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THOMSON: THOMSON : Technicolor Film and Creative Services Contribute to 16 Golden Globe Win

^{Published on 2009-01-19 09:48:04, Last Modified on 2009-01-19 09:49:08 - Market Wire}
 

PARIS--(Marketwire - January 19, 2009) - Thomson (Euronext Paris : 18453 ; NYSE : TMS) contributed its expertise, through its Technicolor film and creative services, to sixteen of this year's Golden Globe winners announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on 11 January. Golden Globe winners supported by Technicolor included the categories for Best Drama Motion Picture (Slumdog Millionaire), Best Musical or Comedy Motion picture (Vicki Cristina Barcelona) and Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for television (John Adams).

"Nearly every category winner in this year's Golden Globe Awards was supported by services from Technicolor, showing more than ever the relation of partner we have with the Movie, TV and content industry" said Frederic Rose, CEO of Thomson. "These successes illustrate the dedication of our teams, the quality of Technicolor's solutions and its innovative approach to collaborating on global production and distribution projects.", explained Lanny Raimondo, Senior Executive Vice President of Thomson, in charge of Technicolor.

Technicolor played a part in the success of Slumdog Millionaire, award winner in four of the categories including Best Motion Picture Drama. Technicolor provided visual effects, front end laboratory processing and digital intermediate (DI) services via Moving Picture Company facility in London. Thomson's Technicolor also supported the popular American HBO mini-series on the life of President John Adams (a winner of four Golden Globe Awards as well as 13 Emmy Awards) with a range of key services including front-end laboratory processing and digital dailies. Other major achievements that benefited from Technicolor's wide range of services and expertise in the film industry were reflected in Walt Disney - Pixar Studio's Wall-E, the winner of the Best Animated Feature Film Award, and in Woody Allen's Vicki Cristina Barcelona, the winner of the Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture Award.

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Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) is a leading provider of solutions for the creation, management, delivery and access of video, for the Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) industries. Our clients are studios, broadcasters, content distributors (telco, satellite and cable operators) and an increasing range of professional users of video. We deliver superior value to our customers through a combination of industry leading technologies and services, enabling us to offer differentiated and innovative solutions based on a broad portfolio of Intellectual Property.

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