Vantiva is headquartered in Paris,[2] with offices in Rennes, Beijing, Seoul, Chennai, Edegem (a suburb of Antwerp), Norcross, Georgia (U.S), and Memphis, Tennessee.

On 27 January 2010, Thomson Multimedia changed its name to Technicolor SA, re-branding the entire company after its US film technology subsidiary.

In 1968, the electronics business of Thomson-Brandt merged with Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil (CSF) to form Thomson-CSF.

In 1995, the French government split the consumer electronics from the defense businesses of Thomson Multimedia and Thomson-CSF prior to privatization in 1999.

Thomson then purchased the Moving Picture Company from ITV and the internet startup Singingfish, but then sold it to AOL in late 2004.

In 2004,[citation needed] Thomson increased its stake in the Bangalore, India based company Celstream Technologies, which specializes in product engineering.

[citation needed] In June 2005, the Videocon Group of India announced that it would acquire the color picture tube manufacturing business from Thomson SA for €240 million.

"[8] It was designed to end the stranglehold of proprietary products in this market, and was inspired by a Grass Valley executive's trip to Fry's Electronics in Burbank to buy a computer backup device.

The centers (in Burbank, USA;[11] Rennes, France; Hannover, Germany; and Beijing, China) were so successful, de Wolff and Thomson CTO, Jean-Charles Hourcade subsequently decided to launch the research demos at IBC and NAB trade shows,[12] despite strong opposition from several business units.

In October 2007, Thomson SA agreed to sell its consumer electronics audio video business outside Europe including the worldwide rights to the RCA brand.

[26][27][28] On 10 June 2014, Technicolor announced the acquisition of the Canadian VFX studio Mr. X Inc.[29] The same year the company also shut down its last film lab.

[34] On 13 November 2015, Technicolor acquired the North American optical disc manufacturing and distribution assets from Cinram Group, Inc. for approximately €40 million.

[35][36] In July 2018, Technicolor closed the sale of its Patent Licensing business to InterDigital for $475m[37] and in February 2019, announced it has received a binding offer for its Research & Innovation Activity from the same company.

[38] In December 2019, Technicolor and its former CEO, Frederic Rose, were indicted in France on charges of fraud and breach of trust in connection with their role in the bankruptcy of Tarak Ben Ammar's post-production group, Quinta Industries, and its subsequent acquisition of the company in January 2012.

[39] In June 2020, Technicolor filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic[40] and went through a restructuring process following the appointment of former Eir CEO Richard Moat.

The sale was part of a strategic decision to focus on visual effects and animation for film, advertising, gaming and live events.

As a global studio The Mill made the decision to scale up for a creative future, investing in new talent, production capabilities, and immersive technologies.

In August 2021, the division announced its diversification outside of media and entertainment, designing and manufacturing components and consumables for the medical devices and life sciences industries.