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Thomson SA, formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is a multinational electronics manufacturer and media services provider headquartered in Boulogne, France.
Thomson operates under its four strategic brands servicing a variety of global markets:
Thomson also operates under the GE Consumer Electronics brand in the United States.
Thomson also controls licensing of the MP3 patents in countries such as the United States of America and Japan that recognize software patents. Thomson Consumer Electronics has decided to cash in on the patents.
They also produce a TiVo-based personal video recorder.
Thomson is named after the electrical engineer Elihu Thomson who was born in Manchester, England, on March 26, 1853. Thomson moved to Philadelphia at the age of 5, with his family.
Thomson formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company in 1879Events January January 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins January 22 Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana. At Rorke's Drift, outnumbered British soldiers drive the attackers away after hours of fighting. February February 12 At New York C with Edwin Houston . The company merged with the EdisonEdison is the last name of a famous United States inventor: Thomas Edison Other people known by the name Edison Charles Edison son of Thomas Edison and Governor of New Jersey Edison Chen popular Hong Kong teen idol Edison is the name of some places in the General Electric Company to become the General Electric Company in 1892Events January 1 Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Next in line is his younger b. In 1893Events January 1 Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting. Janua, the Compagnie Francaise Thomson-Houston was formed in Paris, a sister company to GE in the United States. Like its American counterpart, the French Thomson has manufactured a variety of electrical, and later electronic, products for industrial, consumer, and military markets.
Thomson was nationalized in 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du by François MitterrandFrancois Mitterrand Became President May 10 1981 Predecessor Valery Giscard d'Estaing Date of Birth October 26 1916 Place of Birth Jarnac Political party French Socialist Party Francois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ( October 26, 1916 January 8, 1996) w.
In 1987, the state-run Thomson bought RCA and GE Consumer Electronics from GE.
In 1996, an EU directive forced the privatization of Thomson. The French government split it into its military and consumer components. The military component, known as Thomson-CSF went through a series of transactions, including with Marconi plc, before becoming Thales in 2000. The consumer division became Thomson Multimedia.
In 2000, Thomson Multimedia purchased Technicolor from Carlton Television (owned by Carlton Communications) in the UK.
In 2001, Thomson Multimedia purchased the Grass Valley Group from a private owner.
In 2002, Thomson Multimedia renamed itself Thomson