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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 11194139" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/images/2009/06/20090608202359sangakkara416.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P9sftXZr2cU/Te2tzDvzHYI/AAAAAAAABOw/bLe5-N_TDJw/s1600/csn.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Carlton Television Network (CSN) that has secured the rights to telecast the series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka currently                      being played in Abu Dhabi has denied concerns it lacks a proper coverage.Nishantha Ranatunga, the CEO of CSN told BBC Sandeshaya that it shares the coverage with other TV channels though it has secured                   exclusive rights. “I think it is wrong information  that you have received,” he said of the reports that many fans are  deprived of watching cricket.                   But cricket fans told the BBC’s Azzam Ameen in Colombo that they wondered why there was no television coverage of the current                   series. “Cricket is the only thing we enjoy watching, now we can't see that because I don’t get the new channel,” said Nalaka Perera,                   a garment worker from Nugegoda. 'No complaints'Mohamed Silmi, in Mavanella, agrees.“After three days I got to know from a friend it is showed in a different channel, then I got the channel tuned but its not                   clear like the previous one,” he said. Ranjith Kapuge, a fan in Deniyaya, Matara, said: “Pease get the match to a channel we can watch. It is a shame that I couldn’t                   watch Sanga batting today.” The first Test match ended in a draw on Sunday as Kumar Sangakkara and Prasanna Jayawardene batted six hours on the final                   day defying aggressive Pakistan bowlers. Nishantha Ranatunga, the immediate past secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket and the brother of World Cup winning captain Arjuna,                   says CSN has not received any such complaints. “We have not received any complaints but we will help tuning the channel if we are informed,” said Mr Ranatunga.Rupavahini 'will be bankrupt'It is the first time the CSN was granted the television rights for an international cricket series.Media reports say that President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son, Yoshitha, an officer of Sri Lanka navy, is the owner of the                   channel but its CEO denies any knowledge of it. “I don’t know about it. Anybody can approach the registrar of companies and find out the names of the owners,” was the response                   by the CEO of the Sri Lanka’s first ever  private sports channel. Meanwhile, the state run Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has warned that it will be bankrupt if the national channel                   doesn’t get rights to cover Sri Lanka’s future cricket tours. An official who wished be anonymous told the BBC that the cricket was the major income for the national television which is                   now taken by a private channel. BBC</blockquote>

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