Canwest looking for E! buyer

WINNIPEG - Canwest Global said today it has launched a “strategic review” of its five E!-branded conventional television stations. Officially, the company “is exploring strategic options for five of its conventional television stations, CJNT-TV in Montreal, CHCH-TV in Hamilton, CHCA-TV in Red Deer, CHBC-TV in Kelowna and CHEK-TV in Victoria,” reads the press release. The sale of the stations is one of several options being considered by the company following an internal review. Another, worse option was recently mentioned by Canwest TV head Peter Viner in a recent story on Cartt.ca. RBC Capital Markets has been retained to assist CanWest in...