PARIS and BURBANK, Calif. -- Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor services business, today announced new digital production and online distribution solutions, as part of its unique Integrated Services Strategy, which will address and support the media, entertainment and communications sector in its transition to fully digital technologies.

The objective of the strategy is to provide an integrated set of "one-stop" service offerings designed to improve time to market, reduce costs and reduce complexity by eliminating or reducing multiple vendors and platforms. Thomson today improves its unique Integrated Services Strategy by offering a great range of software and hardware programs/platforms, tailored with its customers, like MIDAS, and by the acquisition of SyncCast, a key-provider of complete end-to-end solutions in the delivery of digital content over IP networks.

Addressing changing market requirements

In order to respond to the increasing demand from consumers for immediate access to digital content, Media, Entertainment and Communication companies are seeking to manage, store, and quickly deliver content through a variety of distribution channels including online, broadband and mobile.

Thomson’s Integrated Services Strategy anticipates and supports the changing market requirements, providing customers with a comprehensive offering of market leading digital support services, ranging from initial content preparation to consumer or enterprise digital delivery. With this suite of digital services, Thomson provides its customers the capability to distribute more content, to more consumers, faster, at reduced costs and with reduced complexity.

Lanny Raimondo, senior executive vice president of Thomson’s Technicolor Services Division, said, "Establishing an integrated services strategy to guide our technology developments and future investments is key to Thomson's global expansion of electronic production and distribution services. With this strategy, we will support media, entertainment and communications companies in creating, managing and distributing content with greater efficiency, reliability and security across a wide variety of new and existing platforms."

Thomson S.A. (NYSE: TMS; Euronext Paris: 18453)