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 ...

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 ...

The chairman of Disney Michael Eisner raised the bar on SoapNet 16 months ago when he called the Disney-owned 24-hour cable channel “the greatest thing that’s happened to our company since chopped ...

Disney/ABC TV Group is shutting down cable channel SoapNet to make room for a new kids channel. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Disney/ABC TV Group is shutting down decade-old cable channel SoapNet ...

Disney plans to shut down SOAPnet to make way for new cable channel Disney Junior in 2012, the company announced Wednesday. SOAPnet launched in 2000 and currently airs a mix of recent episodes of ...

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 ...

Goodbye SOAPnet, hello Disney Junior. Disney/ABC Television Group just announced that it will launch Disney Junior, a new 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel dedicated to preschool-age children in ...

The unfortunate timing of Disney’s Disney Junior announcement — in which it was also announced that SoapNet would shut down in 2012 — means that poor SoapNet is stuck being a lame duck network for two ...

SOAPnet’s bubble has finally burst. On Dec. 31, Walt Disney Co. will pull the plug on the cable channel it created 14 years ago to squeeze extra life from its popular daytime dramas. But like all ...

SOAPnet, the cable TV channel loved by legions of loyal soap opera fans, is taking its final bow. A Walt Disney Co. spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday that SOAPnet would indeed fade away on New Year’s Eve, ...

Disney Channel has confirmed a launch date for its new 24-hour preschool channel. Disney Junior will replace SoapNet on most cable and satellite systems at midnight on Friday, March 23. The new cable ...