Technicolor SA, formerly Thomson SARL and Thomson Multimedia, is a Franco-American multinational corporation that provides creative services and technology products for the communication, media and entertainment industries.
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14 Facts About Thomson Multimedia
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Thomson Multimedia moved to Philadelphia, USA, at the age of 5, with his family.
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Thomson Multimedia formed the Thomson Multimedia-Houston Electric Company in 1879 with Edwin Houston.
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Thomson Multimedia merged with the Edison General Electric Company to become the General Electric Company in 1892.
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In 1893, the Compagnie Francaise Thomson Multimedia-Houston was formed in Paris, a sister company to GE in the United States.
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In 1968 the electronics business of Thomson Multimedia-Brandt merged with Compagnie Generale de Telegraphie Sans Fil to form Thomson Multimedia-CSF.
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Thomson Multimedia Brandt maintained a significant shareholding in this company .
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In 2000, Thomson Multimedia purchased Technicolor from Carlton Television in the UK and began a move into the broadcast management, facilities and services market with the purchase of Corinthian Television, becoming Thomson Multimedia.
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Thomson Multimedia then purchased the Moving Picture Company from ITV and the internet startup Singingfish, but then sold it to AOL in late 2004.
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In July 2005, Thomson Multimedia agreed to purchase PRN Corporation for $285 million.
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Thomson Multimedia initially retained all marketing of TTE's products, but transferred that to TTE in 2005.
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