There has been a massive overhaul behind the scenes over at ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE, with Prospect Park hiring a completely new headwriting staff for AMC and adding two new co-headwriters to OLTL.

In a statement, AMC and OLTL creator Agnes Nixon said: "It is now my pleasure to announce that the future stories involving the lives of All My Children's beloved characters are from now on in the capable hands of the co-head writers Lisa Connor and Chip Hayes, both of whom have a long and stellar history with our program.

"Lisa Connor collaborated with me on the final draft of the All My Children Twenty - Fifth Anniversary Family Album. For two years she also served as a line producer of the program and was creatively involved in plotting and writing daily episodes since 2002. In addition to his six years as a producer on Melrose Place, Chip Hayes in 2003, became a vital member of those devising the ongoing drama of All My Children. He remains in this crucial work through its incarnation on the internet.

"I agree with Prospect Park's decision to replace the head writing team for All My Children. However, I particularly want to thank Marlene McPherson and Elizabeth Snyder for their incredibly positive dedication to the show and their constant helpful attitude during many long hours of intense work. It is greatly appreciated."

Current AMC scriptwriter Lisa Connors will now be co-headwriter alongside Chip Hayes, who previously was an associate headwriter of AMC for many years towards the end of its ABC run. Over at OLTL, Jessica Klein and Marin Gazzaniga will be the new co-headwriters, replacing Thom Racina.

How would you like to spend two hours with three of GENERAL HOSPITAL's hottest young stars? Well, as part of the GH Fan Club Weekend, Bryan Craig (Morgan), Tequan Richmond (TJ) and Jimmy Deshler (Rafe) will be hosting their own event which should prove to be a lot of fun! The event will be held on friday, July 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, CA. Tickets are $65, and can be ordered by sending a money order only along with a S.A.S.E. to Jim Warren, PO Box 3555, Hollywood, CA 90078.

Snoop Lion (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg) will return to ONE LIFE TO LIVE on Tuesday, May 28, and The OnLine Network has declared it "Snoop Week" to celebrate. Although technically, he'll be appearing for two weeks, through Thursday, June 6! As part of the promotion, The OnLine Network will be transforming their Web site and social networks by using Snoop Lion's photo app "Snoopify" to manipulate photos of the OLTL cast.

Snoop Lion will again be appearing as himself, traveling to Llanview to promote his new film, Reincarnated, (available on iTunes and in stores now) which details his transformation from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion. His appearance will have quite the effect on Matthew, but Snoop will also share scenes with other castmembers like Robert S. Woods (Bo) and Hillary B. Smith (Nora).

Snoop Lion also produced the new theme song for OLTL featuring singer IZA. You can listen to "Brand New Start" by clicking here. You can also check out a sneak-peek clip of Snoop on OLTL by clicking here and using the password oltlsnooplpt1.

As part of the 2013 GENERAL HOSPITAL Fan Club Weekend, Kristen Alderson (Kiki) and Chad Duell (Michael) will be hosting a special event of their own on Friday, July 26, from 4-6 pm at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, CA. To get up-close and personal with the young stars, send a money order for $70 per ticket and a S.A.S.E. to Jim Warren, PO Box 3555, Hollywood, CA 90078.

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Daytime veteran/interior designer Linda Dano (ex-Rae, GENERAL HOSPITAL/ALL MY CHILDREN/ONE LIFE TO LIVE) has some exciting new pieces in her Linda Dano Home Collection for QVC that she will be unveiling on the shopping channel on Tuesday, May 28!

The 2013 spring collection features Dano's signature storage trunks, a show-stopping animal print chest and throw pillows, versatile bamboo rugs and easel, richly colored linens, and other stylish accessories including the return of her beveled mirror centerpieces in new sizes. "As hard as it is to believe that I'm celebrating 20 years with QVC, it's been the perfect way for me to reach so many more people than I could have imagined," she says. "It is a collaboration that allows me to be passionate about good taste, style, versatility and craftsmanship and for me to show them how each piece works in any style home decor: traditional, modern or eclectic."

Let Dano help you make your home a sanctuary! Tune in to QVC on Tuesday, May 28, from 3-4 p.m. EST. The pieces (as well as others from her collection) will also be available on-line at www.qvc.com.

Now that the online versions of ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE have been airing for a month, The OnLine Network has created an easy way for new viewers to get caught up on what's been going on in Pine Valley and Llanview since the soaps made their historic online debuts.

Newly produced three-week recap shows are now available on Hulu.com for both AMC and OLTL for any fans who don't want to watch all of the separate episodes (or those who want to relive the excitement). In addition, the first online episodes of both soaps are now available commercial-free on The OnLine Network's YouTube Channel. You might also want to click that link and subscribe because they'll be offering up various behind-the-scenes clips and other fun videos featuring the actors from both soaps in the future, and you probably won't want to miss a single one!

If you're looking to snag a gorgeous, exotic, worldly mate, who better to point you in the right direction than GENERAL HOSPITAL's Antonio Sabáto Jr. (ex-Jagger)? He is currently teaming up with International dating Web site AnastasiaDate.com as their celebrity spokesperson to discuss new trends in dating that will help people find and maintain love in a cross-cultural digital world. "AnastasiaDate's mission to connect men and women from all over the world resonates with my own personal belief that everyone should expand their understanding of love, dating and relationships across any borders," says Sabáto. "Working with AnastasiaDate, I get to help drive attention to how on-line dating is bringing people together who never would have met otherwise.

The dating service was founded by a Russian-American couple whose mission is to help others find love from around the world. "The girls are in South America, Russia, Southeast Asia... it's worldwide," says Sabáto. "You meet in a small gathering after a long process of speaking to them and getting to know them [through the service]. It's really well done."

For more information, visit www.AnastasiaDate.com!

Last week's news that ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE would be adjusting their schedule so that both shows only air two episodes a week has meant that Canadian soap fans can no longer watch them on FX Canada.

"The terms of the F/X Canada deal stipulated a five day run," a rep for Prospect Park told Soaps In Depth. "Now that the shows have been reduced, the agreement is no longer valid. However, the great news is that Canadian viewers can now access the shows via iTunes Canada."

With the new schedule, new episodes of AMC will be uploaded to iTunes on Mondays and Wednesdays while new OLTL episodes will be uploaded Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fridays will see a combination AMC/OLTL behind-the-scenes MORE show.