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LodgeNet Featuring Turn-Key High Definition TV
Solution
With EasyHD Service at HITEC 2007
Complete Solution To Plan and Deliver HD Technology
and
Content for Hospitality Industry
LodgeNet
LaunchPad Enables Easy Connectivity for Guests with Personal Entertainment and
Productivity Devices
SIOUX FALLS SD, June 25, 2007 – LodgeNet
Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET) announced today that its EasyHDTM solution – a comprehensive program of consulting, project
management, installation, service, marketing opportunities, financing,
furniture options and more – will be featured at HITEC 2007, June 26-28 in
Orlando, FL.
“Hoteliers understand the power of HDTV for connecting, informing and
entertaining their guests with a superior interactive television experience,”
says Scott E. Young, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for
LodgeNet. “But they also realize that the HDTV migration can be a challenge. It
can be expensive and confusing, and mistakes are time-consuming and costly.
LodgeNet is here to help them streamline
and simplify the process from beginning to end.”
Turn-Key Solution
LodgeNet’s EasyHD program is
an end-to-end solution, providing world-class expertise and reliable service to
hoteliers migrating to HDTV. Hardware selection, project management,
installation and ongoing maintenance are all components of the EasyHD solution.
Additional features include:
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Tailoring and marketing opportunities that enable
hoteliers to uniquely identify their HD
solution.
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Post-installation service and support from a 24x7 help desk and a
dedicated North American field service network to facilitate manageable,
productive migration to HDTV.
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Furniture options that can be complementary assets to the brand
identity or functional resources that contribute to an aesthetically pleasing
environment by concealing wiring and cabling.
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Financing options available.
TV Compatibility Program
Another key component
of EasyHD is the industry’s first TV
Compatibility Program, which identifies HD display models supporting LodgeNet
interactive system functionality, as well as Pro:IdiomTM security
for HD premium satellite and HD video on demand content. More than 40 HD compatible models from five
leading manufacturers have been designated as LodgeNet HD compatible since the
program was launched in 2006.
Connectivity Solution
EasyHD also helps hoteliers accommodate the growing number of guests
who bring portable media devices with them. As part of its EasyHD solution
LodgeNet offers the LodgeNet LaunchPadTM, an easy-to-use
connectivity panel that transforms the hotel room into a personal technology
hub capable of emulating the at-home experience.
“EasyHD supports every major aspect of a hotel’s transition to
future-facing, in-room interactive entertainment systems,” concludes Young.
“It’s about seamlessly integrating HD technology and content for an experience
that engages the guest but is still easy to use. And it’s built on a solid
foundation – on leveraging our experience, resources and relationships to bring
real value to hoteliers as they position their properties to be competitive
today and in the future.”
Hoteliers attending HITEC 2007 are invited to learn
more about EasyHD in Booth 961 at the Orange County
Convention Center.
About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation is
the leading provider of media and connectivity services designed to meet the
unique needs of hospitality, healthcare and other visitor and guest-based
businesses. LodgeNet serves more than 1.8 million hotel rooms representing
9,300 hotel properties worldwide in addition to healthcare facilities
throughout the United States.
LodgeNet's services include on demand movies, games, television programming,
music and information, along with subscription sports programming and
high-speed Internet access. LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation owns and
operates businesses under the industry leading brands: LodgeNet, LodgeNetRX, On Command and StayOnline. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ
and trades under the symbol LNET. For more information, please visit www.lodgenet.com.
LodgeNet, the LodgeNet logo, EasyHD, and LaunchPad are
trademarks or registered trademarks of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation.
Pro:Idiom is a trademark of Zenith Electronics Corporation.
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