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NHL lockout rough on CBC

The CBC is bracing for another financial hit if the NHL lockout drags on. At its annual meeting, the public broadcaster outlined its fiscal situation after a rocky six months.

The CBC is bracing for another financial hit if the NHL lockout drags on.

At its annual meeting, the public broadcaster outlined its fiscal situation after a rocky six months.

Vice-president and chief financial officer Suzanne Morris described a budget shortfall of up to $200 million over the next three years.

Morris says another $25 million will be needed for severance as 650 fulltime jobs are to be cut over that same time span.

The federal budget last spring cut $115 million or about 10 per cent of the CBC's publicly funded budget over three years.

Morris said losing the NHL season would mean a loss of advertising revenue as the CBC plans replacement programming.