooriyan FM
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation 'About us' page, read 2026-10-19 (Asia Broadcasting Corporation Private Limited, launched July 1998; parent company Rayynor Silva Holdings, a BOI company registered under Section 17; Chairman Rayynor Silva; head office World Trade Centre, East Tower, 35th and 37th floors; brands Hiru TV, Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Shaa FM, Sooriyan FM, Hiru News)
- Hiru TV 'About' page, read 2026-10-20 (Hiru TV launched May 2012, 'A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company'; operated by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, chaired by Rayynor Silva; news brand Hiru News at hirunews.lk; sister brands Hiru FM, Sun FM, Gold FM, Sooriyan FM, Shaa FM)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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