Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2020-03-04 |
Improving the Master Control Room Complex of the Independent Television Network, pioneer Television Channel of Sri Lanka with the state of the art technology and relocating it - The Independent Television Network has been inaugurated on the 05th of June 1979 as the first ever television channel of Sri Lanka and in the whole of the 40 year period up to the present, its Master Control Room has been housed in the building constructed initially. At present, a new building has been constructed for the Master Control Room Complex with the required facilities. As such, the proposal made by the Minister of Information and Mass Media, to take appropriate action to establish the said Master Control Room Complex consisting of the equipment with new technology necessary for digital transmission at the new building, was approved by the Cabinet. |