Hiru Media Network secured a series of major honours at the Iconic Awards 2026, winning titles across television, radio, digital media and live entertainment at a ceremony held in Colombo last evening.Hiru TV was named Most Popular Television Channel of the Year, while Hiru News won Most Popular News Channel of the Year.Television awardsHiru Media Network recorded several wins in television programming, with the following honours:Most Popular Reality Programme of the Year: Hiru StarMost Popular Television Morning Programme of the Year: Paththare VisthareMost Popular Investigative Television Programme of the Year: Hiru TV’s CIAMost Outstanding Television Journalist of the Year: Chamuditha Samarawickrama of Hiru TVMost Popular Teledrama of the Year: Ron Soyaa on Hiru TVRadio awardsThe network’s radio stations also secured recognition across several categories.Most Popular Radio Channel of the Year: Hiru FMMost Popular English Radio Channel of the Year: Gold FMMost Popular Tamil Radio Channel of the Year: Sooriyan FMMost Popular Youth Radio Channel of the Year: Shaa FMRadio programmes also received honours, with Hiru FM’s Ara and Pasbara winning Most Popular Radio Programme of the Year, while Shaa FM’s Shaa Haendewa was named Most Popular Youth Radio Programme of the Year.Digital media and live entertainmentHiru News won Most Popular TikTok News Page of the Year, while Hirunews.lk was named Most Popular News Website of the Year.In live entertainment, Hiru Mega Blast secured the title of Most Popular Outdoor Musical Show of the Year.The awards recognised the network’s work across television, radio, digital platforms and entertainment, with its channels, programmes and personalities receiving honours in multiple categories.