List of soap opera media outlets


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.
NameDatesCountryNotesAll About Soap1999–2016United KingdomBiweekly print magazine covering primetime soap operas
Daytime Confidential2007–presentUnited StatesWebsite founded in 2007, under the Zap2it network from January 2012 through March 2014----
Inside Soap1992–presentUnited KingdomWeekly print magazine covering primetime and daytime soap operas----
Into Soap Magazine 2004United KingdomShort-lived print publication founded by actor Nicholas Cochrane of Coronation Street----
Michael Fairman TV2008–presentUnited StatesEstablished 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.----
Serial Scoop2013–presentUnited StatesCovers "daytime soap operas, primetime serials, novelas, TV movies, big screen features, web series, theater and every form of serialized entertainment"----
Soap Opera Digest1975–presentUnited StatesWeekly print magazine covering daytime and prime time soap operas----
Soap Opera Magazine?–1999United StatesWeekly print magazine covering daytime soap operas----
Soap Opera Network2001–presentUnited StatesNews and features website----
Soap Opera Update1988–2002United StatesWeekly print magazine covering daytime soap operas----
Soap Opera Weekly1989–2012United StatesWeekly print magazine covering daytime soap operas----
Soapcentral1995–presentUnited StatesSoap opera news and feature hub, originally a fansite known as Soap Opera Central----
SoapCities2017–presentUnited StatesSoap opera news blog founded by Shawn Brady and Akbi Khan in 2017. The site provides news and interviews.----
SoapCity1999–?United StatesSony 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----
Soaplife1999–2018United KingdomBiweekly print magazine covering primetime soap operas----
Soaps.com2006–presentUnited StatesFounded in June 2006 at Soaps.com, in January 2010 the site was mirrored at Soaps.SheKnows.com, and in April 2010 Soaps.com became a redirect to the new location.----
ABC Soaps In Depth1997–2020United StatesTrio of print publications each focusing on the soaps of one of the three primary American networks. As of 2020, all print publications have ceased.----
CBS Soaps In Depth1997–2020United StatesTrio of print publications each focusing on the soaps of one of the three primary American networks. As of 2020, all print publications have ceased.----
NBC Soaps In Depth1997–1999United StatesTrio of print publications each focusing on the soaps of one of the three primary American networks. As of 2020, all print publications have ceased.----
Thatsup2015–presentCanadaEstablished in 2016, covers American soap operas.----
TVSource Magazine2008–presentUnited StatesEstablished 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.----
TVyNovelas1982–presentMexicoPrint magazine and Televisa house publication covering telenovelas, with international editions in the US, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, and annual awards called the Premios TVyNovelas----
We Love Soaps2007–presentUnited StatesOriginally a blog, founded by soap opera journalist Roger Newcomb----