''Soap Opera Update'' was a magazine dedicated to the coverage of
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
s, co-founded by
Angela Shapiro in 1988. The magazine was published every three weeks.
It was purchased by
Bauer Media Group
Heinrich Bauer Publishing (german: Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG), trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 ...
in 1992. The magazine became popular on newsstands in the mid-1990s. However, due to a lack of subscriptions and promotion, and criticisms for mediocre content and "lazy" press coverage, the magazine was discontinued in late 2002. In 2006, the ''Update'' began issuing ''
Soaps In Depth
''Soaps In Depth'' is an American entertainment magazine, formerly published as a series of biweekly print publications and currently as an online-exclusive publication, that is dedicated to coverage of daytime soap operas. Founded in 1997 by ...
'' and releasing an annual issue to review the soaps of the past year and preview soaps for the new year.
This magazine also produced the Soap Opera Update Awards, similar to the
Soap Opera Digest Awards
''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''.
History
1977 until 1983
The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
.
See also
* ''
Soap Opera Digest
''Soap Opera Digest'' is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional in ...
''
* ''
Soap Opera Magazine
''Soap Opera Magazine'' was a weekly periodical devoted to interviews and recaps of American soap operahttp://www.soapoperaworld.com/soap-opera-magazine.html Soap Opera Magazine and was run for many years by American Media until the company, wh ...
''
* ''
Soap Opera Weekly
''Soap Opera Weekly'' was a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It featured onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional i ...
''
* ''
Soaps In Depth
''Soaps In Depth'' is an American entertainment magazine, formerly published as a series of biweekly print publications and currently as an online-exclusive publication, that is dedicated to coverage of daytime soap operas. Founded in 1997 by ...
''
References
Bauer Media Group
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines about soap operas
Magazines established in 1988
Magazines disestablished in 2002
Visual arts magazines published in the United States
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