Nov 23, 2013 11:05 AM EST
Katie Couric Leaving ABC News, Taking on New Position At Yahoo

Katie Couric is on the move again.

Couric, who went from the "Today" show to CBS News anchor to a talk show to ABC News, is now taking on a position at Yahoo.

According to The Hollywood Reporter executive, the TV personality will be leaving her position as a special correspondent at ABC News and will sign with Yahoo to host her own streaming video interview show.

"Katie is an incredible journalist and this was an opportunity that she couldn't pass up," an ABC executive said. "Thanks to the powerful association between ABC News and Yahoo we know that Katie will continue to work closely with us and welcome her on our air anytime."

"Katie," which premiered in September 2012, will reportedly end after its current second season. The show has said to be expensive to produce, reportedly costing $20 million per year.

The show has reportedly struggled for ratings averaging around 2.5 million viewers, and that has fallen to 2.3 million viewers for the current season. The network has not made a decision on whether to renew Couric's show, a factor that could be related to Couric's departure.

"She's had a fairly limited role there," the source told The New York Post. "This is a natural step that needed to happen before finalizing her deal with Yahoo. Her role with Yahoo is unspecified at this point and has no impact on her daytime talk show."

Couric currently hosts the web show "Katie's Take" for Yahoo and ABCNews.com. ABC, owned by Disney, has had a news-sharing partnership with Yahoo for the past two years.

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