Internet and Mobile Soap Opera
With the advent of internet television and mobile phones, several soap operas have also been produced specifically for these platforms, including EastEnders: E20, a spin-off of the established EastEnders. For those produced only for the mobile phone, episodes may generally consist of about 6 or 7 pictures and accompanying text.
On September 13, 2011, TG4 launched a new 10 part online series titled, Na Rúin, (an internet spin-off of Ros na Rún.) The mini-series took on the theme of mystery. The viewer had to read Rachel's and Lorcán's blogs as well as watch video diaries detailing the thoughts of each character to solve the mystery of missing teenager, Ciara.
In 2011, it was announced that All My Children and One Life to Live would leave television and move their series exclusively on the internet in 2012, effectively making them web series. However, it was later announced that because of economic issues with running daytime dramas on the internet, those plans were canceled.
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