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catlover79 · 04-16-2011, 09:45 PM

The cancellation fallout continues...it was just a matter of time before the soap press would start to fold:

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/04/d...alf-their.html

Friday, April 15, 2011

Two soap magazines are expected to lose half their staff following the cancellations of ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE, according to a new report in The New York Post.

The cast and crew of ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN aren't the only ones losing their jobs when the shows go off the air.

Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly are expected to drastically trim their staffs, the New York Post's Keith Kelly reports. As many as half of the 70 employees in the New York office will be laid off.

Publisher Source Interlink is turning the magazines' operations over to National Enquirer and American Media Inc. in a licensing deal.

Entrepreneur Jerry Ritterman bought Soap Opera Digest from News Corp. for $70 million in the 1980s.

After changing hands several more times, it was included in a $1.2 billion sale of Primedia enthusiast titles to Source Interlink.

In the 1980s, Soap Opera Digest was published every other week and had a circulation of 1.2 million. Now, it has a readership of 150,000. Soap Opera Weekly pulls in 500,000 readers.

Kelly says AMI is preparing reality TV show special issues on the Kardashians and Bravo's HOUSEWIVES franchise to take the soap magazines' place in checkout counters.

Marvo301 · 04-16-2011, 10:05 PM

It a shame how many people are losing their jobs because of a very stupid decision by a network executive.

catlover79 · 04-16-2011, 11:00 PM

Sickening but not surprising.

JamesG · 04-16-2011, 11:05 PM

Sad, but yeah it's expected.
With less soaps to write about you don't need as many writers.

catlover79 · 04-16-2011, 11:09 PM

^ Very true - it's a snowball effect. Having been unemployed but actively searching for work myself for so many months, my heart really aches for all these people - actors, crew (makeup, wardrobe, hair, lighting, sound, etc.) and now the press...We're talking upwards of HUNDREDS of people losing their jobs.

mets82 · 04-17-2011, 02:39 AM

Yeah, because the people who are going to be unemployed can find work, right? I mean the economy is good, right? Note the sarcasm. Instead of Frons and his cronies being unemployed, its going to be everyone else. Typical.

80sTrivia · 04-17-2011, 06:31 AM

I knew this was coming, unfortunately. These magazines will go the way of the soaps themselves...

Schmoopie · 04-17-2011, 07:07 AM

I was looking through Soap Opera Weekly at the grocery store tonight and couldn't help but notice how thin it's gotten. Must have been last week's edition, so it will be interesting to see what the magazines have to say about this latest bomb.

MickeyMac · 04-17-2011, 02:07 PM

is all I can offer to this thread.

Retro4Life · 04-17-2011, 02:12 PM

I think media magazines in general are having a very rough time of it. Obviously in this case the cancellations are the major factor, but print mags just are going the way of the dinosaur, what with all the online news you can get for free. Wizard Magazine, the premiere comics news magazine for decades, recently went out of business as well.

It's very sad, though. I love reading a physical magazine and treasure many memories of buying stacks of them and going back to my room and pouring through every little detail, even dreaming of working for one someday. The remaining magazines are being forced to raise their prices due to increasing costs, too, so that's not helping either.

catlover79 · 04-17-2011, 02:42 PM

Besides, when you can read so many magazine articles in general online for free - why bother going out and buying one? Unless, of course, it's a collector or commemorative issue (like with Michael Jackson's death or the upcoming royal wedding).

catlover79 · 04-17-2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mets82

Yeah, because the people who are going to be unemployed can find work, right? I mean the economy is good, right? Note the sarcasm. Instead of Frons and his cronies being unemployed, its going to be everyone else. Typical.

Just one more reason why life is so unfair.

MickeyMac · 04-17-2011, 02:56 PM

I still like to buy magazines on occasions. It just isnt the same reading it online.

JamesG · 04-17-2011, 03:22 PM

Do the majority today who don't read magz. online go out and buy individually or do they just subscribe to it?

I haven't went out and bought an individual magazine in some time cause I subscribe to everything I'm interested in. I'm given the option on some magz. to get it by mail (printed) or electronically and I choose to get it printed cause I hate reading them electronically.

The magazine industry seems to be going through a tough time as well, except for the adult magz. They will always be around.

Regulus · 04-17-2011, 03:27 PM

Sigh. Once again the Rich get richer, at the expense of the poor.

How much longer are people going to take this?

04-16-2011, 09:45 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Soap Mags Digest & Weekly Expect To Lose Half Their Staff The cancellation fallout continues...it was just a matter of time before the soap press would start to fold: http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/04/d...alf-their.html Friday, April 15, 2011 Two soap magazines are expected to lose half their staff following the cancellations of ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE, according to a new report in The New York Post. The cast and crew of ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN aren't the only ones losing their jobs when the shows go off the air. Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly are expected to drastically trim their staffs, the New York Post's Keith Kelly reports. As many as half of the 70 employees in the New York office will be laid off. Publisher Source Interlink is turning the magazines' operations over to National Enquirer and American Media Inc. in a licensing deal. Entrepreneur Jerry Ritterman bought Soap Opera Digest from News Corp. for $70 million in the 1980s. After changing hands several more times, it was included in a $1.2 billion sale of Primedia enthusiast titles to Source Interlink. In the 1980s, Soap Opera Digest was published every other week and had a circulation of 1.2 million. Now, it has a readership of 150,000. Soap Opera Weekly pulls in 500,000 readers. Kelly says AMI is preparing reality TV show special issues on the Kardashians and Bravo's HOUSEWIVES franchise to take the soap magazines' place in checkout counters. Attached Images
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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I think media magazines in general are having a very rough time of it. Obviously in this case the cancellations are the major factor, but print mags just are going the way of the dinosaur, what with all the online news you can get for free. Wizard Magazine, the premiere comics news magazine for decades, recently went out of business as well. It's very sad, though. I love reading a physical magazine and treasure many memories of buying stacks of them and going back to my room and pouring through every little detail, even dreaming of working for one someday. The remaining magazines are being forced to raise their prices due to increasing costs, too, so that's not helping either.
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Sickening but not surprising.

04-16-2011, 11:05 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,005	Sad, but yeah it's expected. With less soaps to write about you don't need as many writers.

04-16-2011, 11:09 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Very true - it's a snowball effect. Having been unemployed but actively searching for work myself for so many months, my heart really aches for all these people - actors, crew (makeup, wardrobe, hair, lighting, sound, etc.) and now the press...We're talking upwards of HUNDREDS of people losing their jobs.

04-17-2011, 02:39 AM	#6
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	Yeah, because the people who are going to be unemployed can find work, right? I mean the economy is good, right? Note the sarcasm. Instead of Frons and his cronies being unemployed, its going to be everyone else. Typical.

04-17-2011, 02:07 PM	#9
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	is all I can offer to this thread.

04-17-2011, 02:42 PM	#11
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Besides, when you can read so many magazine articles in general online for free - why bother going out and buying one? Unless, of course, it's a collector or commemorative issue (like with Michael Jackson's death or the upcoming royal wedding).

04-17-2011, 02:56 PM	#13
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	I still like to buy magazines on occasions. It just isnt the same reading it online.

04-17-2011, 03:22 PM	#14
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,005	Do the majority today who don't read magz. online go out and buy individually or do they just subscribe to it? I haven't went out and bought an individual magazine in some time cause I subscribe to everything I'm interested in. I'm given the option on some magz. to get it by mail (printed) or electronically and I choose to get it printed cause I hate reading them electronically. The magazine industry seems to be going through a tough time as well, except for the adult magz. They will always be around.

04-17-2011, 03:27 PM	#15
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