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 ...

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 is shutting down its SoapNet channel, and entering the competitive 24-hour preschool TV arena. Disney Junior, aimed at tykes aged 2-7, will launch in 2012. Channel replaces SoapNet, currently ...

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 ...

The SOAPnet channel is over and will be replaced by Disney Junior, a new 24-hour channel aimed at preschoolers. The Disney-ABC Television Group said the channel is set to debut in 2012. It will adopt ...

Disney is pulling the plug on cable channel SOAPNet at the end of this year, substituting programming for Disney Junior. The 14-year-old network was created "to squeeze extra life from [ABC]'s popular ...

Disney announced plans Wednesday to dump SoapNet in two years and replace the channel with the new, preschool-oriented “Disney Junior.” That’s sure to rock the programming world of our household. I ...

Disney/ABC Television Group is axing its SoapNet channel in order to launch a new 24-hour preschool kids channel that will replace the Playhouse Disney brand in the US and internationally. Disney ...