The 3rd Edition of TV Royal, Asia’s premier student-run TV network, ended its two-day broadcast with the resounding sound of success. With the motto of ‘A Story of Change’, this year’s rendition of the project focused mainly on sustainability and responsibility towards the world we live in; an extremely important message to focus on in today’s day and age. With a plethora of programs and new and innovative techniques that strove to bring the viewership closer to the channel, TV Royal has remained true to its legacy of trailblazing, and moving forward in originality.

While amid a pandemic, it was no small feat to brew fresh content and maintain a sense of originality. However, with shows such as Adieu, Suits, Gastronauts, and many other shows detailing the path to sustainable development and positive growth, TV Royal succeeded in moving from strength to strength for the third consecutive time. Not only the scope of content, the scope, and magnitude of how all-encompassing this project was, can be understood by how far the students had ventured out of the sheltered streets of Colombo. Visiting locations such as Yala, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Ampara, Chilaw, Trincomalee, and Galle, this project was done on a scale hitherto unheard of. This success was largely bought on by the students who stood behind the camera, the ones who sat hunched behind their computers, the ones who wrote on every surface possible, the ones who spoke and presented the content, as well as every other student that came to support this cause.

Of course, as with any great victory, there must also be a certain amount of sacrifice, to make it unto the very end. This is, and always has been, the recipe of greatness, the formula of success. Sleep was lost, meals were foregone, rest was forgotten and comforts foregone, but in the end, it all stood testament to the work and contribution of everybody involved; a testament to the ethos of TV Royal.

This would not be possible without the guidance of our teachers, the contribution of our valued sponsors and the support of our peers and parents; and last but not least, the support of our viewership, who pushed us to do great things, and make great content and be great men. To all who helped us on this journey, a big thank you and more gratitude than we could ever express.