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PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), worldwide leader in services for content creators, today announced that Technicolor has extended and expanded its existing multi-territory DVD replication and distribution agreements with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
As part of this new multi-year agreement, and in addition to existing core services such as mastering, replication, packaging, distribution and returns processing services, Technicolor will now provide freight management services to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in North America.
Frederic Rose, Chief Executive Officer of Thomson, commented: "We are pleased to extend and expand our existing DVD service agreements with Disney, an important and long-time customer. This contract is a clear sign of Thomson's strength and market leading position in the industry."
Thomson, through its Technicolor brand, is the worldwide leader in physical media distribution and a leading player in the electronic delivery of film and other media content. Technicolor replicates all DVD formats, including Blu-ray Disc, and provides complete supply chain management for film studios, game publishers, and independent rights holders, including mastering, replication, packaging, distribution, freight management and returns processing services.
Technicolor has been providing DVD replication services to Disney since the inception of DVD's in the late 90's. Recent DVD titles supported by Technicolor include Wall-E, High School Musical 3 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
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Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of management expectations for future periods, constitute "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to changes in global economic and business conditions, "media and entertainment" markets, and regulatory factors. More detailed information on the potential factors that could affect the financial results of Thomson is contained in Thomson's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) is a worldwide leader of services to content creators. [ http://www.thomson.net ] .
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