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- ↑ "Source Interlink Media Rebrands As TEN: The Enthusiast Network". May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ Bill Mickey (May 30, 2014). "Source Interlink Media Rebrands, Closes 12 Titles". Folio. Retrieved April 22, 2017.