Shaw Media is consolidating much of its news production in Canada, which could result in up to 30 jobs lost, the company announced on Thursday.

The owners of Global Television and 19 specialty networks, including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, History and Showcase, said local weekend and late-night newscasts for markets east of Alberta, as well as Kelowna, B.C., will now be produced in Toronto with a single-anchor team. Local news gathering will continue, and morning and early evening shows will still be anchored in the markets in which they’re delivered.

National and international news segments will be the same throughout Canada, and some that production work will move to Toronto.

“It’s really to respond to the change in both the viewing habits of Canadians, the way people consume and the way we are actually able to pay for our news content,” Troy Reeb, Shaw’s senior vice-president of news and station operations, told Global News.

Layoffs so far have mostly been behind the cameras, according to Global’s report.

“The advertising market has changed drastically and its ability to support certain types of news consumption is shifting to more online and digital platforms,” added Reeb. “We want to be able to follow our audience there.”

Reeb said the “innovative” strategy will actually allow the company to produce more total hours of television and “increase reporting assets at the front line.”

Shaw also made several changes to its management team, including creating new executive job titles.