UPDATED: Shaw Media restructures around content and revenue pillars. Da-Re, Ploughman, Gardner, out; News cut, too

TORONTO - Shaw Media today announced various organizational changes as the media company reshapes its business to better compete in an “evolving media landscape,” the company announced this afternoon.The changes are based on its plans to redefine the organization from that of a traditional broadcaster to the broader focus of a media organization, reads the release. The organizational realignment is focused around strengthening the two core pillars in Shaw Media's business: Content – the creation, acquisition, scheduling and promotion of content across platforms; and Revenue – the measurement, delivery, monetization and optimization of content across all platforms.The immediate result of...