By John Glenday

Veteran journalist Katie Couric is to end her high-profile role as global news anchor at Yahoo along with her regular interview segments following a $4.5bn takeover of the internet firm by Verizon.

Couric was parachuted in by former Yahoo chief executive Marissa Meyer four years ago to bolster the internet firm’s video news output and will remain on board with Oath, a new Verizon division subsuming element of both AOL and Yahoo, on a project basis.

In a statement given to Variety an Oath spokesperson said: “Over the last four years, Katie Read full story ›

Source: The Drum