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Named a 2005 ‘Wonder Woman’ by Multichannel News, Deborah Blackwell is executive vice president and general manager of SOAPnet. In this role she is responsible for managing all day-to-day operations for Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group’s rapidly growing 24-hour soap opera channel. She joined Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company, in June 2001.
Ms. Blackwell brings to her current post a wealth of experience in television, notably as head of the television movie and miniseries packaging department at the William Morris Agency from 1993-99. In that capacity, she led creative and business negotiations with every major TV network, studio and supplier and with top celebrity clients including Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Glover, Alec Baldwin and Drew Barrymore.
Ms. Blackwell became an agent after rising from director of Development to senior vice president at Hearst Entertainment. Prior to joining SOAPnet, she served as president of Idealab’s MyHome.com, an internet start-up.
Ms. Blackwell is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Brown University and resides in Los Angeles. | 