Independent Television Network
| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Genre | Mass media |
| Founded | 5 June 1979 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | Wickramasinghepura, , |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
Key people | |
| Products | Broadcasting Network |
| Revenue | Rs 2.492 billion (2015) |
| Rs 507.33 million(2015) | |
| Rs 433.021 million (2015) | |
| Total assets | Rs 4.059 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | Rs 3.198 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 684 (2018) |
| Parent | Ministry of Information and Mass Media |
| Website | www |
Independent Television Network Ltd (Sinhala: ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී මාධ්ය ජාලය; Tamil: சுயாதீன தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடக வளையமைப்பு), also known as ITN Ltd or simply as ITN (Sinhala: අයිටීඑන්), is a state-governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka. Its headquarters are located in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla. ITN received the Shrama Abhimani Award in October 2009. The network broadcasts programmes to a wide demographic within Sri Lanka as well as to the expatriate community. Its content is presented in Sinhala, Tamil, and English, with broadcast coverage extending to 99% of the country.
The ITN channel is the flagship television channel of ITN Ltd. In addition, ITN operates three FM radio stations: Lakhanda (formerly ITN FM), which broadcasts in Sinhala; Vasantham FM, which broadcasts in Tamil; and Prime Radio, which broadcasts in English. ITN also operates Vasantham TV, a second television channel that broadcasts in Tamil. In recent years, ITN launched ITN News, an online portal designed to distribute local news internationally.
ITN channel was the first 1080p full HD television channel in Sri Lanka. ITN Ltd invested Rs. 200 million in the construction of the country's first HD studio complex, commencing high-resolution broadcasting on 30 June 2016.