After the purchase of a part of Canopus, Thomson targeted his cousin company, Thales, with which it has announced a strategic alliance and possibly the acquisition of your Broadcast & Multimedia.
The company's statement announced that the alliance will develop solutions for the management of video and content distribution for applications in flight, security and defense, harnessing skills and the experience of both companies.
It should be noted that both companies have their origin in the French defense sector, with a large shareholding of the government of that country. Even though Thomson has moved away from that line of business in recent years. Thales remained a major contractor in this field.
Thomson will take control of the Thales Broadcast & Multimedia unit, which is specializes in IPTV, video on demand, and systems services broadcast for digital television and radio.
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