Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TCH) is a worldwide leader of services to content creators. http://www.technicolor.com

Technicolor serves as the licensing representative of mp3 patents and software of the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany (co-inventors of mp3), Coding Technologies from Sweden (coinventors of mp3 PRO) and Agere Systems (co-inventors of mp3 Surround). Since launching its mp3 licensing program in 1995, Technicolor has played an instrumental role in making mp3 the de facto standard in digital audio:

• Licensing agreements are in place with more than 600 companies hardware, software, IC, content distribution and game companies
• All Major labels approved the mp3 format for online content distribution, thanks to its quality, ubiquity, brand recognition and convenience
• mp3 is the most supported audio format in the world