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A growing number of SPACs are focusing on acquiring media companies and taking them public.
Media vets like Charlie Ergen, Joanna Coles, and Greg Coleman are spearheading SPACs.
Insider identified 12 media SPACs worth watching in media, telecommunications, and entertainment.
A growing number of execs and investors are looking to cash in on media through special-purpose acquisition companies.
SPACs are blank-check companies set up to acquire and take companies public, often with less scrutiny, cost and time than a traditional initial public offering. SPACs have been viewed critically by some as riskier for investors, but they have boomed over the past year.