Exhibit 99.1

**Excerpts of Thomson's First Quarter 2004 Sales Press Release**

Thomson’s first quarter sales, announced on April 21, 2005 are presented according  to the organization structure announced on November 30, 2004 and implemented  on January 1, 2005. Group revenues are broken down for analysis purposes between  the three Media & Entertainment divisions – Services, Systems & Equipment  and Technology, as well as Corporate activities, which are collectively termed  “Thomson Core”, and Thomson’s Displays and CE Partnerships division. Revenues  are presented according to IFRS unless stated. Accordingly, the table below  sets out our revenues on a reported basis as well as adjustments for currency. 

First quarter unaudited consolidated 2005 sales under IFRS

|  *In million euros and      %* | **1Q 05 actual** |   | **1Q 05 at constant currency** |      | **1Q 04****IFRS** |   | **% change at constant currency** |   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------|--------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                |             |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Services**                        | **549**          | ****   | ****                           | **568**   | ****              | ****   | **527**                           | ****   | **** | **7.7** |   |   |
| **Systems & Equipment**         | **675**          | ****   | ****                           | **698**   | ****              | ****   | **550**                           | ****   | **** | **26.9** |   |   |
| **Technology**                      | **119**          | ****   | ****                           | **120**   | ****              | ****   | **134**                           | ****   | **** | **(11.0) (1)** |   |   |
| Others                              | **11**           | ****   | ****                           | **11**    | ****              | ****   | **5**                             | ****   | **** | **nm(3)** |   |   |
|                                |             |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |
| **THOMSON CORE**                    | **1,354**        |   |                           | **1,396** |              |   | **1,217**                         |   |   | **14.8%**** ** |   |   |
|                                | ** **       |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |             |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |
| Displays & CE Partnerships      | **266**          |   |                           | 273       |              |   | 668**(2****)**                    |   |   | nm(3) |   |   |
|                                |             |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |
| THOMSON GROUP                       | **1,620**        |   |                           | 1,669     |              |   | 1,885                             |   |   | nm(3) |   |   |
|                                |             |   |                           |      |              |   |                              |   |   |   |   |   |

| (1)   | Excluding one-off IFRS adjustments, revenues      grew by 6% at constant currency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (2)             | 1Q04 Displays & CE Partnerships and Group      sales are stated as reported and do not take into account any adjustment      for changes in perimeter in this division, notably the deconsolidation of      our TV business and the shut-down or discontinuation of other tubes activities      which are collectively material. |
| (3)        | “nm” means non-meaningful.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Sales for Thomson Core for first quarter  2005 excluding currency movements grew by 14.8%. Currency movements reduced  core business sales during the quarter by 43 million euros. Thomson Core businesses  reported net sales for the first quarter 2005 of 1,354 million euros (first  quarter 2004, 1,217 million euros). 

Perimeter effects from acquisitions  in Thomson core added 38 million euros to net sales during the quarter (of which  35 million euros in the Services division, and 3 million euros in the Systems  & Equipment division). Acquisitions showed good growth over their prior  year revenues.

All core divisions reported like-for-like  growth in revenues at constant currency, in particular in DVD services and post-production  (Services), set top boxes (Systems & Equipment) and Licensing (Technology).

First quarter 2005 sales for Displays  & Consumer Electronics Partnerships reached 266 million euros. First quarter  2005 sales are not comparable with the prior year given material perimeter and  other changes. These include the impact of the TV deconsolidation completed  in August 2004, which accounted for an estimated 328 million euros of net sales  for the first quarter 2004 (TV sales, net of tubes sales which until the deconsolidation  were treated as internal sales), as well as additional sales for marketing and  sales services in first quarter 2005, currency effects, plants shut downs and  disposal in tubes as well as lower activity. 

The Group continued to press forward with its strategy  of partnership for tubes. Its major plant in Anagni, Italy, was transferred  to a partner, Videocon, on February 28, 2005. The Group is well into the second  phase discussions with a number of interested parties concerning partnership  of its remaining tubes assets.

Thomson will announce shortly the creation of a  sales force dedicated to its Connectivity business and accordingly TCL and Thomson  announced on 21 April that Thomson’s TV Marketing & Sales activities will  be transferred to TTE. Thomson employees with positions related to TV would  transfer to TTE under the plan, and employees focused on Thomson’s Connectivity  Business activities will remain with Thomson.  In addition, Thomson and TTE  will simplify their current arrangements regarding Thomson’s manufacturing facility  at Angers.