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Soap Opera Update
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<p> <i>Soap Opera Update</i> was a magazine dedicated to the coverage of <a href="/facts/Soap_opera/oddx9g1n">soap operas</a>, co-founded by Angela Shapiro in 1988. The magazine was published every three weeks. It was purchased by <a href="/facts/Bauer_Media_Group/SI8pcXc5">Bauer Media Group</a> 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 <i>Update</i> began issuing <i><a href="/facts/Soaps_In_Depth/UWGGSSTv">Soaps In Depth</a></i> and releasing an annual issue to review the soaps of the past year and preview soaps for the new year. </p><p>This magazine also produced the Soap Opera Update Awards, similar to the <a href="/facts/Soap_Opera_Digest_Awards/vDneVw8F">Soap Opera Digest Awards</a>. </p>