Moribund world of soaps

So the soap opera is dying for reasons we all get (the internet, an aging fan base, the internet).  Guiding Light and now As the World Turns, gone.  These were the oldest, most classic soaps so apparently they had to die first.  My questions are, a, is it possible that any of the still-existing soaps will be able to escape the death throes (and how?) and, b, why do I still see 'Soap Opera Digest' in the grocery store aisle? What is life like at that magazine's offices? Is it like a Hospice intervention?  Are they depressed?