TORONTO – CBC Television has delayed the launch of its fall TV season, scheduled for Sept. 7, because of the lockout of employees over a dispute between the corporation and the Canadian Media Guild.
“While CBC Television is encouraged that preliminary talks between CBC and CMG have resumed, negotiations have not proceeded far enough to permit the (launch) to proceed,” according to a CBC statement.
Earlier today, CBC Television announced that Hockey Night in Canada will return (from a different lockout) on Oct. 8 with back-to-back games every Saturday night in the regular NHL season. The debut will see Montreal at Toronto (while viewers in Ottawa will see the Senators host Buffalo) at 7 p.m. EST, while the late game at 10 p.m. EST will feature Vancouver at Edmonton.
Hockey Day in Canada will return on Jan. 7, 2006 with an NHL tripleheader. HNIC will take a break for the CBC to cover the Olympics in Turin in February. The NHL playoffs begin Apr. 21 and the CBC will continue to show full coverage of all Canadian teams in all rounds, plus the Stanley Cup Final.
