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Geek rebels Chris Hardwick and Peter Levin parlayed their passion for sci-fi, video games and superheroes into a new media empire for the Internet Age. All hail the Nerdist.

With user-generated content becoming increasingly important for TV and digital news operations, NBC News is hoping to add something new: live streaming video.

It's great to get media attention, but it's no silver bullet. Expecting or demanding too much can fritter away any good will you may have had.

The New York City-based media company becomes the latest high-profile corporation to commit to nurturing startups.

A role-playing event at a New York City incubator shows what early-stage startups should look out for when trying to land their first big client.

Aereo, a company that lets you watch live and recorded television on any device, is suing CBS in a David-and-Goliath-style battle.

The use and abuse of social media following the Boston bombings, the good and bad of Twitter Music and more social-media news.

For all of the future media startups out there, consider this tip from Uncle Rush: Go digital my friend. Here, the entrepreneur icon describes his plans for the future YouTube network 'All Def Digital.'

A startup incubator in The New York Times Co.'s Manhattan headquarters will nurture companies that are rethinking the future of media.

Mike Wolfe, creator and star of the TV show American Pickers, is leveraging a popular passion for the past to build the multimedia empire of the future.

A hit from the start, this Vancouver, B.C.-based company delivers an (increasingly) personal reading experience for tablet-toters. Plus, a look at other ground-breaking businesses in the media space.