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- ↑ Radheyan Simonpillai, "How an all-BIPOC Canadian team made a TV show for a Mormon network in the U.S.". Now , April 5, 2021.
- 1 2 Greg David, "marblemedia starts production on two new family sitcoms, The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker". TV, eh?, October 13, 2020.
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- ↑ Scott D. Pierce, "BYUtv says it will consider airing shows with LGBTQ characters". Salt Lake Tribune , April 14, 2021.
- ↑ Johanna Schneller, "BYUtv deal exposes truth about queer representation" Archived 2021-11-04 at the Wayback Machine . The Globe and Mail , April 15, 2021.
- ↑ Radheyan Simonpillai, "BYUtv has a come to Jesus moment on LGBTQ characters". Now , April 9, 2021.
- ↑ "WGC 2022 Screenwriting Awards Finalists | Writers Guild of Canada".
