Global recognition for Hiru TV and Hiru FM as the most influential media network in the region - Global outlets Forbes and Reuters also report

Hiru TV and Hiru FM-led Asia Broadcasting Corporation, which is constantly respected and admired by millions of viewers and listeners in this country, has received yet another distinguished international recognition.

Accordingly, we have been honoured with the "Global Recognition Award" for the year 2026 from the 'Global Recognition Awards' as the most influential media network in the region. 

This international-level recognition received by Asia Broadcasting Corporation has also been reported by Forbes website , one of the world's leading business websites, and the Reuters News Service , one of the world's leading news agencies.

The Global Recognition Awards program, which recognises the most innovative and outstanding companies as well as visionary leaders across various fields around the world, is one of the world's most prestigious internationally recognised business awards programmes.

Having honoured the world's finest for many years under 4 main categories including entrepreneurship and innovative companies, this programme for the year 2026 is being held with special focus on the areas of new technology, service excellence and strategic leadership.

Several world-renowned companies have been honoured with the Global Recognition Award, under which Nvidia has been recognised for its excellence in artificial intelligence and graphic technology, and Neuralink for its technological breakthrough between the brain and computers.

Additionally, SpaceX, which has become a recent giant revolutionary force in space technology, was also honoured with the Global Recognition Award.

In this awards program, we at Asia Broadcasting Corporation, led by Hiru TV and Hiru FM, were honoured with the Global Recognition Award as the most trusted and influential media network in the region.

This international-level recognition was reported by Reuters News Service, one of the world's leading news agencies, as well as the world-renowned Forbes website.

Reuters News Service has reported on our mission in promoting media standards, media innovation and credible journalism within South Asia, and has also appreciated the leadership and role of Chairman Rayynor Silva.

The report published by the world-renowned Forbes website appreciated the role of Chairman Rayynor Silva, who provided leadership in building Asia Broadcasting Corporation, led by Hiru TV and Hiru FM, as the most trusted media network in Sri Lanka.

Rayynor Silva has built Sri Lanka's largest private media network over a period of nearly 3 decades not through inheritance or monopoly, but reflecting his strategic thinking, modern technology and the ability to move forward undeterred in the face of challenges, it states therein.

Regarding the presentation of this award, Alex Sterling, spokesperson of Global Recognition Awards states that "Asia Broadcasting Corporation being recognised through the 2026 Global Recognition Award is the result of success that can be achieved when a media institution is fully committed to unwaveringly pursuing quality, public service and excellence in every aspect."

He further states that Asia Broadcasting Corporation, led by Hiru TV and Hiru FM, provide a clear example of what achievements in broadcasting leadership can be reached when driven by strategic clarity and genuine accountability towards the public.

To the millions of viewers and listeners who have placed their unparalleled trust in Hiru, which has elevated this country's audio-visual media arts to a new dimension, we express our sincerest gratitude...