[4] Until 2008, Tamil programming aired under the Channel Eye brand, which eventually gave way to Nethra TV.
The new arrangement started on 5 January 2008, which meant that, outside of certain occasions where live sporting events were to be carried, Channel Eye was now broadcasting from 9pm to the frequency's end of transmission.
Channel Eye started with producers Sanjeewa Batuwaththa, Dulanka Tennakoon, Achala Solomons, Subashana Gamage, and Dilani Ayesha.
After that Dulanka Tennakoon started the first live Sri Lankan television music show for the local English audience, it named "Sunday Spice".
Niroshi Abeysinghe, Arush Balalla, Thushan Jayasuriya and Dulanjali Ananda joined the mission by starting "Business Today" ,"Law & Order", "Eye Med" and "Path to Freedom".
Channel Eye telecasts sport international and local programs, mainly for cricket and motor car racing.