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17/12/2015

RENNES, France - 17 d cembre 2015 - Thomson Video Networks, l'un des acteurs majeurs du march de la compression vid o, a annonc avoir re u une offre ferme d'achat de la part du Groupe Harmonic (NASDAQ : HLIT), num ro un mondial des infrastructures de diffusion vid o.

La perspective d'un tel rapprochement permettrait au nouvel ensemble de se positionner comme le leader incontest dans l'industrie vid o. En effet, les deux entreprises dominent le march de la compression vid o sur lequel elles voluent depuis des ann es. Elles peuvent galement toutes deux se pr valoir d'un m me positionnement haut de gamme, incarn par des solutions qui ont marqu et r volutionn leur march , comme le codeur ViBE de Thomson, ainsi que par le d veloppement et le d ploiement de nouvelles innovations et r f rences dans les technologies vid o IP, OTT, HEVC, broadcast TV et UHD/HDR.

Je suis tr s heureux de partager cette nouvelle avec nos quipes, nos clients et nos partenaires , d clare Christophe Delahousse, pr sident de Thomson Video Networks. Ce rapprochement avec Harmonic repr sente une opportunit unique d'acc l rer notre croissance, puisqu'il nous permettrait d'atteindre une taille critique et de disposer des ressources n cessaires pour renforcer nos capacit s d'innovation et de cr ation de valeur pour nos clients. L'appartenance un groupe de cette envergure pourrait galement offrir aux collaborateurs de Thomson Video Networks de nouvelles opportunit s de d veloppement professionnel.

Cette proposition d'acquisition fait d'autant plus sens pour Thomson Video Networks qu'elle lui donnerait les moyens suppl mentaires pour r aliser ses propres ambitions. Le rapprochement avec Harmonic lui offrirait l'opportunit de servir plus de 5 000 clients dans le monde entier. Thomson Video Networks, qui tait d j solidement implant sur les march s EMEA, Asie-Pacifique et Am rique Latine, verrait galement sa pr sence se renforcer sur le march nord-am ricain sur lequel Harmonic r alise aujourd'hui la moiti de son chiffre d'affaires.

Le site de Rennes, situ au c ur d'un cosyst me particuli rement dynamique dans le secteur des hautes technologies, deviendrait un centre R&D strat gique. Irrigu par les autres centres R&D d'Harmonic dans le monde, son leadership en serait renforc et consolid , pour le plus grand b n fice du p le technologique auquel il appartient.

Dans ce nouveau contexte, la collaboration des 600 ing nieurs R&D au sein des deux entreprises permettrait une capacit d'innovation sans pr c dent, capable d'acc l rer significativement le d veloppement de technologies de nouvelle g n ration, dans les domaines de la virtualisation, du cloud et du SaaS.

Tout le management est pr t se mobiliser pour r ussir l'int gration de Thomson Video Networks au sein du groupe Harmonic, afin de faire du nouvel ensemble le leader incontest de l'industrie vid o. C'est un avenir plein d'ambition qui s'offrirait ainsi aux quipes de Thomson Video Networks et ce rapprochement repr senterait pour nos clients la perspective d'une gamme de solutions enrichie , a pr cis Christophe Delahousse.

Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir Thomson Video Networks au sein de la famille Harmonic , a d clar Patrick Harshman, PDG d'Harmonic. Nous avons un profond respect pour son excellence technologique et sa position de leader. L'int gration de leurs solutions de compression premium constituerait une vraie valeur ajout e notre portefeuille de produits. Thomson Video Networks nous permettrait de renforcer notre assise mondiale, en particulier en Europe, faisant de la France un hub strat gique nous permettant de mieux servir encore l'ensemble de nos clients et partenaires.

Une fois la proc dure d'information-consultation du comit d'entreprise r alis e, la transaction pourrait tre finalis e au premier trimestre 2016, sous r serve de l'obtention des approbations r glementaires et des conditions usuelles de cl ture.

Contact agence de presse :

Christie Genteuil-Boisel

Actine Strat gies

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Email : actinestrategies@gmail.com Contact Thomson Video Networks :

Cryst le Trevisan

Directrice de la Communication

T l : +33 2 99 28 50 00

Email : crystele.trevisan@thomson-networks.com
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