When the ball drops in Times Square, the curtain will drop on cable channel SOAPnet. You'll have to find another place to watch your Beverly Hills, 90210s (the ...

For countless soap opera fans, the dawn of the new millennium 25 years ago brought a new way to watch their favorite shows.

For countless soap opera fans, the dawn of the new millennium 25 years ago brought a new way to watch their favorite shows. On January 20, 2000, Disney launched SOAPnet, a basic cable channel devoted ...

The now-defunct cable channel saw its distribution and series offerings grow dramatically under her watch. By THR Staff Deborah Blackwell, who ran the Disney cable channel SoapNet from 2001-07, died ...

ABC Cable Networks Group has tapped former William Morris Agency packaging agent Deborah Blackwell as the first general manager for its fledgling SoapNet. Since the 24-hour network launched in January ...

It used to be that harried soap-opera watchers too busy to catch their shows during the day had only one friend: the videocassette recorder. Now, watchers have a multitude of choices, from TiVo, the ...

Los Angeles-- SOAPnet, the cable TV channel loved by legions of loyal soap opera fans, has taken its final bow. A Walt Disney Co. spokeswoman confirmed this week that SOAPnet's last day was New Year's ...

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This article is from the archive of our partner . But now that the number of daytime soaps have dwindled to just four and Disney Junior's ratings have been strong with the preschool set, Disney has ...