DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP UNVEILS DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT www.SOAPnet.com TO DELIVER USERS THEIR DAILY DOSE OF STARS, STYLE & TV DRAMA!

This fall, www.SOAPnet.com is the place to get caught up on all your favorite TV shows! www.SOAPnet.com covers 42 TV shows from 7 networks including the new 90210, Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy, Dirty Sexy Money and Weeds.

Dedicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows anytime and anywhere, Disney-ABC Television Group announced today a completely redesigned www.SOAPnet.com, the new home of celebrity and TV drama. In addition to covering the world of daytime, the new site, which launched today in a beta version, expands its focus to include coverage of entertainment, stars, pop culture, beauty and fashion news in an informed, engaging editorial style.

In making the announcement, Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group, said: “We have the unique ability to look at our world through a ‘soapy’ filter, so it is perfectly fitting that the new www.SOAPnet.com is expanding beyond daytime soaps. The site’s bold new direction, encompassing the drama of daytime, primetime and real-life soap operas, truly takes us to a new level and enables us to provide users with a one-stop destination where they can indulge their passion for television drama, celebrity life, glamour and style.”

As part of the site’s new direction, www.SOAPnet.com has created the SOAPnet Premium Publisher Network, a comprehensive online advertising and content integration network of sites with a focus on entertainment, celebrity, beauty and fashion to increase traffic and maximize advertising revenue. Participating sites will be provided access to premium content from www.SOAPnet.com and will also have an opportunity for their content to be integrated into SOAPnet’s site. To date approximately 45 sites are a part of the network.

In addition to daily celebrity drama, the site will be a go-to for all daytime and primetime drama news. With industry-insider access, www.SOAPnet.com will serve up entertainment scoops as well as be a destination for the TV-obsessive who can't get enough of their shows and stars. The site will offer comprehensive recaps and photo galleries related to all daytime dramas and dozens of primetime series across all major networks.

In promotion of the re-launch of www.SOAPnet.com, we would like to offer you the opportunity to win and exclusive www.SOAPnet.com T-shirt (see photo).

To win yourself one of these wonderful T-shirts just answer this oh so easy question: In the pilot episode of 'Gossip Girl,' where do Serena and Dan go on their date?!

Send me your answers and if you're correct you'll be in the running to win one of these wonderful new T-shirts! Just send us an e:mail here before October 1st with your answer and the subject title CONTEST: SOAPNET T-SHIRTS to:

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