UPDATE: Global TV stuck in "perfect storm"

WINNIPEG – Citing CTV’s “programming luck”, CanWest Global Communications CEO Leonard Asper on Wednesday acknowledged Global Television’s meagre performance in 2005 when compared to its closest rival, but said better days are coming. When it comes to ratings, from which flows the advertising dollars, Global was a laggard in 2004 and 2005 - and changes were made as several executives were shown the door. New programming and marketing people have been brought in, new shows have been purchased and are performing better (My Name is Earl, Prison Break, House, Rock Star INXS, to name a few). But the light CanWest...