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Forbes jumps into hot media liquidity summer with a SPAC combo

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political journalism outfit POLITICO. Forbes reports that it will sport “an implied pro forma enterprise value of $630 million, net of tax benefits,” after its completion. The company will sport an equity valuation of $830 million after the deal closes, per its own calculations.

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The Kindbody TC-1

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Kindbody’s desks even sport rounded corners in an effort to remove hierarchy from the care. She has written extensively on technology, business and culture for publications like TechCrunch as well as the Wall Street Journal, Vogue Business, and our corporate sister publication, Engadget.

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Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges

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Discord is a well-financed unicorn that has raised oodles of capital and reportedly sports rapidly expanding revenues. Happily, we have somewhat fresh numbers: The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Discord “generated $130 million in revenue [in 2020], up from nearly $45 million in 2019.”

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Perficient is a 2023 Best Places to Work Finalist in St. Louis Once Again

Perficient

Louis Business Journal has recently recognized Perficient as a 2023 Best Places to Work finalist ! Louis area organizations submitted a nomination to be considered for the Business Journal’s Best Places to Work program. Louis Business Journal will run a special publication announcing the official Best Places to Work winners.

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New media venture in India helping readers discern signal from noise

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The startup, which plans to expand its coverage into more areas including sports and launch newer products, isn’t currently charging its readers and listeners. The founding team also includes former Google India public policy executive Rajneil Kamath and Chinmay Bhogle , who previously worked at Times Internet, Star Sports and Tata Motors.

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Gawq wants to burst your ‘echo chamber’ with its smarter news app

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While there is still quality journalism being created, it can sometimes be hard to find among all the noise. One that is based on the core ethics of journalism, and not the number of clicks or shares,” Dziabiak notes. and world news, politics, sports, business, tech, entertainment, science, lifestyle news, and more.

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AI in Media: Redefining Customer Experience with Immersive Stories

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AI plays an important role in enhancing the user experience across all the six segments of the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry: Films & TV, social media, journalism, gaming, music, and sports. AI has a coveted place in social media and journalism too. Improved entertainment quotient in sports broadcasting.

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