List of soap opera media outlets

{{Short description|None}} There are multiple media outlets which focus primarily on television soap operas and telenovelas. These publications and websites feature news, cast and crew interviews, plot summaries and previews, editorials and reviews, TV listings and video previews related to the genre. {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;" |+ List of soap opera media outlets |- ! style="width:10%;"| Name ! style="width:10%;"| Years ! style="width:10%;"| Country ! style="width:60%;"| Notes |- ! scope="row"| ''Afternoon TV'' | 1968-1985 | United States | Monthly print magazine covering daytime soap operas published by Roband Publications. |- ! scope="row"| ''All About Soap'' | 1999–2016 | United Kingdom | Biweekly print magazine covering primetime soap operas |- ! scope="row"| ''Daily Drama'' | 2023–present | United States | Website featuring soap opera news, spoilers, recaps, exclusive interviews, and more |- ! scope="row"| ''Daytime Confidential'' | 2007–present | United States | Website founded in 2007, under the Zap2it network from January 2012 through March 2014 |- ! scope="row"| ''Inside Soap'' | 1992–present | United Kingdom | Weekly print magazine covering primetime and daytime soap operas

|- ! scope="row"| ''Michael Fairman TV'' | 2008–present | United States | Established in 2008 as ''On-Air On-Soaps'', the website was re-branded as ''Michael Fairman TV'' in May 2018. The site features news, interviews, reviews and previews by longtime soap opera journalist Michael Fairman, creator and executive producer of Sony's SoapCity.<ref name="Fairman">{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/biography/ |title=Biography: Michael Fairman |website=Michael Fairman TV |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''Serial Scoop'' | 2013–present | United States | Covers "daytime soap operas, primetime serials, novelas, TV movies, big screen features, web series, theater and every form of serialized entertainment"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serialscoop.com/p/about-serial-scoop.html |title=About ''Serial Scoop'' |work=Serial Scoop |access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| {{anchor|Soap Opera Network}}''Soap Opera Network'' | 2001–present | United States | News and features website

|- ! scope="row"| {{anchor|Soap Opera News}}''Soap Opera News'' | 2013–present | United States | Soap Opera News website, daily rumors, recaps, spoilers, interviews, and more about your favorite soaps.

|- ! scope="row"| ''Soap Opera Weekly'' | 1989–2012 | United States | Weekly print magazine covering daytime soap operas |- !scope="row"|''Soap Hub'' |2014–present |United States |Website featuring soap opera news, spoilers, recaps, exclusive interviews, and more |- ! scope="row"| ''Soap Central'' | 1995–present | United States | Soap opera news and feature hub, originally a fansite known as The AMC Pages and later Soap Opera Central. As of 2024, owned by Nazara Technologies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/soapcentral/aboutus.php |title=About Us |work=Soap Central |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| SoapCity | 1999–? | United States | Sony Pictures' now-defunct official website for the American daytime soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless'', created and executive produced by longtime soap opera journalist Michael Fairman<ref name="Fairman"/>

|- ! scope="row"| ''ABC Soaps In Depth'' | 1997–2020 | United States | rowspan="3"| Trio of print publications each focusing on the soaps of one of the three primary American networks. As of 2020, all print publications have ceased, although ''Soaps in Depth'' continues to operate as a digital-only publication.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bowe |first=Jillian |title=''Soaps In Depth'' Magazine to End Print Publication |url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2020/04/23/soaps-in-depth-magazine-to-end-print-publication |website=Daytime Confidential |publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. |access-date=April 23, 2020 |location=United States |language=en-us |date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> On May 29, 2025, ''Soaps In Depth'' digitally merged with ''Soap Opera Digest'', as part of the A360media branding.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Errol |title=''Soaps In Depth'' Merges With ''Soap Opera Digest'' |url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2025/05/soaps-in-depth-soap-opera-digest-merger |website=Soap Opera Network |access-date=May 29, 2025 |location=United States |date=May 29, 2025}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''CBS Soaps In Depth'' | 1997–2020 | United States

|- ! scope="row"| ''NBC Soaps In Depth'' | 1997–1999 | United States

|- ! scope="row"| ''Soaps She Knows'' (Soaps.com) | 2006–present | United States | Owned by SHE Media, the website was founded in June 2006 as Soaps.com,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soaps.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613071519/http://soaps.com/ |title=Soaps.com interim web site: Coming Summer 2006 |website=Soaps.com |date=June 13, 2006 |archive-date=June 13, 2006 |access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref> in January 2010 the site was mirrored at Soaps.SheKnows.com, and in April 2010 Soaps.com became a redirect to the new location.

|- ! scope="row"| ''Thatsup'' | 2015–present | Canada | Established in 2016, covers American soap operas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thatsup.info/p/about.html |title=About ''Thatsup'' |work=Thatsup |access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''TVMEG.COM'' | 2000–present | United States | Established in 2000 as ''The TV MegaSite, Inc.'', the website was re-branded in 2018 as ''TVMEG.COM''. The site, run by Suzanne Lanoue, focuses on television, especially daytime soaps. It's linked to the old site, The TV MegaSite, which has daily transcripts, recaps etc. going back to the 90's. They have many interview with TV actors and more. Hundreds of volunteers have written for the site over the years.

|- ! scope="row"| ''TVSource Magazine'' | 2008–present | United States | Established in 2008 as ''Soap Opera Source'', the website was re-branded in 2012 as ''TVSource Magazine''. The site focuses on the entertainment industry, television and pop culture.

|- ! scope="row"| ''TVyNovelas'' | 1982–present | Mexico | Print magazine and Televisa house publication covering telenovelas, with international editions in the US, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, and annual awards called the Premios ''TVyNovelas''

|- ! scope="row"| ''[https://www.welovesoaps.tv We Love Soaps]'' | 2007–present | United States | Founded by Roger Newcomb in 2007, We Love Soaps is a leading voice in the recognition and advancement of serialized storytelling across television and digital media. It's an essential hub for industry insight, archival history, and cultural commentary.<ref>{{cite web |title=About 'We Love Soaps TV' |url=https://www.welovesoaps.tv/p/about.html |access-date=September 19, 2015 |work=We Love Soaps}}</ref>

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