The open-plan office of Intermedia Labs is a noisy place. About 30 employees are crammed into the small loft in Manhattan's S0H0 neighborhood, working over the din of garbage trucks and car horns. The 98-year-old building's elevator hums and clanks between floors, the heating system announces itself with a high-pitched whir, and the door to the bathroom seems to shake the whole place every time it's slammed shut. None of this would pose trouble for most startups, but Intermedia's office doubles as a soundstage. Most days, at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., a skeleton crew shoots a live game show, HQ Trivia, that airs exclusively on smartphones and, at the moment, happens to be the hottest thing in media.
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