Re: Hockey Night In Canada (Was: Re: CBC On Strike)

["Douglas J. Broda" <dougbroda@mindspring.com>]

I haven't seen any updated news since yesterday's CP story (which basically
says that CBC isn't telling its English-network plans; ESPN isn't sure, and
Radio-Canada says it will carry the game, but the union says it won't sit
still while that happens and at least some Radio-Canada employees elsewhere
were refusing to report to work). Also, pickets were banned within 200
meters of the arena by a judge, though the union is seeking an emergency
appeal of that decision.
(http://www.thestar.com/sportstoday/top10/s021975.html;
http://www.thestar.ca/editorial/news/990220NEW01b_CI-CBC20.html)

My suggestion is to check the hourly updates on the Fan 590 (on RealAudio
at http://www.fan590.com/realmedia/) -- they were on top of the story
yesterday, though I don't know about their weekend coverage.

- -- Doug Broda

P.S. Update... CFRB is reporting at 12:56 EST that it "looks like" the game
will not be carried on English TV in Canada, but it also looks like
Radio-Canada is committed to carrying the game. 

P.S.S. The NHL website will have RealAudio of the game in English
(http://www.nhl.com/radio/index.htm)

At 09:21 AM 2/20/99 -0800, Joseph Gallant wrote:
>Good Afternoon!
>
>Does anyone on this list have any updated information as to whether
>tonight's (Saturday, February 20th) hockey game between Toronto and
>Montreal, the first in Toronto's new arena, will be televised by
>either CBC or ESPN 2 as originally scheduled, or has the CBC strike
>scuttled plans for that game to be televised by either or both of
>those two networks?
>
>Joseph Gallant
><notquite@hotmail.com>
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