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Forbes Global Media, the business information brand that started with a 104-year-old magazine, is going public by merging with a SPAC — or special purpose acquisition company — in a deal that values the company at $630 million. The news hits amid a wave of digital media deals including a major one earlier today when…

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a growing demand for IP in media, Echo Lake Entertainment has signed Forbes for representation in scripted content. Under the deal, the management and production company will represent Forbes on new scripted television, streaming and feature projects based on Forbes' controlled IP, as well as assist in…

Kanye West disavowed his old pal Donald Trump, slams Joe Biden, reveals his bout with COVID-19 and, in keeping with his anti-vaxxer stance, calls a potential coronavirus vaccine “the mark of the beast” in a new interview with Forbes. And, no, his recent announcement to run for President in 2020 was not a publicity…

What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin’ on here? Well, Forbes has released its 2015 list of the planet’s most valuable sports agencies, and CAA leads the league again. The Century City-based juggernaut negotiated more than twice as many contracts as its closest rival — Scott Boras’ company is a distant…

The publication will continue to produce its famous scorecards of the rich and powerful, but without the backing of U2’s Bono. A new entity, called Integrated Whale Media Investments, just bought a majority stake in Forbes Media — including the preferred shares owned by Elevation Partners, the private equity firm the…

UPDATED, 3:05 PM: Forbes wasn’t alone in the sights of hackers this past week. Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter today confirmed that a hacking attack occurred on their system on Wednesday exposing the data of Kickstarter users, although “No credit card data of any kind was accessed by hackers,” said Kickstarter. The…

That’s what the struggling Internet search and content company hopes to accomplish as it unveils today what it calls “the first stage of an ambitious yearlong program” to build on its partnership with ABC News and cover 2012 campaign issues — and especially the presidential horse race. The effort includes a…

Forbes has come out with its annual list of the highest-paid men in entertainment. Tyler Perry leads the pack this year with $130 million earned between May 2010 and May 2011, with five movies and two TV series to his credit over a two-year period. Here’s the Top 5: Perry, Jerry Bruckheimer ($113 million), Steven Spiel…