SoapNet is expanding its original scripted offerings with a new 10-episode hockey-themed drama series. By Kimberly Nordyke, The Associated Press SoapNet is expanding its original scripted offerings ...

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. On January 20, 2000, Disney launched SOAPnet, a basic cable channel devoted ...

Disney’s SOAPnet is the latest to start its own vertical ad network, reports WSJ. Disney plans to announce the companion website for its cable network SOAPnet has struck deals with 45 similar sites to ...

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SoapNet will spend about $9 million to buy exclusive cable windows to Spelling Television/Paramount Domestic TV dramas “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Melrose Place.” Paramount and cabler execs declined ...

LOS ANGELES — Moving aggressively to expand its hold on children’s entertainment, the Walt Disney Company will close its SoapNet cable channel and replace it with a service aimed at preschoolers. In ...

SoapNet general manager Deborah Blackwell is departing her post effective immediately but will continue as a consultant until her contract expires at the start of next year. Departure comes following ...

BURBANK: Disney Junior, a 24-hour preschool channel, is set to launch in the U.S. in 2012, taking the place of the SOAPnet channel, currently available in 75 million homes. Prior to the 2012 launch, ...

Disney is planning a 2012 launch of Disney Junior, a new basic cable/satellite channel that will cater to preschool age children — and take the place of SoapNet. The goal of the new channel is to get ...