Soap opera soap opera "Guiding Light" (originally titled "The Guiding Light" until 1975) started as a radio drama in January 1937 and subsequently transferred to television in June 1952. With the exception of several years in the late 1940s, during which creator Irna Phillips was involved in a dispute with Procter & Gamble, "Guiding Light" was heard or seen nearly every weekday from 1937 until 2009, making it the longest story ever told in a broadcast medium. Originally serials were broadcast as fifteen-minute installments each weekday in daytime slots. In 1956, "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", both produced
Thai television soap opera not dubbed or subtitled. However, Thai TV soap operas have begun to become popular in Vietnam as "Song Kram Nang Fah" aired successfully in that country. According to China Radio International, many Thai soap operas are aired in China, dubbed into Chinese language, mostly on Anhui Television. Thai soap operas were also broadcast in the Philippines for a short while in 1998, but were cancelled due to low ratings. "You're My Destiny" is the first lakorn to appear in the Philippines in 20 years. It aired on GMA Network as part of Heart of Asia's 15th anniversary offering. It is