Soap Hub

Name

Soap Hub

Website

https://soaphub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment News & Television Coverage

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Newsletter & Email Digest Aggregators (MPACAKAG), News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI)

Keywords

• Soap opera news
• Entertainment journalism
• Episode recaps
• Television spoilers
• Daytime television

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Soap Hub generates revenue through display advertising on their website pages. The site features sponsored content sections and promotional placements from advertisers targeting soap opera fan demographics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Soap Hub is a digital editorial publication that publishes daily soap opera news, episode recaps, advance spoilers, casting updates, and expert commentary for five major daytime television soap operas (Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond The Gates). All articles are freely accessible to readers via the soaphub.com website, with secondary distribution through show-specific email newsletters, a podcast, and active social media channels. Revenue is generated through display advertising and sponsored content placements targeting soap opera fan demographics.

Product overview

Soap Hub is a single, unified content platform that aggregates news, spoilers, recaps, and commentary for five major daytime soap operas: Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond The Gates. The platform offers category-specific pages for each show with subsections for Comings and Goings, Commentary/Analysis, News & Rumors, Recaps, Spoilers, Cast Trivia, Polls, Videos, and lifestyle content. It functions as a centralized entertainment news hub rather than a modular software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soap Hub Website Centralized digital editorial publication offering daily spoilers, episode recaps, breaking news, casting updates, expert commentary, and exclusive original content for Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond The Gates. All articles are freely accessible without paywall or registration.
• Show-Specific Email Newsletters Free, segmented email newsletters delivering daily spoilers, news, and recaps for each of the five covered soap operas; fans subscribe via the "Subscribe Now" section and receive content tailored to their selected show.
• Soap Hub Says Podcast & Video Previews Video and audio content published on the Soap Hub YouTube channel, including weekly video previews of upcoming soap opera episodes and the Soap Hub Says Podcast.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hollywood Life: Celebrity and entertainment news site with soap opera coverage and recaps. Comparable in ad-supported digital entertainment publishing.
• People: Mass-market entertainment and celebrity news brand with regular soap opera coverage. Comparable in ad-driven digital publishing model but with a much larger audience.
• TVLine: Broad entertainment/TV news site with daily recaps and spoilers across primetime and daytime. Overlaps with Soap Hub's content format but serves a much wider audience.
• TV Guide: Long-standing TV listings and entertainment news site with soap opera content and recaps. Comparable digital publishing model and advertising-based monetization.
• Entertainment Weekly: Major entertainment media brand covering TV, film, and celebrities with periodic soap opera coverage. Comparable ad-supported publishing model but at much broader scale.
• US Magazine: Celebrity and entertainment news site covering soap operas among other topics. Comparable digital-first publishing and advertising-driven monetization.

Direct peers

• Daytime Confidential: Soap opera-focused commentary and news blog covering the same daytime lineup. Comparable in niche focus and editorial commentary style.
• Soap Opera Digest: Established print and digital soap opera magazine with weekly recaps, spoilers, and exclusive interviews. Closest comparable in editorial positioning and target audience.
• Soaps.com: Long-running soap opera news, recaps, and spoilers site covering the same core U.S. daytime shows. Direct overlap in audience, content format, and ad-supported business model.

Others

• Deadline: TV industry news outlet covering soap operas as part of broader daytime/streaming TV reporting. Less directly competitive but relevant context for ad-supported entertainment publishing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Soap_Hub
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SoapHub
• Facebookfacebook.com/soaphubmag
• Instagraminstagram.com/soaphub
• TikToktiktok.com/@soaphubtiktok?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soap-hub

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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