This was the year Breaking Bad, Candy Crush and BuzzFeed commanded our attention, Cosmo went from the bedroom to the boardroom, and Jimmy Fallon got a big promotion. Also, Rolling Stone stoked fury (and newsstand sales) with the most controversial magazine cover of the year, Netflix did its damnedest to put TV out of business, and we learned what it means to "lean in." In our annual list of the most sizzling media brands and media people, these did the most outstanding job building audience, business and buzz in 2013.

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