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{{short description|Former weekly American magazine}} |
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'''''Soap Opera Weekly''''' is a soap [[magazine]] which features [[soap opera]]s and |
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''soap stars''. It launched in November, 1989. In 2000 the magazine expanded its focus to include coverage of prime-time drama and reality series with soapy themes and continuing storylines. It is the sister magazine to [[Soap Opera Digest]]; both are owned by ''Primedia, Inc.'' |
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|frequency = Weekly |
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|category = Entertainment |
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|company = [[Source Interlink]] Media |
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|firstdate = November 1989 |
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|finaldate = 2012 |
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|country = USA |
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|based = [[New York City]] |
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|language = [[English language|English]] |
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|issn = 1047-7128 |
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'''''Soap Opera Weekly''''' was a weekly magazine covering American daytime [[soap opera]]s. It featured onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information. Launched in November 1989 by [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] with Mimi Torchin as editor-in-chief, ''Weekly'' began as a sister magazine to ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]''. News Corporation sold the magazine to [[RentPath|K-III]] in 1991. K-III was renamed '''Primedia''', and sold its magazines to [[Source Interlink]] in 2007. |
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[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]] took over Source Interlink's soap magazines in 2011; ''Soap Opera Weekly'' ceased publication in 2012.<ref>[http://www.sys-con.com/node/1794517 American Media, Inc. Reaches Licensing Agreement With Source Interlink Companies]</ref><ref>[http://www.foliomag.com/2012/american-media-inc-s-soap-opera-weekly-folds American Media Inc.’s Soap Opera Weekly Folds]</ref><ref>[http://www.adweek.com/news/press/soap-opera-declines-cause-fallout-magazines-139510 AMI folds 'Soap Opera Weekly'] ''Adweek''. April 10, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.</ref> |
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[[Category:American magazines]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Cite video|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2008/05/23/daytime-confidential-244-mimi-torchin-interview|title=''Daytime Confidential'' #244: Mimi Torchin Interview|date=May 23, 2008|work=Daytime Confidential|accessdate=December 15, 2009}} |
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==See also== |
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* ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' |
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* ''[[Soap Opera Magazine]]'' |
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* ''[[Soap Opera Update]]'' |
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* ''[[Soaps In Depth]]'' |
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{{American Media}} |
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[[Category:Defunct magazines published in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Magazines disestablished in 2012]] |
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[[Category:Magazines published in New York City]] |
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[[Category:Weekly magazines published in the United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:56, 13 June 2023
| Kategorien | Entertainment |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | November 1989 |
| Final issue | 2012 |
| Unternehmen | Source Interlink Media |
| Land | USA |
| Based in | New York City |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISSN | 1047-7128 |
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 information. Launched in November 1989 by News Corporation with Mimi Torchin as editor-in-chief, Weekly began as a sister magazine to Soap Opera Digest. News Corporation sold the magazine to K-III in 1991. K-III was renamed Primedia, and sold its magazines to Source Interlink in 2007.
American Media, Inc. took over Source Interlink's soap magazines in 2011; Soap Opera Weekly ceased publication in 2012.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ American Media, Inc. Reaches Licensing Agreement With Source Interlink Companies
- ^ American Media Inc.’s Soap Opera Weekly Folds
- ^ AMI folds 'Soap Opera Weekly' Adweek. April 10, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Daytime Confidential #244: Mimi Torchin Interview. Daytime Confidential. May 23, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2009.