Tag: APTN

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

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...

APTN is creating a database of Indigenous film and television talent...

APTN is creating a database of Indigenous film and television talent from actors and directors to producers, set designers and other behind-the-scenes crew. Those...

Wawatay Communications Society has announced cross-party support from several MPs asking...

Wawatay Communications Society has announced cross-party support from several MPs asking Canadian Heritage Min. Melanie Joly to repeal the CRTC decision awarding radio licences...