Thomson Announces Several Contracts with Chinese Media Leaders for Digital Broadcast Equipment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BIRTV PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. & BEIJING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Thomson (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales )(TMM TMM The ISO 4217 currency code for the Turkmenistan Manet. .PA)(Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. :18453) Thomson's Digital Broadcast Equipment is Awarded Two Best-in-Show Awards at the Annual Beijing International Radio TV & Film Equipment Tradeshow Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TMS), the worldwide leader in video and film technologies, products and services, today announced more than $6 million in orders for its Grass Valley(TM) line of digital broadcast equipment from key Chinese media leaders, including China's largest broadcaster, CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television , and several of the nation's largest outside broadcast (OB) production companies. Orders announced today included those from Beijing Gension Co. Ltd.; CCTV, in Beijing; Guang Dong Southern TV, in Guang Dong Province; HeNan TV, located in HeNan Province; WuHan TV, in WuHan; and, XiangFan TV, in HuBei Province. Underscoring its technology leadership as well as momentum for its products in this key market, Thomson today also announced that it was awarded two Best-in-Show awards at the annual BIRTV (Beijing International Radio TV & Film Equipment) Exhibition, which took place Aug. 25-28 in Beijing. Awards were given for the Grass Valley M-Series iVDR (intelligent video digital recorder See DVR and CD-R. , a VTR (VideoTape Recorder) A videotape recording and playback machine. VTR may refer to consumer MiniDV and DV recorders or to professional machines such as Betacam, DVCPRO and DVCAM. replacement product and multiple-industry award winner), and the Grass Valley LDK LDK Lahn-Dill-Kreis (Germany) LDK Lidhja Demokratike e Kosoves (Albanian: Democratic Party of Kosovo) LDK Lemon Drop Kid (movie title, and musician) 6000 mkII Worldcam Camera, which has been broadly adopted for multi-format acquisition by broadcast and outside broadcast (mobile) production leaders worldwide. "China is one of the most important players in digital broadcast; the entire world is anticipating the result of the digital transition and expansion in this market, especially leading up to the 2008 Olympics," said Marc Valentin, president, Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions. "Many broadcasters and video professionals are standardizing on Grass Valley digital acquisition, storage, news and studio production equipment from Thomson. We are excited and honored to be part of the transition to digital in China." Chinese Broadcasters Enthusiastic About Grass Valley Cameras, Vision Mixers, Routing Switchers, Modular Products Beijing Gension Co. Ltd., one of Thomson's leading sales agents in Asia, has ordered 20 Grass Valley KayakDD vision mixers for a variety of media companies throughout China. During BIRTV, Thomson sold more than 16 additional KayakDD vision mixers, as well as two 3 M/E Grass Valley XtenDD SD vision mixers and a variety of Grass Valley routing switcher and modular products. For HeNan TV, Thomson has designed and built two all-digital, SD OB vans that include 14 Grass Valley LDK 200 ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods digital cameras (seven per truck), two Grass Valley Xten-DD 1 M/E digital production vision mixers, a Venus(TM) digital routing switcher, and multiple Grass Valley Gecko gecko (gĕk`ō), small or medium-sized lizard of the family Gekkonidae. The more than 300 species are distributed throughout the warm regions of the world, mostly in the Old World. Despite folklore to the contrary, their bite is not poisonous. Series modular products. All of the equipment for the HeNan TV OB vans was installed at Thomson's facility in Cergy, France. Along with the full complement of multi-format Grass Valley equipment installed inside, the OB vans are distinguished by an innovative body design that helps minimize weight while facilitating good sound and heat insulation. The end-to-end Grass Valley order follows a similar truck integration project and equipment order from HeNan TV that was delivered by Thomson in December 2002. WuHan TV has placed an order for its all-digital OB van that will be used for live sports and entertainment events throughout China over the coming months. Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. high-quality, multi-format acquisition capability, WuHan TV purchased 12 Grass Valley LDK 200 ITW SD digital broadcast cameras, an XtenDD 2 M/E digital production vision mixer, and a Grass Valley LDK 23HS mk II high speed-camera.. Profile XP Media Platform Popularity Grows in China As it has worldwide, the popularity of the Profile XP Media Platform continues to increase in China. CCTV, which has been using Profile servers widely in its news, production, and broadcast operations to streamline workflow and improve productivity, recently purchased two 6-channel PVS PVS 1 Persistent vegetative state, see there 2. Pulmonary valve stenosis 1000 Profile XP Media Platform servers to support its expanding news and broadcast playout departments. "The earlier Profile models performed flawlessly, so we were eager to move to the latest generation of Profile servers to update our infrastructure," said CCTV source. "We are looking forward to a good return on this investment, for the PVS1000 Profile servers we purchased are fully upgradeable to the PVS3000 Profile server -- which will enable us to handle SD and HD file transport on the same chassis and on the same time line when we're ready." In addition to the CCTV Profile orders, GuangDong Southern and XiangFan TV have both committed to additional Profile XP Media Platform systems to improve their production capabilities. Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of management expectations for future periods, constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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About Thomson Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453)(NYSE:TMS) provides a wide range of video (and enabling) technologies, systems, finished products and services to consumers and professionals in the entertainment and media industries. To advance and enable the digital media transition, Thomson has four principal divisions: Content and Networks, Consumer Products, Components, and Licensing. The company distributes its products under the Technicolor, Grass Valley, THOMSON and RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. brand names. For more information: http://www.thomson.net/ As part of Thomson Digital Media Solutions division, the Broadcast and Media Solutions activity delivers products and solutions for broadcast and TV/Film professionals under its Grass Valley brand. These open, integrated digital products that work together along the entire digital video chain to support a variety of workflows, from content capture and acquisition through production, post production, and transmission. With a proven track record in broadcast, including 17 Emmy(R) and multiple industry awards, it offers an award-winning, robust product portfolio that touches more high-quality content than any other; product and systems expertise that has yielded hundreds of patents and a number of industry standards; and worldwide software engineering expertise and customer support teams that are second to none. For information about Grass Valley products from Thomson please visit www.thomsongrassvalley.com. |
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