Editing Soap opera (section)

===Italy===
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The most successful soap opera in Italy is the evening series ''Un posto al sole'' ("A Place Under the Sun"), which had aired on [[Rai 3]] since 1996 (whose format is based on the Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''). Several other Italian soaps have been produced such as ''Ricominciare'' ("Starting Over"), ''Cuori rubati'' ("Stolen Hearts"), ''Vivere'' ("Living"), ''Sottocasa'' ("Downstairs"), ''Agrodolce'' ("Bittersweet") and ''Centovetrine'' ("Hundred Shop Windows").

The most popular Italian prime-time soap opera, ''Incantesimo'' ("Enchantment"), which ran from 1998 to 2008, became a daytime soap opera for the final two years of its run, airing five days a week on [[Rai 1]]. The same happened with ''[[Il paradiso delle signore]]'' (''Woman's Paradise''), a [[period drama]], which ran from 2015 to 2017 in prime time, and became a daytime period soap opera from 2018.