After the hearing, an interview with APTN CEO Jean La Rose

By Denis Carmel

LAST WEEK’S 9(1)(h) renewal hearing was the fourth such one for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and each one has been a new test for APTN’s leadership.“The challenge we face every time for APTN is to justify its existence – and obviously it generates a fair amount of reaction from the rest of the industry, especially the BDUs,” said CEO Jean La Rose in an interview last week.“Many are supportive of the network, but it has an impact on their bottom lines and they would rather not have that… We are asked the same questions but as we grow and...