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InterMedia (ИнтерМедиа) is a Russian news agency operating in the field of culture and entertainment. The agency issues a daily and round-the-clock news feed, publishes music and video charts, maintains a database of contacts, and conducts marketing research.

History
The InterMedia news agency was founded in 1993 with the aim of developing an information space for professionals in the culture and entertainment industry, show business and the media. The founders of the agency were Evgeny Safronov, Alexander Shumsky and Dmitry Anoshin, who previously worked at the Tourne agency.

In 1994, the news feed about music, cinema and show business began to appear daily, in 1995 the first issue of the reference and analytical publication “Musical Results of the Year” was released (from 1996 to 2013 - “Russian Musical Yearbook”). In 1996, Alexander Shumsky and Dmitry Anoshin left InterMedia to pursue their own projects, in the same year Olga Khokhlova and Alexei Mazhaev headed the News Department, and Alexander Tikhonov took the position of chief expert. In 1996, the "Reviews" section was opened (first for music albums, then for films), which allowed author's assessments.

InterMedia news feeds were distributed by courier and fax to subscribers in the 1990s, and since 1996 daily news feeds have been sent to subscribers by e-mail. In 2000, intermedia.ru was launched for subscribers, one of the first freemium portals in Russia, thanks to which not only professionals in the culture and entertainment industry and journalists, but also all Russian-speaking Internet users got the opportunity to access online news and archives.

Publishing
In 1995, the InterMedia news agency published the book "Musical Results of the Year", which in 1996 was called the "Russian Musical Yearbook" and began to be published annually. The book contains information for professionals in the cultural and entertainment industry: an address and telephone directory, analytical materials, official documents, etc. In 2011, the 13th issue of the Yearbook was published.

Analytical activity
For the first time in Russia, the InterMedia news agency began to seriously study the music market. Research covers more than a century period - from 1898 to the present day. Analytical works include a study of philharmonic activities in the field of academic music in the country commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2010), a study of the market for concert and entertainment events in Moscow and St. Petersburg. InterMedia specialists formed the backbone of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Producing and Management in Show Business of the State University of Management. The agency regularly participates in Russian and international exhibitions, conferences   , and seminars on cultural and creative industries, copyright and related rights, intellectual property in the digital age.