Five Unveils Online Portal for Soaps

LONDON: British broadcaster Five has launched Holy Soap, a new website devoted to daily serial dramas, featuring full episodes of Neighbours and Home & Away.

Holy Soap, located on the Five website, will serve as the new online home of Five’s hit imported Australian soaps Neighbours and Home & Away, replacing their previous stand-alone websites. Full episodes of  will be available to watch on the site the same day they are broadcast on Five, and will remain on the site for 30 days.  Holy Soap will also deliver comprehensive news and gossip about all of Britain’s biggest soaps, including Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. Other highlights include video previews, episode guides, cast and character profiles and links to full episodes of soaps on BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

Five’s head of digital media, Jonathan Lewis, noted: “We’re not precious. We know that soap fans have voracious appetites and that many of the same people who love Neighbours and Home & Away love the soaps on the other channels too. So it makes sense to create a destination where individuals can share their love of all the big soaps on TV. And who knows? We may drive some Corrie fans or EastEnders aficionados to rediscover the joys of Five’s Aussie soaps too. Whatever your favorite soap, we’re confident that Holy Soap will be the first place you’ll visit to find out about the shows you love to watch.”