02:38 PM EST - CanWest Global Communications Corp. : reported first quarter net earnings of $66 million or $0.37 per share compared to net earnings of $30 million or $0.17 per share in the same period last year. Quarterly revenues increased slightly to $343.87 million from $341.3 million in the prior year. Analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to report earnings of $0.39 per share on revenues of $873.40 million. CanWest Global Communications Corp.
shares T.CGS are trading off 63 cents at $9.77.
