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Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message

"Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.

Cambridge University wants to be on TV soaps

Britain's soap operas offer a steady diet of sex, scandal — and if Cambridge University has its way, scholarship.

Role of a lifetime: Iraq vet sought for soap opera

An open casting call for "All My Children" is far from business as usual: The soap opera is seeking an Iraq war veteran to play an injured veteran.

Studio Apologizes for Airline Soap Opera

The makers of a racy Thai soap opera about airline crews apologized Tuesday for offending real-life flight attendants, who had complained that its scenes of sexual hijinx sullied their reputations.

Flight Attendants Object to Soap Opera

A popular new Thai soap opera about love and infidelity in the high skies has angered Thai Airways flight attendants who demanded Monday that the show be canceled for casting their profession in an unrealistic and immoral light.

Syrian Soap Opera Captivates Arab World

With its tales of brave men and dutiful women in a simpler, long-vanished Middle East, a Syrian soap opera has become the latest rage in the Arab world during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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Ben Novack death: A saga of murder and mayhem
Source: MiamiHerald.com

This needle-shaped suburb on the outskirts of New York City has had just a handful of homicides since becoming a village in 1982.

Thugs bunny hooked on TV
Source: austriantimes.at

A pet rabbit has become so hooked on a late night soap she attacks her owners if they try to change the channel.

The Death of a Soap Opera

"The Death of a Soap Opera" By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net

'Guiding Light' Canceled After 72 Years
Source: The Huffington Post

CBS is pulling the plug on the soap opera "Guiding Light" after a 72-year run that predates television, the show a victim of the economy and changed viewing habits. The drama's final episode will air on Sept. 18.

'Guiding Light' canceled after 72 years
Source: CNN

The venerable CBS soap opera "Guiding Light" will go dark in September after 72 years and 16,000 episodes, the network announced Wednesday.

Meet Alison Sweeney's new baby!
Source: msnbc.com

Alison Sweeney wasn't expecting to give birth on Jan. 12. The actress and host of "The Biggest Loser" went to the hospital for a checkup after a long day on the set of the TV reality show and came home with new baby, Megan Hope Snaov.

Like sands through the hourglass
Source: NewsObserver.com

Excerpt: Call me thickheaded, but even with all the signs -- escalating unemployment, frozen credit, unprecedented numbers of home foreclosures, a stock market in free fall and all the rest of it -- I have to admit I didn't believe we were in a Depression until John and Marlena g …

Days of our Lives: Peter Reckell Sees a Ray of Hope
Source: BuddyTV

Excerpt: Over the past couple of weeks, fans of Days of our Lives have been dealing with unfortunate news regarding the departure of several cast members.

Hillbilly heroin' arrest hits Palin family
Source: The Times

THE rambunctious extended family of Sarah Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska who ran for US vice-president, produced a fresh scandal this weekend when the mother of her daughter's fiancé was arrested on drug charges.

'Biggest Loser' Host Alison Sweeney Fakes Labor On 'Ellen'
Source: NBC Los Angeles.com

--Click link "visibly squirming in her chair" to see video of that moment.--

Soap Dish: There's still Hope (and Bo!) for 'Days of our Lives' fans
Source: NY Daily News

As cited last week, "Days of Our Lives" is making major cast cuts to stay on the air with a vastly reduced budget. Longtime stars Drake Hogestyn (John) and Deidre Hall (Marlena) will exit in January, followed by undetermined others.

Are Daytime Soaps Doomed?
Source: tv.yahoo.com

Excerpt: On Wednesday, "Days of Our Lives" announced that it was firing two of the soap's biggest stars: Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn. I was shocked and saddened by the news. Can you imagine the town of Salem without Marlena (aka "Doc") and John?

Soap Opera Examiner: Rumors: massive paycuts at 'Days of our Lives'
Source: Examiner

Daytime Confidential is reporting that Peter Reckell (Bo) and Kristian Alfonso (Hope) over at "Days of our Lives" have agreed to a substantial cut in pay and as the show shake-up continues, most likely more actors will be asked to follow suit.

Days of our Lives Casting Shocker
Source: soapdom.com

Excerpt: This day and age of our failing economy, shifts in viewing habits of the daytime audience, and advertisers pulling dollars from the revenue stream pie, can only mean financial cuts for the soaps. Sounds like Days is caught in the quagmire.

As the revolving door turns, they're back on daytime soaps
Source: NY Daily News

Blurb from article: More days for "Days": NBC has renewed "Days of Our Lives" until September 2010, but at an extremely reduced fee. This reportedly means 40% less money for all the actors.

End of 'days' For Hall and Hogestyn
Source: New York Post

The sands in the hourglass have run out for longtime "Days of Our Lives" stars, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn -- both have been fired from the 43-year-old soap.

Hugo Chavez faces toughest political test ... against his ex-wife
Source: The Times

They used to be lovers, but now they are bitter political rivals. As Hugo Chavez prepares for regional elections next Sunday which will prove the biggest test yet for the Venezuelan President, he faces opposition from an unexpected corner - his former wife.

Soap Opera Examiner: NBC Renews Days of Our Lives for another 18-months
Source: Examiner

There is good news on the horizon for Day's of Our Lives fans as Variety is reported yesterday that the NBC and Sony Pictures TV have just struck a deal to extend the life of the show for another 18 month.

Murdered Boy's Photo Used As Soap Opera Prop
Source: local6.com

A family still mourning the death of a 6-year-old boy killed last year was shocked to see a picture of the child used in a recent soap opera on SOAPnet.

Palin pre-empts state report, clears self in probe
Source: The Seattle Times

Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report Thursday that clears her of any wrongdoing.

General Hospital: Rick Springfield Returns to Port Charles
Source: BuddyTV

Rick Springfield returns to ABC soap opera General Hospital for a summer reprisal of his role as Dr. Noah Drake.

Afghan Ministry Bans the Broadcast of 5 Foreign Soap Operas
Source: The New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — After four years of watching television programs test the boundaries of decorum and build devoted audiences in the process, conservatives are striking back.

Radio Soap Opera Raises Health Awareness
Source: The L.A. Times

The doctors had been after Loretta Ragland for years to keep her diabetes in check. Eat right. Exercise. Lose weight. She'd heard it all time and again. And ignored it all -- until she heard about Rosalyn.

"La Historia de Vida y Janis Joplin"

Vesuvias waited until the seatbelt sign in the 1st Class cabin turned off before she allowed herself to relax. She could finally be herself for a couple of hours……at least until they landed at LAX.

The Science of a Soap Opera Plot Twist
Source: inklingmagazine.com

Let's take a closer look at the children of "All My Children." We might even learn something.Me: Did you watch "One Life to Live" today? Kristina (my sister): Yeah, can you believe that Nicki claimed that her twins were fathered by two different men? Me: And I'm supposed  …

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