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| APTN Gets Ready For Fall |
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on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 05:26 PM |
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is pleased to announce the launch of its new fall 2008 line-up. This fall¹s highlights include a new one-hour news program, the world premieres of two new reality television series, new entertainment series, new seasons of some fan favourites, more commercial-free kids programming, blockbuster movies, documentaries and new programming on APTN¹s high-definition station, APTN HD.
APTN¹s new entertainment series include the world premieres of Tribal Treks, a reality TV series with an Aboriginal twist, La Cité where Aboriginal culture meets Montreal and By the Rapids, an animated comedy with an edge, produced by the creators of the hit series Moccasin Flats.
Two of APTN¹s best-loved shows return for new seasons this fall. The comedy Mixed Blessings, continues with more stories from the family APTN viewers love, the Ukrainian Hank, his Cree wife Josie and their kids. And APTN¹s hit mystery series Rabbit Fall leaps forward with its second season as police officer Tara Wheaton uncovers the secrets that lurk beneath the surface in a small northern town.
APTN¹s news programming is expanding to an all-new, hour-long evening edition of APTN National News, hosted by Holly Bernier and Todd Lamirande, with even more in-depth information about the issues facing Aboriginal communities locally, nationally and internationally. APTN Contact returns Oct. 1 for a new season with host Cheryl McKenzie.
Kids will enjoy great new commercial-free programming this fall on APTN with another season of Wapos Bay and the APTN premieres of The Pingu Show, The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon / Les Adventures d¹Arthur le dragon and the French-language animated series Bizou.
All of APTN¹s news programs and many of APTN¹s most popular shows, including Rabbit Fall and Mixed Blessings, will be available in high-definition on APTN HD.
Finally, APTN is pleased to present the 2008 National Aboriginal People¹s Choice Awards, broadcast live from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba, Nov. 7, 2008 on APTN and APTN HD.
³APTN is excited with the fall changes to the line-up as well as the great new programs being offered this year. As well, the returning programs will please our audiences who are eagerly awaiting new episodes of their favourite shows,² said Jean LaRose, APTN Chief Executive Officer. ³With this fall¹s lineup, APTN is showing once again that we are the voice of Canada¹s Aboriginal Peoples, providing more news, more entertainment and more documentaries as we share Our stories with the world with some of the best technologies offered anywhere.²
APTN¹s 2008-2009 fall season begins September 8 and new programming will continue to roll out through the fall. The 2008-09 season includes:
APTN National News New hour-long format - Launches: Sept. 8 at 6 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Weekdays at 6 pm ET / MT and on APTN HD weekdays at 6 pm ET
APTN Contact New season - Launches: Oct. 1 at 9 pm ET
Broadcast live on APTN and APTN HD Wednesdays at 9 pm ET
Tribal Treks APTN World Premiere - Launches: Sept. 10 at 10 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 10 pm ET / MT and on APTN HD Wednesdays at 10 pm ET
La Cité APTN World premiere - Launches: Sept. 8 at 8 pm ET (East only)
Broadcast: Mondays at 8 pm ET (East only) and on APTN HD Mondays at 10:30 pm ET
By the Rapids APTN World premiere - Launches: Nov. 13 at 8 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Thursdays at 8 pm ET / MT
Vitality Gardening APTN World premiere - Launches: Nov. 1 at 3:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Saturdays at 3:30 pm ET / MT
Rabbit Fall New season Launches: Oct. 28 at 10:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 10:30 pm ET / MT and on APTN HD Tuesdays at 10 pm ET
Mixed Blessings New season - Launches: Oct. 21 at 9:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 9:30 pm ET / MT and on APTN HD Tuesdays at 9:30 pm ET
Wapos Bay - New season Launches Nov. 11, 2008 at 8 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 8 pm ET / MT and on APTN HD Tuesdays at 8 pm ET
presserebelle.com Final season - Launches: September 8 at 4:30 pm ET (East only)
Broadcast: Mondays at 4:30 pm (East only) and on APTN HD Mondays at 4:30 pm ET
APTN News programming
APTN National News New hour-long format - Launches: Sept. 8 at 6 pm ET /
MT
Broadcast: Weekdays at 6 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD weekdays at 6 pm ET
APTN National News is APTN¹s new hour-long news program with the news of the
day and a more in-depth look at issues facing Aboriginal communities in
Canada and around the world.
