THOMSON TAKES OVER THORN EMI AUDIOVISUAL Thomson Grand Public, the subsidiary of Thomson SA <THMP.PA>, has taken over the audiovisual consumer goods division of British group Thorn EMI, Thomson Grand Public chairman Pierre Garcin said. The cost of the deal, signed late yesterday, is around 90 mln stg and Thomson will finance 50 mln of this from its equity. Thorn EMI is a leader in the British audiovisual market with a turnover last year of 300 mln stg. Garcin said the new acquisition would substantially increase Thomson's turnover in the sector.