Ann Curry to Take Over for Meredith Vieira on 'Today'

network news service, said Monday that the new long show "Today" anchor Ann Curry will take over as co-presenter of June, replacing Meredith Vieira alongside Matt Lauer on more profitable couch.Meanwhile TV, Natalie Morales, who now co-hosts the third hour of "Today" has not heard from Ms. Curry anchor role, and NBC White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie slip into the corner 9:00 lodging Ms. Morales .

Ms. Vieira will play a role not specified in the new NBC News, said unit.

The announcement confirmed weeks of news about the change. NBC did not offer a reason for the departure of Ms. Vieira's show, which was expected after she Point right to a contract extension a year last year.

The swap is a difficult challenge for NBC. Any change to "Today" even to the other known quantity, as Ms. Curry-risk disrupting the delicate chemistry at the heart of the popular show at a time of unstable business.For TV Comcast Corp., which took over the company NBC's mother a little over three months ago, the stakes are magnified because "today" is not just a profit center, earning more than $ 500 million per year in advertising revenue, but one of success most important to a network problem.

NBC trails its competitors in prime time, and the network are bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in red ink. But the morning "Today" is dominant. It ranked No. 1 a week for over 15 consecutive years, beating the competition on Walt Disney Co. 's ABC and CBS Corp. CBS.

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