American Media, Inc.'s Soap Opera Titles Release Exclusive "One Life to Live" Tribute Issue

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Media, Inc. (AMI) has released a special commemorative magazine as the 43-year-old One Life to Live series concludes its broadcast run on January 13. Top reporters from the editorial teams at Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly created this unique edition that will hit newsstands on January 10, just as fans are ready to say their final TV farewell.

With nearly 400 photos, this star-studded 97-page magazine covers four decades of everything viewers have loved about the fictional town of Llanview and the people who have come in and out of it. See how stars like Tommy Lee Jones, Laurence Fishburne and Nathan Fillion jump-started their careers on the soap and revisit the memorable appearances of celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Kourtney Kardashian.

One Life to Live fans across the world love the unforgettable love stories they have watched blossom over the years. This special edition details the real-life romances of stars like Farah Fath and John-Paul Lavoisier and Thorsten Kaye and Susan Haskell, the enchanting on-screen weddings of favorites like Bo and Nota and Todd and Blair and the heartwarming tales of popular couples from yesteryear and today.

This can't miss issue is jam-packed with never-before-seen photos from the archives of Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly. The limited edition tribute, on sale for just 90 days, features exclusive interviews with stars past and present and so much more to make this edition an essential keepsake.

Other exciting highlights from the one-of-a-kind collector's issue include a timeline highlighting special show moments we will all remember forever, messages from the stars to their fans, family trees and special backstage history.

About American Media, Inc.

American Media, Inc. owns and operates the leading print and digital celebrity and health and fitness media brands in the United States. AMI's titles include Star, OK!, Reality Weekly, National Enquirer, Globe, Country Weekly, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, Pixie, Shape, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health. AMI also manages 18 different digital sites including RadarOnline.com, OKmagazine.com, Shape.com, MensFitness.com, MuscleandFitness.com and FitPregnancy.com. AMI's magazines have a combined total circulation of almost 7 million and reach more than 55 million men and women each month. AMI's digital properties reach an average of 10 million unique visitors and 80 million page views monthly.

AMI also operates a Publishing Services business unit which includes Distribution Services, Inc. (DSI), the No. 1 in-store magazine sales and merchandising marketing company in the U.S. and Canada. DSI places and monitors AMI's publications and third-party publications to ensure proper displays in major retail chains and national and regional supermarket chains. DSI also provides marketing, merchandising and information gathering services to third parties including non-magazine clients. Publishing Services also provides print and digital advertising sales and strategic management direction in the following areas: manufacturing, subscription circulation, logistics, event marketing and full back office financial functions. Playboy is one of many publishers who have taken advantage of these additional services.

SOURCE American Media, Inc.