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 ...

Daytime soaps are in peril and it just may be that prime-time is riding to the rescue. While soap opera audiences continue to dwindle, SoapNet, the Disney-owned cable channel devoted to ...

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 ...

Disney's SoapNet has picked up a reality series centering on new assistants working in the fashion and beauty industries. By Kimberly Nordyke, The Associated Press Disney’s SoapNet has picked up a ...

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 ...

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 ...

SOAPnet will add docudrama to its line-up this summer with the debut of "The Fashionista Diaries," a look at two assistants from a trio of companies as they gear up to produce a fashion show and after ...

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 ...