(26 March 2008 4:30 pm)

BANGALORE: Technicolor, the Services Division of Thomson announced the launch of a new compression and authoring (C&A) operation in Bangalore, to be co-located within Thomson's new, 100,000 square-foot Paprikaas Animation and Game Design facility.

The new C&A facility will open in May and will be based upon Thomson's industry-leading research and development efforts for high-definition Blu-ray Disc and standard-definition DVDs.

The new C&A facility will be a central production hub connected to Technicolor's worldwide DVD operation through its high-speed production network.

Thomson's Technicolor Services Division provides C&A services on Blu-ray disc and standard definition DVDs monthly, specialising in theatrical high-concept, collector's editions double-disc sets, as well as television episodic series and music videos.

The Technicolor services division's Bangalore operation will focus on serving the domestic Indian market, and it also will serve as an off-shoring location to augment the division's capacities for worldwide DVD services.

Prior to joining Technicolor, Malik held the position of executive director of Advanced Technology for Sony Pictures and was involved in the developments of DVD and Blu-ray Disc technology.

In his new role, Malik will lead Technicolor's efforts to build the company's C&A services offering in India, a company statement says.

Thomson provides technology, services, and systems to the Media, Entertainment & Communications players - content creators, content distributors and broadcasters - and supports them in order to help them to improve their commercial offers and their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment.