The sands of the hourglass will soon begin flowing on SoapNet. In a landmark multiyear deal, the sudser web has pacted with Sony Pictures Television for same-day repurposing rights to NBC's top ...

The trend toward one-minute dramas begun by NBC has picked up another adherent: Disney's Soapnet will begin running its 12-minute/12-episode "micro" series later this month under the title "One ...

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 ...

SoapNet and WBDCD declined comment on the financial terms. “O.C.,” which debuted in August 2003, is ending its four-year run on Fox on Feb. 22. “Tree” is in its fourth season; it got its ...

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 ...

Disney’s SoapNet has picked up a reality series centering on new assistants working in the fashion and beauty industries.

Disney’s SOAPnet channel -- which launched in January 2000 -- proved to be a friendly oasis for super fans before the widespread adoption of digital video recorders, which allowed consumers to ...

SOAPnet, owned by Disney, was actually supposed to go off the air last year, to be replaced by Disney Junior. But Disney Junior launched almost two years ago and SOAPnet stuck around anyway.

NEW YORK — The SOAPnet channel is all washed up and will be replaced by Disney Junior, a new 24-hour channel aimed at preschoolers.

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 ...

With soap operas going the way of land line telephones, Walt Disney Co. is pulling the plug on its cable channel SOAPnet. In its place, Disney is launching a new kids channel that it says will ...