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- ↑ "OK! Magazine to Launch Fall 2013 Syndicated TV Strip OK! TV 2012" Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine press release from American Media (October 18, 2012)
- ↑ "Exclusive: Trifecta's 'OK! TV' a Firm Go for Fall 2013" from Broadcasting & Cable (February 27, 2013)
- ↑ "Meredith Partners On Syndicated Magazine," from TVNewsCheck, 3/15/2016