''Soap Opera Update'' was a magazine dedicated to the coverage of

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s, co-founded by

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in 1988. The magazine was published every three weeks. It was purchased by

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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 ''

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'' 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

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