Independent Television Network, celebrating its 30th Anniversary introduced a new Tamil TV channel, .Vasantham TV. launched its transmissions . Chairman of the Independent Television Network, Anura Siriwardena opined that transmissions which will initially cover the Western Province, will shortly be extended islandwide. Transmissions will be undertaken through VHF Channel Nine. Arrangements are in place to telecast to the entire country through the Dialog Satellite Channel. PEO TV of Telecom will also be used. In addition, it will also be available on Cable TV in Colombo and other areas.