Corporate Culture of Thomson Company in France
Thomson University emphasizes the cultivation of global management talents. By setting up "Atlantic" and "Pacific" research classes, integrating different cultures and special backgrounds, and clearly comparing the views of Europeans and Americans on current affairs, Thomson was awarded a "World Pass", emphasizing that the top managers who monopolize production, distribution, strategy and finance are the main training targets. In the process of talent training, Thomson University inculcates the importance of company scale to students repeatedly, emphasizing the theory of "big set and small set", that is, while safeguarding global interests, we should also make use of the compactness, flexibility and creativity of group scale. According to foreign media reports, Thomson SA, a French media technology group, said on June 65438+February 1 2009 that the company had been approved to enter the bankruptcy protection procedure and would negotiate with creditors on the debt restructuring plan before February 438+00, 2065.
The company plans to hold a voting meeting on June 5438+February 2 1 and 22, so that creditors can vote on the reorganization plan. The company will also hold a general meeting of shareholders next year165438 on October 27th.
Thomson has violated the debt contract, and the company has been negotiating with creditors since February 20 10, with a view to restructuring the balance sheet that is not conducive to shareholders' rights and interests. By the end of 2008, Thomson's total shareholders' equity was 6.5438+34 million euros (about 2.065438+0.5 million US dollars).
As a competitor of Motorola, Siemens and Sony, Thomson has been affected by weak business performance, and continuous losses are also consuming the company's cash reserves. However, Thomson 65438+February 1 stated that it still has sufficient liquid assets and will continue to operate as usual during the bankruptcy protection period.
Thomson said that this restructuring plan will be implemented according to the agreement reached between the company and most priority creditors on July 24. The company said that it has reached a "debt-to-equity swap" plan, which will convert 654.38+28.9 million euros of senior debt into newly issued shares, thus offsetting 45% of its 2.9 billion euros of debt.
In order to reduce debt, Thomson promised to sell some businesses, including Grass Valley, a TV and film equipment manufacturer, PRN, an advertising department, and Screenvision, a cinema advertising department, which contributed about 6,543.8 billion euros in sales to the company in 2008.
At the request of the French Financial Market Authority (AMF) and Thomson, Thomson shares were suspended on Monday and will continue until the relevant plans are announced. Thomson's share price closed at 1.06 euros last Friday, with a total market value of 654.38+35 million euros. Euronext said that Thomson shares are expected to resume trading at 65438 on February 2. At 2065438 noon on March 2 1, Wu Bin, senior vice president of Technicolor (formerly Thomson Group) and president of Greater China, said in an exclusive interview with Sina Technology that after the company was renamed, it would seize the trend of triple play, expand its business to the production, management and distribution of film and television content, and open up the industrial chain of content and terminals.
On March 8, Thomson, the originator of color TV, officially changed its name to "Technicolor". Once Thomson's home terminals, mainly set-top boxes and gateways, have always been its strengths, ranking first in the global market share. "In the future, the company's positioning will shift from equipment providers to service providers." Wu Bin told Sina Technology that "the company will expand to the entire industrial chain of content production, media management, transmission and distribution."
It is understood that Technicolor is the world's top film and television post-production service brand with a history of 95 years, which was incorporated by Thomson Group on 200 1. According to Wu Bin, foreign blockbusters such as 20 12 Harry Potter and Avatar, and domestic blockbusters such as Assembly, Golden Flower in the City, Banquet, Red Cliff, You Are the One and Wind are all produced by Technicolor.
In addition to content production, Technicolor has also made outstanding achievements in film processing, DVD and Blu-ray disc distribution. Wu Bin said that Technicolor's content management business includes digital rights management, content compression, transmission and film distribution. Simply put, when copying from the master tape to the sub-tape, it is distributed to cinemas all over the world; Or copy the DVD and send it to global retail institutions such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour. Then send it to ordinary families through digital TV. "Apple just launched the tablet iPad, and we launched similar smart home digital devices earlier." Wu Bin said, "Our information machine/KLOC-0 was officially commercialized in Hongkong years ago, and it was officially commercialized in China Telecom in February this year. Our advantage is that the terminal product is bound to China Telecom, which is controlled by the operator. "
It is reported that the home information machine that Wu Bin refers to looks like an electronic photo frame, with a screen of about 7 or 8 inches, which can be touched and has a Wi-Fi interface. This product can watch the weather forecast, make video calls, can be used as a remote controller for digital TV, and can also be used to view related network content while watching TV, as a terminal for advertising and e-commerce.
Wu Bin believes that the convergence trend of telecommunication network, broadcasting network and Internet is becoming clearer and clearer, which also brings a lot of business opportunities for related enterprises. The home terminal launched by Technicolor can watch radio, television and Internet content, precisely because of this market.