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 ...

For countless soap opera fans, the dawn of the new millennium 25 years ago brought a new way to watch their favorite shows.

ABC Cable Networks Group has tapped former William Morris Agency packaging agent Deborah Blackwell as the first general manager for its fledgling SoapNet. Since the 24-hour network launched in January ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Disney-ABC Television Group is restructuring its daytime unit following a decision by Deborah Blackwell, announced Monday, to step down from her post as GM of SoapNet. By Kimberly Nordyke, The ...

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