Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Thomson also bought the Compagnie GÃ nÃ rale de TÃ lÃ vision where Henri de France developed SECAM , the first European Standard for color television .
Simplified: Thomson also bought the Compagnie GÃ nÃ rale de TÃ lÃ vision where Henri de France developed SECAM . SECAM is the first European color television standard .