Exhibit 1


                   (CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. LOGO)


                                  NEWS RELEASE
  For Immediate Release
  September 28, 2004

               CANWEST'S AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS CONTINUE EXPANSION

 Eye Corp. flies into New Zealand, completes acquisition of EyeShop ad network;
            TEN Television snags hottest new global reality TV format

WINNIPEG: CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s Australian operations are
continuing to expand their reach both among Australian television audiences, and
internationally through out-of-home advertising company Eye Corp.

Eye Corp. recently secured exclusive advertising rights to New Zealand's largest
airport, Auckland International. The ten-year agreement will see Auckland
International Airport become part of the EyeFly network that maintains similar
exclusive agreements with many of Australia's domestic and international airport
terminals. EyeFly also has advertising rights for Indonesia's largest and
busiest airports in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali.

The Auckland Airport deal strengthens Eye Corp.'s position as the number one
player in airport advertising in the Australasian region, and makes EyeFly a
"must buy" for advertisers wanting high impact impressions on business
travellers and tourists. It also increases Eye Corp.'s presence in New Zealand,
complementing its EyeShop concessions in many of that country's major shopping
malls.

In addition, Eye Corp. has acquired the remaining 50% of EyeShop, the company's
shopping mall division, from partner Village Roadshow Limited. The A$14.9
million purchase solidifies Eye Corp.'s position as the leading player in
shopping mall advertising in Australia and New Zealand.

TEN Television Network, fresh off another record year of ratings, has acquired
the hottest new reality television format - The X Factor - from British producer
Simon Cowell, better known as the caustic music critic on Britain's Pop Idol and
Fox's American Idol. Since its debut in the UK earlier this month, The X Factor
has become the most internationally sought after new reality format. The X
Factor has all of the competitive aspects of the Idol format, but divides
contestants into three categories, solo artists under 25 years of age, solo
artists over 25, and vocal groups. It also adds a unique element to the format
by having the judges also act as mentors to the various competitors.

CanWest has a 56.6% economic interest in Network TEN. Eye Corp. is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Network TEN.

CanWest Global Communications Corp. (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.S and CGS.A;
www.canwestglobal.com) is an international media company. CanWest, Canada's
largest publisher of daily newspapers, owns, operates and/or holds substantial
interests in newspapers, conventional television, out-of-home advertising,
specialty cable channels, radio networks and web sites in Canada, New Zealand,
Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.

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