Couric May Jump to ABC for Syndicated Show

Disney reportedly offering $20 million for daytime talk program

Katie Couric is close to a deal with Disney's ABC for her own syndicated talk show beginning in Fall 2012, plus a role within ABC News, the Wall Street Journal reports. Couric, who recently announced her departure as anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” has been in talks with several networks about launching her own daytime program. Couric's contract with CBS expires on June 4.

Under the terms of the Disney deal, sources told the WSJ, Couric would own her talk show, which would air between 3 pm and 5 pm on Disney’s stations, and she would appear on ABC news until the program airs.

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