Thomson Signs Strategic Agreement With Twentieth Century Fox to Advance Digital Cinema Rollout Plans in North America

Further demonstrating its industry leadership in the provision of digital cinema services and technologies to major film studios, Thomson (Euronext: 18453) (NYSE: TMS – News) today announced that its Services division, through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, has reached a long-term digital cinema equipment usage agreement with Twentieth Century Fox to advance Thomson’s groundbreaking plans for the distribution of digital cinema content and systems throughout North America. The accord follows the company’s recently announced agreements with DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros.