Press Release: LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
December 7, 2001
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET), the leading provider of broadband, interactive
television services to the hospitality industry, announced yesterday that it now provides interactive television
services to more than 805,000 hotel rooms in the United States, Canada, and 13 other countries served by international
licensees.
The company's next-generation interactive digital systems deliver on-demand content to more than 105,000 of those
rooms. These systems include a leading-edge digital content server, which greatly expands in-room entertainment
options including movies, CD music, music videos, and time-shifted TV programming. The systems also incorporate
satellite technology, which dramatically enhances the speed and efficiency of delivering entertainment, information
and marketing content to hotel customers. The combination of digital content server and satellite technology improves
guest service and revenue potential by allowing hotels and their guests to receive new content more quickly, without
on-site visits by service personnel.
More than 135,000 LodgeNet-served rooms feature Internet-enabled TV services, allowing guests to access Web-based
news and information, send e-postcards to family and friends, get a hotel receipt via e-mail with LodgeNet's account
review/checkout service, and surf the Web.
Nearly 783,000 of LodgeNet's interactive rooms (97.1%) feature on-demand video games, provided by LodgeNet through
its agreement with Nintendo of America Inc. These numbers represent new LodgeNet and industry records for in-room
game deployment, both in total rooms and percentage of interactive room base.
``These milestones validate the success of our singular focus on the hotel industry: providing hotels and their
guests with more choice, convenience, and control in entertainment and information options,'' said Scott C. Petersen,
president and CEO for LodgeNet. ``That focus is supported by expertise that ensures reliable systems which are
easily deployable to a variety of hotel segments and are intuitive for guest use. It's a backbone that has been
refined over the years and is not easily duplicated, positioning us to best help our hotel customers retain a competitive
advantage.''
About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation ( http://www.lodgenet.com ) is the leading
broadband, interactive services provider which specializes in the delivery of interactive television and Internet
access services to the lodging industry throughout the United States and Canada as well as select international
markets. These services include on-demand digital movies, music and music videos, Nintendo® video games, high-speed
Internet access, and other interactive television services designed to serve the needs of the lodging industry
and the traveling public. As one of the largest companies in the industry, LodgeNet provides service to more than
875,000 rooms (including more than 805,000 interactive guest pay rooms) in more than 5,300 hotel properties. More
than 250 million travelers have access to LodgeNet systems on an annual basis. LodgeNet is listed on Nasdaq and
trades under the symbol LNET.
SOURCE: LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation