Soapnet is an American cable television channel that broadcasts current and past soap operas and primetime dramas, currently in the process of being phased out, although it is not entirely clear when the network will ultimately cease operations. The channel launched on January 20, 2000, and is owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The channel does not have a high definition simulcast. Soapnet ceased operations on some cable and satellite providers beginning on March 22, 2012, with Disney Junior replacing it in its channel space. Soapnet continues,... however, for providers who have not yet made carriage agreements for Disney Junior, and for those providers who have kept Soapnet in their lineup and have taken on Disney Junior as an additional channel. By the time Soapnet first aired on January 20, 2000, the channel aired only current ABC soap operas in the evening and early morning, so that people who worked during the day could watch at their convenience; programming was inclusive, as the channel is owned by ABC.
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