Press Release: LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
March 13, 2001
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET), a leading hospitality industry provider of
broadband, interactive television services, announced yesterday it is expanding its on-demand music category to
include the lodging industry's first digital music video service.
Available at hotels equipped with LodgeNet's interactive digital system, the service will feature videos by popular
artists in a variety of genres. LodgeNet will license the videos from Digital Music Network, which already provides
thousands of digital audio tracks for LodgeNet's in-room music service. The videos complement LodgeNet's existing
interactive television services which include on-demand digital movies, Nintendo® 64 video games, and a variety
of new-media offerings from broadband content provider InnMedia LLC.
``With this rollout we are going beyond audio and giving guests their choice of music format,'' said Steven D.
Truckenmiller, Vice President Guest Pay Services for LodgeNet. ``We continue to make good on our promise of giving
guests what they want, when they want it.''
``Having seen the effectiveness of LodgeNet's technology in delivering on-demand audio content, we are pleased
to work with them in launching this exciting new digital music video service,'' said Mark DiLorenzo, President
of Digital Music Network. ``We look forward to helping LodgeNet further expand the variety of audio and video selections
guests can enjoy.''
About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation ( http://www.lodgenet.com ) is a 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 movies and music, 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 800,000 rooms (including more than 735,000
interactive guest pay rooms) in more than 5,000 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.
About Digital Music Network
Digital Music Network ( http://www.HotelMusicNetwork.com ) is the
leading music entertainment content provider in the lodging industry. Digital Music Network combines CD-quality
Music On Demand and music videos with in-room sales of CDs and other music-related products and information. The
company offers innovative software, firmware and hardware design, systems integration and management services to
interactive service providers.
SOURCE: LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation