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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.77

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

January 27, 2003

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Bob Calvert
32 Wellington Drive
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
S6K 1A3

Dear Bob:

CanWest Media Inc. ("Company") has determined that a senior executive is
required to oversee each of our Broadcast and Print operations throughout
Canada.

Accordingly, I am pleased to confirm the details of our offer pertaining to your
appointment to the position of Senior Vice President, Operations effective
January 27, 2003. The following are the details of your new terms and conditions
of employment, effective from January 27, 2003.

EMPLOYER:               CanWest Canadian Media, an operating division of CanWest
                        Media Inc.

TITLE:                  Senior Vice President, Operations

REPORTING TO:           Chief Operating Officer, Operations

DUTIES:                 1.    Oversee the publishers and station managers of
                              each of the Canadian print, broadcast, interactive
                              and radio operations, and the manufacturing and
                              circulation operations of CanWest Publications.

                        2.    Implement a regular detailed operational review
                              process within each newspaper and local television
                              station operation, as well as each print
                              manufacturing operation, to be scheduled no less
                              frequently than quarterly. Such process shall be
                              implemented by March 1, 2003 and will include
                              written agendas and a written reporting process on
                              such reviews to be agreed upon with the COO, as
                              required.

                        3.    Schedule quarterly visits to regional Operations,
                              to commence by no later than March 1, 2003.
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                        4.    Work with the Head of Business Operations to
                              implement a coordinated national labour relations
                              strategy in all of our operations, including
                              specifically coordinating the management of all
                              potential labour strategies within our Alberta and
                              Montreal broadcast operations where potential
                              labour disruptions could occur in fiscal 2003.

                        5.    Work with the Head of Finance and Administration
                              to implement succession planning, compensation
                              review, training and financial
                              reporting/forecasting plans within all local
                              operations, as well as formulate and implement all
                              other HR, Finance and Administration strategic
                              initiatives.

                        6.    Work with the Head of Regulatory and Government
                              Relations to formulate and implement all
                              regulatory strategic initiatives relating to radio
                              and television broadcast renewal, disaffiliation
                              and licensing applications.

                        7.    Work with the CIO, Head of Finance and
                              Administration and Head of Integration Projects to
                              ensure the successful formulation and
                              implementation of all technology strategic
                              initiatives, capex plans and the successful
                              implementation of the CWBS business plan and
                              ReachCanada business plan.

                        8.    Work with the Head of News and Information Content
                              to successfully implement its statement of
                              journalistic principles.

                        9.    Work with the Head of Sales to define, co-ordinate
                              and implement an appropriate three (3) year sales
                              plan including the implementation of all
                              identified national, local and regional sales
                              initiatives for print, broadcast and interactive.

                        10.   Work with the Head of Interactive to redefine and
                              formulate an appropriate three (3) year business
                              plan commensurate with revenue opportunities to
                              service CanWest's national and regional online
                              strategic initiatives.

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                        11.   Work with the CIO, Head of Print Manufacturing and
                              Head of Broadcast Technology to co-ordinate and
                              implement an appropriate three (3) year technology
                              plan, including the implementation of all
                              identified national, local and regional technology
                              initiatives for print, broadcast and interactive.

                        12.   Work with the Head of News and Information Content
                              to define and formulate an appropriate overall
                              three (3) year integrated News and Information
                              content plan. Identify appropriate and practical
                              news initiatives and prepare and execute all
                              national, regional and local news.

                        13.   Work with the Head of Entertainment Content to
                              define and formulate an appropriate entertainment
                              content three (3) year plan. Identify an
                              appropriate U.S. and Canadian three (3) year
                              vision with particular reference to growing of
                              Canadian and U.S. audiences and implement all
                              national, regional and local programming and
                              content initiatives.

                        14.   Work with the COO-Operations, COO-Corporate, CEO
                              and other executives of the Company, as required.

LOCATION:               Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; provided you will travel as
                        reasonably required to fulfill the duties of your
                        position. In addition, you shall be in Winnipeg at least
                        one (1) day per week or as reasonably required to
                        fulfill the duties of your position.

BASE SALARY:            Effective January 27, 2003, $400,000 per annum ("Base
                        Salary"). Your Base Salary will be reviewed annually,
                        effective September 1 of each year.

SHARE PURCHASE PLAN:    To the extent permitted by the relevant laws, you will
                        be eligible to participate in the Company's Management
                        Share Purchase Plan.

BENEFITS:               You are entitled to receive all the benefits offered to
                        CanWest Canadian Media employees generally, including
                        life insurance, medical and dental coverage, accidental
                        death and dismemberment, and long-term disability.


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PENSION:                You shall continue to participate in the Company's
                        pension plan(s) on the same basis and terms as you are
                        currently entitled.

PERQUISITES:            At least two (2) professional societies/organizations,
                        to be agreed.

INCENTIVE ENTITLEMENT:  You will be entitled to participate at the level of 50%
                        of your Base Salary. In addition, you will be eligible
                        for up to 10% of your Base Salary for overachievement of
                        financial targets. The new incentive plan for this
                        executive position in the Company's Canadian operations
                        recognizes the importance of this position. The bonus
                        eligibility is based on the achievement of agreed upon
                        individual financial and personal objectives, with
                        weighing to each as set out in Schedule "A" attached in
                        conjunction with the COO-Operations.

VACATION ENTITLEMENT:   Six (6) weeks per annum each fiscal year, with no more
                        than three (3) weeks' vacation to be scheduled
                        consecutively in any one (1) instance. Vacation credits
                        cannot be carried forward from year to year. You will be
                        expected to schedule your vacation periods so as not to
                        unduly affect the operation of the Company.

