Soap Opera Network

Fans Protest ABC’s Decision to Cancel ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’

On Tuesday, May 17, fans of ABC's recently canceled "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" protested outside of the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City as the ABC Television Network presented its 2011-2012 broadcast television schedule to its owned & operated stations, affiliates, advertising partners, and the dozens of press outlets gobbling up everything said during the networks upfront presentation. Joining protesting fans were Colleen Zenk…

by Errol Lewis

AMC

‘GMA’ to Pay Homage to ‘One Life to Live’

Exclusive First Look: ‘It’s a Brand New Day’ at ABC Daytime this Fall When Network Debuts ‘Chew’ and ‘Revolution’

As we all know, four weeks ago Brian Frons, President, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, visited the set of ABC's "All My Children" to announce the cancellation of the 41-year-old soap live and in person to cast members while also canceling "AMC's" sister soap "One Life to Live," whose cast members learned via video feed of the 42-year-old daytime dramas fate. According to Frons, with "The Chew" and "The Revolution" the network will…

by Errol Lewis

May 14, 2011

ABC Might Get Couric, So What Happens to ‘GH?’

(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Katie Couric announced last week that she would be leaving her post as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" after five years with the network. The former "Today" show co-host plans to launch a daytime talk show in the fall of 2012. Word has it that ABC is in serious discussions to bring the well known personality to the Disney/ABC Television Group fold, but what does that mean for ABC's "General Hospital" now that it's former…

by Errol Lewis

May 5, 2011

AMC

Disney Insider: ‘SOAPnet: We’re Not Done With You Yet’

A Disney insider reveals how ABC executives bungled things behind the scenes, leading to the shutdown of SOAPnet which will soon be replaced by Disney Junior.

by Errol Lewis

April 25, 2011

AMC

ABC Daytime, #ABCDaytime, All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital, The View

Insider: How ABC Justified Canceling Soaps and Why Hoover Pull Out Won’t Change their Mind

Why Hoover pulling ads from ABC won't get the network to reverse its decision on canceling "All My Children" or "One Life to Live" and actually justifies it.

by Errol Lewis

April 18, 2011

Cameron Mathison, Sherri Shepherd, All My Children, The View

ABC Announces Daytime Emmy Telecast Hosts

ABC announces Cameron Mathison ("All My Children") and Sherri Shepherd ("The View") as hosts of "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards."

by Errol Lewis

May 29, 2008

An Interview with Brian Frons

By Errol Lewis (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "General Hospital: Night Shift" premiered on July 12, 2007 with an average of 1 million total viewers and just under 500,000 viewers in Women 18-49. The reach the soap had was beyond anyone's expectations at SOAPnet and the Disney-ABC Television Group. So what does the head of the company's daytime division think of the premiere? "Obviously thrilled. There is a mass idea there where you put all of these 'GH' viewers and…

by Errol Lewis

July 21, 2007

Brian Frons, President, ABC Daytime, SOAPnet

ABC Daytime President Promoted

Brian Frons promoted to President, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group, Anne Sweeney, Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group, announced yesterday.

by Errol Lewis

May 11, 2006