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Niche and Modern Luxury could get hot and heavy

Two of the nation’s largest regional magazine publishers may be gearing up to talk merger.

They’ve had discussions in the past — albeit informally, executives at both companies concede — but new talks could turn serious in the next month, sources said.

One of the publishers, Niche Media — owned by Jane Greenspun Gale, the power behind Hamptons, Miami-based Ocean Drive and Manhattan-based Gotham — is said to be speaking with Modern Luxury Media — owner of Beach and Manhattan.

MLM is owned by the Dickey family, the Atlanta-based radio titans who run the radio chain Cumulus Media.

Both companies publish free-circulation magazines supported primarily by advertisers, including national luxury brands and local retailers.

Neither side denies it has flirted in the past, but as of now, there are no engagement or marriage plans.

Insiders at both companies are worried that if the preliminary