LEASED VEHICLE:         You will be eligible for an allowance of $1,127 per
                        month (as under your current arrangement) to help cover
                        your cost of owning/leasing and operating a motor
                        vehicle. Compensation for operating expenses (insurance,
                        maintenance, and fuel) is not included in the said
                        monthly allowance. The allowance benefit will be added
                        to your pay cheque by CanWest Canadian Media's payroll
                        department.

STOCK OPTIONS:          Participation in CanWest's Executive Stock Option Plan
                        on the same basis as you currently have. Grants are made
                        in January of each year for the preceding year ending in
                        August, so your first potential grant would be in
                        January 2003. Grants are subject to approval by the
                        Board of Directors, as recommended by the Compensation
                        Committee, and subject to the terms of the said Plan.
                        Please note that the terms of the Plan are subject to
                        annual review and may be amended or the Plan terminated
                        in the future and that your entitlement to participate
                        therein and terms of any grants are subject to the rules
                        of the Plan.

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EXPENSES:               The Company shall pay or reimburse you for all travel
                        and out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or paid
                        by you in the performance of your duties and
                        responsibilities in accordance with the Company's travel
                        policy.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:  Title to all technical developments, products, ideas,
                        concepts, inventions and computer programs made or
                        originated by you pursuant to the services to be
                        performed by you in respect of your duties, shall vest
                        exclusively in the Company. You agree to make prompt and
                        full disclosures to the Company of all technical
                        developments, products, ideas, concepts, inventions and
                        computer programs originating with you alone or in
                        conjunction with Company employees while engaged in the
                        services to be carried out. The Company shall have the
                        sole right to determine whether technical developments,
                        products, ideas, concepts, inventions and computer
                        programs so disclosed to it, are capable of protection
                        as intellectual property rights (as, for example, by
                        patent, copyright, etc.) under the laws of any country,
                        and in such instances when a determination is so made to
                        obtain such rights and hereby assign to the Company, all
                        rights in such technical developments, products, ideas,
                        concepts, inventions and computer programs, including
                        copyright therein, and the right to obtain patents
                        thereon worldwide.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND     You will not divulge, either during the term of your
NON SOLICITATION:       employment or thereafter, any confidential information
                        regarding the Company or its affiliates, and will not
                        seek to employ or assist any entity in seeking to employ
                        any person who is an employee of the Company or any of
                        its affiliates at the time your employment ceases.

NON COMPETITION:        In the event you resign, or your employment is
                        terminated by the Company, you will not, for a period of
                        twelve (12) months thereafter, engage in, consult to,
                        give advice to, or be employed by, an entity or business
                        engaged in television broadcasting (including specialty
                        cable operations, satellite or other means of television
                        broadcasting) or newspaper operations in any market
                        where the Company or its

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                        affiliates then, in respect of television broadcasting,
                        newspaper or other undertaking:

                            (a)   has a material interest (being an interest in
                                  excess of a 10% economic interest); and

                            (b)   operates or has an influence over (including
                                  by way of board representation).

                        For certainty, the non-competition covenant will not
                        apply in respect of a market where the Company may own a
                        material interest in a television or newspaper
                        undertaking, but is not engaged in its operation or does
                        not have an influence over or have representation on
                        such entity's Board. Upon the Company's request, you
                        will forthwith resign your directorship with Hollinger
                        Inc. and any of its affiliates.

TERMINATION:            The Company shall be entitled to terminate your
                        employment in the event of:


                            (a)   your death;

                            (b)   your disability;

                            (c)   for just cause (for purposes of this
                                  agreement, "just cause" shall only constitute
                                  your committing a fraudulent act against the
                                  company or your being convicted of, or
                                  pleading guilty to, an indictable offence), or

                            (d)   without just cause subject to the following.

                        In the event the Company terminates your employment for
                        just cause or you resign your employment prior to August
                        31, 2004, you will be entitled to your Base Salary (but
                        no Incentive Entitlement) pro rated to the date of
                        termination.

SEPARATION AGREEMENT:   The terms of your separation letter agreement dated
                        December 2, 2002 ("Separation Agreement") shall be
                        suspended and of no force or effect while you continue
                        to be employed as Senior Vice President, Operations
                        pursuant to this letter agreement ("Employment Letter"),
                        or in the event of the termination of your employment
                        for just cause or your resignation your employmet prior
                        to August 31, 2004.

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                        In the event that the Company terminates your employment
                        without just cause, or in the case of your death or
                        permanent disability occurring prior or following August
                        31, 2004, or your resigning your employment after August
                        31, 2004, the terms of the Separation Agreement shall
                        apply from the effective date of any such event
                        ("Effective Date"), subject to the following
                        modification of dates:

                            (a)   the Separation Date shall be deemed to be the
                                  Effective Date;

                            (b)   the Salary Continuance Period will be the
                                  twenty-four (24) months following the
                                  Effective Date;

                        and, for greater certainty, the obligation of the
                        Company to pay you the Salary Continuance in accordance
                        with the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Separation
                        Agreement, and subject to the other provisions of the
                        Separation Agreement, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Yours truly,

CANWEST MEDIA INC.

Rick Camilleri
Chief Operating Officer

I have reviewed and agree to the above terms and conditions of employment.

/s/ BOB CALVERT                              JANUARY 27, 2003
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Bob Calvert                             Date

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