Company type | Private |
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Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 1979 |
Founder | Ranjit Wijewardene |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
Key people | Ranjit Wijewardene ( Chairman) Sujan Wijewardene ( Deputy Chairman) |
Website |
wijeyanewspapers |
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited, WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. [1] [2] Ranjith Wijewardene had been chairman of Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited before it was taken over by the government in July 1973. [3]
Ranjith Wijewardene bought the trade names and library of the Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL) group after it closed down in January 1985. [2] He subsequently started various newspapers using the names of former TOCL publications: Irida Lankadeepa (1986), Sunday Times (1987), Lankadeepa (1991) and Midweek Mirror (1995). [2] [4] The Midweek Mirror became the Daily Mirror in 1999. Other newspapers, magazines and web sites owned by WNL include Ada, Bilindu, Daily FT, GO: Guys Only, Hi!! Magazine, LW (Lanka Woman), Mirror Sports, Pariganaka, Sirikatha, Tamil Mirror, Tharunaya, Vijey and Wijeya.