This has been in the making for two years now, and Comcast has nothing to do with the decision. Being upset with Comcast because Soapnet is shutting down is as silly as being upset with them because your favorite show got canceled. Soapnet is shutting down, and the effective date is still tomorrow. It's just that some cable and satellite systems haven't finalized a deal for Disney Junior yet. For those systems, Soapnet will temporarily continue until such a deal is reached. But whether you're with Comcast, FIOS, Dish or Directv, Soapnet will cease operations.
If you want to be upset with someone, be upset with Disney.
From Wikipedia:
Disney-ABC announced in 2010 that Soapnet would be closed in March 2012 and replaced with Disney Junior, which was the rebranding for the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel. Reasons for the closure of Soapnet are due to the network's low ratings, the cancellation of many soap operas, video on demand catalogs both via cable providers and Internet television providers such as ABC's Hulu, and digital video recorders reducing the need for a linear network devoted to the format. On July 28, 2011, soap industry sources listed the closing date as moving from January to a more non-specific late spring 2012 date, then later in 2011 to February. The definite closing date of March 22, 2012 was announced by Disney-ABC on January 9, 2012, with some systems retaining Soapnet until contracts for Disney Junior are finalized.
