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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carrie Fairchild" data-source="post: 312837" data-attributes="member: 673"><p>I think, like you, a lot of people switched to watching them on catchup ages ago, with the streaming platforms now being an extension of this. Live & catchup ratings won't matter a great deal soon. I think the soaps will live and die depending on how they perform on the likes of ITV Hub, All4 and iPlayer. What I think will be lost in this transition is the wow factor that soaps can deliver when a shock death or surprise return happens. With people watching at different times and paces, it'll no longer be the communal viewing experience it once was.</p></blockquote><p></p>