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SOAPnet to go off the air on March 23rd

dragonflies
in Discuss The Soaps: Archive (2010 - 2014)

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Disney Junior is just that a BLOCK, it's not a 24/7 channel(at least not yet), I don't think it's going to do as well as some think it will. and DVR'ing stuff missed means nada unless they're a Neilsen household LOL.

Nick JR also isn't a 24/7 channel and for a reason wink.png

Um yeah, Nick Jr, is most definitely a 24/7 channel. I know because I've sat up at 2 am with a sick kid watching Nick Jr.

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It was announced ages ago that SOAPnet would be going off the air sometime in 2012, and a March 23rd start date for ABC's new children's network, Disney Junior, seemed to be the final nail in the sudsy channel's coffin. However, a rep for the network says, "We've always viewed the launch of Disney Junior as a transition, not a flip of a switch, and as such SOAPnet will remain available for an undetermined period of time as additional carriage deals for Disney Junior are finalized with distributors." So while the network's days are numbered, depending on your cable provider, you might just get your daily soap fix for a little while longer

http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2012/02/more-life-for-soapnet.html#more

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Nick Jr is a 24hour network now, and TeenNick is a 24hr network. They split off into two years ago, and both have done well. I read an article talking about how well they do with On Demand as well, and how that helps somehow or another.

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I doubt this is going to be a flop kids are Disney's speciality and like someone else said this is for direct competition for Nick Jr.

I know my sister and some friends are quite happy about it claiming it will save them some money on dvd's. By the way my niece stays up well into the early morning hours why because she likes to sleep with daddy and he works nights sleeps in the day.

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Surely there's gotta be a cable station out there that would be perfectly content with running reruns all day long, no original programming, no reformatting down the line. Just classic soaps, daytime and primetime. Here in Chicago, we have local stations that call themselves "MeTV" and "MeToo" that air nothing but reruns of old sitcoms and dramas. And by old I mean some as old as 1950's all the way through til the 90's. And are there tons of commercials for turbo-powered wheelchairs, constipation, and life insurance? You bet!

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I think that Disney is making a big mistake by rebranding SOAPnet "Disney Junior." Instead, the company should have rebranded SOAPnet as an ABC News cable network. (One of the reasons why NBC News is so much more profitable than their counterparts at ABC & CBS is because NBC News can get most of its resources from MSNBC. Given that decent cable channel slots are limited, Disney missed a great opportunity to buttress ABC News.)

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Surely there's gotta be a cable station out there that would be perfectly content with running reruns all day long, no original programming, no reformatting down the line. Just classic soaps, daytime and primetime. Here in Chicago, we have local stations that call themselves "MeTV" and "MeToo" that air nothing but reruns of old sitcoms and dramas. And by old I mean some as old as 1950's all the way through til the 90's. And are there tons of commercials for turbo-powered wheelchairs, constipation, and life insurance? You bet!

I've been watching MeTV ever since I recently stumbled across it by accident on my Comcast cable lineup here in central CA; it's gone national! I love that they have respect for "memorable entertainment" and those of us who grew up with it! smile.png I suggested soap repeats to them as well, so let's hope we see our favorite stories again one day, on a network where they'll be savored! smile.png I don't have MeToo yet; what shows do they have? MeTV has just about all of my old favorites. It's taken some of the sting out of losing AMC for me! smile.png

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I have MeTV on a local station as I saw the logo about a week ago while flipping around and wondered what it was. Thanks for sharing as now I know what it is.

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Soapnet is transitioning. Cable providers like Comcast, Cablevision won't be carrying Soapnet any longer I believe.

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On my latest cable bill, there was a note about how SoapNet is no longer going to be airing starting sometime in April. So people are losing the channel soon.

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I think it is but it will be up to providers i guess if they keep offering it

Thats kinda what I thought but SOD is very misleading in that little article.

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I always have to ask: who is this guy and what power does he have with the soaps?

I know! I don't understand how this fool gained any relevance.

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