Future CanWest asset reports rise in revenue, earnings

TORONTO - "We are pleased to announce that our advertising revenue increased by 16.1% due to strong audience growth and our subscriber revenue increased 8.5% due to steady gains in subscriber volumes made by all our channels," said Phyllis Yaffe, CEO of Alliance Atlantis in a press release this morning announcing the company's first quarter results. "The CSI franchise continued its exceptional performance, recording revenue growth of 74.3% during the quarter, fuelled by strong international second window sales." Besides CSI, Alliance Atlantis also owns specialty services Showcase, HGTV, Food Network, Slice, History Television, National Geographic Canada, Fine Living, Showcase Action,...