APTN Contact New season - Launches: Oct. 1 at 9 pm ET
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 9 pm ET Live broadcast
Broadcast on APTN HD Wednesdays at 9 pm ET
Join host Cheryl McKenzie and guests in this live, national phone-in program
as they investigate the issues and discuss what it means to be Aboriginal in
the 21st century. Viewers can take part in live discussions by phone or
internet and tell us what¹s affecting their world.
APTN New Entertainment (Drama, Variety, Lifestyle)
Tribal Treks APTN World Premiere - Launches: Sept. 10 at 10 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 10 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD Wednesdays at 10 pm ET
Tribal Treks takes tourists on an educational journey, kayaking with killer
whales in BC, trekking in the far north with polar bears and other
Aboriginal tourist destinations to learn about the ancient and contemporary
lifestyles of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
La Cité APTN World premiere - Launches: Sept. 8 at 8 pm ET (East only)
Broadcast: Mondays at 8 pm ET (East only)
Broadcast on APTN HD Mondays at 10:30 pm ET
La Cité is a 13-episode documentary series that follows the paths of eight
Aboriginal people living in Montreal, including a hip-hop singer, a nurse,
and a multi-disciplinary artist who sing, rap, cook in the traditional ways.
By the Rapids APTN World premiere - Launches: Nov. 13 at 8 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Thursdays at 8 pm ET / MT
An animated comedy with attitude, this series takes a satirical look at what
happens when a thoroughly urban teenager tries to integrate in to the small
Native community where his successful lawyer parents were born and raised
Vitality Gardening APTN World premiere - Launches: Nov. 1 at 3:30 pm ET /
MT
Broadcast: Saturdays at 3:30 pm ET / MT
Vitality Gardening will provide a seed to table guide, within the Northern
environment, for people interested in recreational and subsistence growing
of popular garden vegetables, berries and harvesting plants from the bush.
Wings Over Canada APTN Premiere - Launches: Sept. 14 at 3:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Sundays at 3:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD Sundays at 3:30 pm ET
This series is a lighthearted look at Canada, its people, history and
customs. No subject escapes the crew as they work their way from ghost towns
and remote fly-in fishing lakes to gold mines in search of the next unique
adventure.
Discovering Great Towns APTN Premiere Launches: Sept. 9 at 7:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 7:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD Tuesdays at 2 pm ET
Discovering Great Towns takes viewers on a beautiful journey across North
America from the Canadian Arctic to Hawaii to explore the hidden wonders
that are our towns. Each episode is a new journey as we discover an "off the
beaten path" destination and looks at everything packaged in a rural
lifestyle from unusual activities to special homespun recipes and fantastic
real estate values.
The Pingu Show APTN Premiere New kids programming - Launches: Sept. 8 at
8 am ET / MT (French), Sept. 10 at 8 am ET / MT (English)
Broadcast: Monday, Wednesday, Sunday at 8 am ET / MT, Thursday at 8:30 ET /
MT
Note: Monday broadcast is in French
The animated children¹s series The Pingu Show, is about an adorable young
penguin and his adventures in the Antarctic. Pingu is the newest addition to
APTN¹s commercial-free kids programming block.
Broadcast in French as Le Pingu Show
Bizou New APTN kids programming - Launches: November 10 at 8:30 am ET
(East only)
Broadcast: Mondays at 8:30 am ET
Bizou and the Wonderful World of Animals is a delightful animated,
pre-school animated about a cheerful little Indian princess names Bizou and
her love of animals. Each episode is a picturesque journey into the animal
kingdom, teaching children about animals - what they look like, how they
grow, what they eat, where they live, how they play and the role these
marvellous creatures play in traditional and modern Aboriginal life.
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon - APTN Premiere Launches Sept. 9, 2008
at 9:30 am ET / MT
Broadcast: Daily (Monday-Sunday) at 9:30 am ET / MT
Dudley the dragon woke up from a 100-year old slumber and is learning about
the world from his two 10-year old friends, Sally and Matt. Join Dudley, the
friendly eight-foot green dragon and his two friends in this environmentally
aware, fun-filled series. It¹s a combination of live action and puppetry,
along with stories and songs about contemporary issues that are important to
children.
Broadcast in French as Les adventures d¹Arthur le Dragon Launches Sept. 8,
2008 - 9:30 am ET (East only)
Broadcast: Monday at 9:30 am ET (East only)
Tiga Talk New APTN programming Launches Nov. 19 at 8:30 am ET / MT
Broadcast: Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 am ET / MT
Tiga Talk is a sweet, entertaining series that combines live action with a
magic puppet world using music and imaginary play to explore sounds and
language, targeted at children aged 2-5, is.
