WINNIPEG – With its new license granted by the CRTC this week, APTN will offer approximately 17 hours per week of distinctive HD programs on a version of APTN’s programming service to be known as APTN HD. Although there were some initial concerns about this service impacting the overall amount of Aboriginal language programming available, “APTN’s decision to provide HD services not only demonstrates our willingness to adapt to an increasingly digital environment in the Canadian broadcasting industry, but also serves as an impetus for Aboriginal producers to begin creating programming in this new format,” said Jean LaRose, APTN CEO,...
