Tuesday 14 June 2022 07:28 AM Neighbours star Stefan Dennis fears that TV soaps will be dead forever trends now
Stefan Dennis believes that TV soaps may now be over for good following the end of Neighbours last week.
Writing an opinion piece for The Age, the veteran actor, 63, said that soaps will need to find a home on streaming services if they're going to survive.
Neighbours was axed after the UK's Channel 5 decided in March not to renew its contract with production company Fremantle.
Stefan Dennis (right) believes that TV soaps may now be over for good following the end of Neighbours last week
Streaming giants as a rule do not produce long-form serials like Neighbours, and instead are focused on prestige dramas of around 10 episodes per season, reports TV Tonight.
Stefan, who played ruthless businessman Paul Robinson on Neighbours for nearly 40 years, said that since the traditional audience has switched from free-to-air to streaming, sponsorship revenue has followed it.
'Though I would have loved Neighbours to set another trend and be the first recognised commercial soap to make the switch to a streaming channel, sadly there were no takers,' he writes.
'My concern is that if a soap does not soon make that transition, we will start to see the demise of these beloved programs around the world.'
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