"Until now, however, no one has delivered the technology necessary for travelers to enjoy broadcast and satellite HDTV content in hotel rooms across North America," he said. "This technology opens a whole new world of high- value guest services, which are particularly compelling on the large flat panel displays that are starting to be deployed in more and more high end properties." First installations of the new system are expected late this year when satellite provider agreements are finalized.

LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation www.lodgenet.com is one of the world's largest providers of interactive television systems and broadband services to hotels, including resort and casino hotels, throughout the United States and Canada as well as select international markets. These services include on-demand movies, music and music videos, Nintendo(R) video games, Internet on television, and other interactive television services, as well as high-speed Internet access, all designed to serve the needs of the lodging industry and the traveling public. LodgeNet provides service to more than one million rooms, including 967,000 interactive guest pay rooms, in more than 5,800 hotel properties worldwide. LodgeNet estimates that during 2003 more than 260 million travelers had access to LodgeNet's interactive television systems. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.

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