Arbor Live APTN World premiere - Launches: January, 2009
Each episode will feature the live performance of a highly recognized
Aboriginal musician/artist or group with MTV guerilla shoot style cut-ins of
talking heads telling of influences , philosophies, road stories, story
telling, song origins, etc.
This is Turtle Island APTN World premiere Launches March, 2009
This is Turtle Island is an amazing new television series for kids that uses
exhilarating wilderness adventures to celebrate Mother Earth and motivate
children and their parents to join in the effort to nurture our fragile
planet.
APTN Returning Entertainment New Seasons (Drama, Variety, Lifestyle)
Rabbit Fall New season Launches: Oct. 28 at 10:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 10:30 pm ET
Broadcast on APTN HD Tuesdays at 10 pm ET
Rabbit Fall returns for a new season of mystery and intrigue. Violent crimes
and unexplained events have some believing a supernatural force is at work
in the remote town of Rabbit Fall. Métis cop Tara Wheaton rejects the theory
but as the bodies pile up, Rabbit Fall tears away at everything she knows to
be true.
Mixed Blessings New season - Launches: Oct. 21 at 9:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 9:30 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD Tuesdays at 9:30 pm ET
Mixed Blessings is the dramatic comedy series that explores the lives of a
blended family living in small-town Canada. Hank, a third-generation
Ukrainian man with two teenagers and Ruby, a Cree woman with four kids, set
up house together. As they fuse their lives together, will the kids and the
town rip them apart?
Wapos Bay - New season Launches Nov. 11, 2008 at 8 pm ET / MT
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 8 pm ET / MT
Broadcast on APTN HD Tuesdays at 8 pm ET
Wapos Bay is a light hearted stop motion animation series about the
adventures of three Cree children living in remote northern Saskatchewan.
pressrebelle.com Final season - Launches: September 8 at 4:30 pm ET (East
only)
Broadcast: Mondays at 4:30 pm (East only)
Broadcast on APTN HD Mondays at 4:30 pm ET
The fifth and final season of renegadepress.com is about transition, the
transition from youth to adulthood, the transition from high school to
university/college/work, the transition from living at home to being on your
own. It¹s also about responsibility and accountability, when your parents
can¹t be there to take responsibility for you anymore and you have to make
decisions for yourself that set a course for the rest of your life.
Fish Out of Water New season Launches January, 2009
Join our urban, funny, unassuming host, Don Kelly, on a new adventure every
week to a traditional native land. Through a series of misadventures he
pushes his limits to re-connect with his roots and spiritual values.
First Talk III New season - Launches: January 2009
Hosted by Tamara Bull, this show will deal with key issues in both rural and
urban Aboriginal communities and hopes to stimulate positive change through
discussion and education.
The Mix New season - Launches: February, 2009
A lively and inspired half-hour of performance and well-paced, informative
background rooted in Métis tradition, The Mix will also explore the new
frontiers that our musical artists are reaching for. Most First Nations
performers are of mixed ancestry and that mix inspires their expression and
their performance. From traditional fiddle and dance, through jazz and
opera, and on into hip-hop and the frontiers of performance art, The Mix is
there.
Other special programming:
Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards
The third annual Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards be broadcast live on
APTN and APTN HD from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Friday,
November 7 and will feature performances by the best Aboriginal recording
artists across North America.
Note on broadcast times:
APTN is broadcasting on three feeds, an Eastern, a Western and a Northern
feed. Starting in September 2008, the Eastern feed will go from Newfoundland
to Ontario and the schedule will be based on Eastern Standard Time. The
Western feed will go from Manitoba to B.C and will be based on Mountain
Standard Time (with the exception of SHAW customers in the west who will
receive the EAST signal). The Northern feed will be based on Central
Standard Time.
APTN¹s high-definition station, APTN HD, is broadcast over a single feed and
will be based on Eastern time.
APTN¹s LIVE programming (such as APTN¹s national call-in news show, APTN
Contact), will be broadcast without a time delay for example, a live
program airing at 6 pm Mountain time will be seen live at 5 pm local time in
BC and 8 pm local time in Toronto.
Note: Check out APTN's page on Fall TV Preview for more information as well as fall schedule grid.
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