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All things APTN from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

APTN CEO says criminal charges will be pursued if aggression toward...

The CEO of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) says the broadcaster will pursue criminal charges if there is further aggressive behaviour towards its...

Cheryl McKenzie new head of news and current affairs at APTN

APTN has named Cheryl McKenzie as the network's new executive director of News and Current Affairs. McKenzie is Anishinaabe and Cree from the Hollow Water...

CRTC, Media & Telco News – Shaw to divest itself of...

Shaw Communications has announced its intent to divest itself of its 38.6% stake in Corus Entertainment. Shaw says it's entered into an agreement with...

Jean La Rose and APTN to part ways at year’s end

Jean La Rose and APTN, the network he's helmed as CEO for the last 17 years, will part ways at the end of the...

TV & Film News – YouTube star Lilly Singh is getting...

YouTube star Lilly Singh is getting her own late night show on NBC. Scarborough-born Singh, 30, revealed the news on The Tonight Show on...

First Cree-language NHL broadcast to air Mar. 24

Sportsnet and APTN are teaming up to make Canadian broadcast history with the first Cree-language NHL broadcast to take place Mar. 24. Coinciding with the...

#Radio and #Podcast News In Brief

The CRTC has approved Stingray Digital Group’s purchase of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (NCCL) and its radio and television stations for $523,949,242. Stingray will...

First Peoples Radio launches ELMNT FM stations in Toronto, Ottawa

First Peoples Radio Inc. (FPR) officially launched its ELMNT FM stations in Toronto and Ottawa today at noon ET.  FPR aims to fill the gap for urban...

An Interview With Jean La Rose, the CEO of APTN and...

First People’s Radio is set to launch its ELMNT FM English and Aboriginal-language radio stations in Ottawa and Toronto on Oct. 24. FPR — a...

APTN to premiere three-part doc challenging Indigenous stereotypes

APTN is set to premiere its three-part documentary series First Contact, Sept. 11-13, aimed at challenging the average Canadian's stereotypical perceptions of Indigenous people. Narrated...