Background
Thomson provides the Media & Entertainment (M&E)
industries with the services, systems and technologies
they need to optimize their performance in a changing
technology environment for video and imaging.
Thomson’s customers are in Media & Entertainment:
content creators (movie studios, broadcasters, game
developers, advertisers, etc.), content distributors
(broadcasters, network operators, Internet Service Providers,
retailers, etc.) and users of video technology.
Over the next two years, the Group will (i) broaden
its offering to existing Media & Entertainment clients
and expand its client base; (ii) enhance its technology
intensity, raising its profile in technology-related
debates and industry choices; (iii) position itself
in electronic content distribution, and (iv) become
a leader in Internet Protocol access and home networking
devices and solutions.
Thomson operates in 30 countries and is active on growing
markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
Listed on the Paris and New York stock exchanges, Thomson
shares are included in the CAC 40 share price index
of leading French companies.
Thomson: Main Activities
The Group intends to become the preferred partner
worldwide to the media and entertainment industries.
Thomson is organized in three Strategic Business Units
(SBUs), or divisions, each of which holds major market
positions:
Services
The Services division provides end-to-end management
of business-critical services (physical media, electronic
media, network operations).
- No. 1 worldwide in physical media services
- No. 1 worldwide in out-of-home advertising services
(Screenvision)
- No. 2 worldwide in post-production services
Systems
& Equipment
The Systems & Equipment division provides video-focused
systems and equipment (Grass Valley, Access Platforms
& Gateways, Connectivity) and intervenes at both
ends of network distribution, interfacing at one end
with content makers and at the other with network
operators, retailers and end-customers.
- Grass Valley (broadcast & networks):
N°1 worldwide in HD broadcast equipment, studio/electronic
field production cameras, video servers, intelligent
video digital recorders, switchers, and routers
N°2 worldwide equipment supplier to the broadcast
market
- Access Platforms & Gateways:
N°1 worldwide in DSL modems/gateways, in satellite
and terrestrial set-top boxes
N°2 worldwide in cable modems World leading
IP set-top box provider Cutting edge innovator in
triple play solutions
- Connectivity:
Leader in accessories, audio-video, mp3 players
and residential telephony products
Technology
The Technology division develops and monetizes technology
(research, licensing, silicon solutions, software and
technology solutions), providing third-party licensing
and anticipating future technology standards.
- A portfolio of 45,000 patents
- 9 research laboratories around the world
- More than 4,000 people
- More than 400 research engineers
- 190 intellectual property & licensing experts
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