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 ...

PASADENA – Describing daytime serials as “the form of entertainment closest to real life,” veteran soap-opera creator Agnes Nixon yesterday helped raise the curtain on Disney/ABC Cable’s ...

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 ...

SoapNet going on ‘Holidate’ with reality special SoapNet has greenlighted the reality special/backdoor pilot "Holidate" and has acquired all seven seasons of "Gilmore Girls" as well as movie packages ...

Click Here to Play the Video! Last week, the Beverly Center welcomed the cast of "All My Children" to LA. Production of the show just moved to the west coast from New in January. BroadwayWorld's Audra ...

SOAPnet has announced their plans for scheduling after the last episode of AMC airs on Sept. 23. The ABC prime-time soap BROTHERS & SISTERS joins the lineup. RYAN'S HOPE, which aired from 5-6 a.m., ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. ABC and SOAPNet will present their annual "Salute Broadway Cares" benefit ...

Have you ever asked yourself, what if "All My Children’s" Erica Kane met "General Hospital" mobster Sonny Corinthos? Or wondered what might happen if "GH’s" Luke crossed paths with "One Live to Live" ...

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 ...

The SOAPnet channel is all washed up and will be replaced by Disney Junior, a new 24-hour channel aimed at preschoolers. The Disney-ABC Television Group announced Wednesday that the channel is set to ...

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 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 ...