HDTV Installations Accelerate
Hotel Operators Look to Current Needs, Future Opportunities
SIOUX FALLS, SD, May 10, 2006. LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today offered insights into the accelerating deployment of high-definition TV (HDTV) solutions across the hospitality industry.
"If what we're seeing is any indication, 2006 will be the year HDTV accelerates toward critical mass in the lodging industry," says Scott C. Petersen, President & CEO of LodgeNet, who notes that the company's current and pending customer agreements contemplate HDTV for more than 160,000 guest rooms. Petersen credits three factors for driving the move to HDTV - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that digital TV tuners be built in to all TVs manufactured after March 2007.
www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html
The growing number of travelers who enjoy high-definition (HD) entertainment at home and are bringing those expectations into guest rooms. Brand standards mandating HDTV for hoteliers such as The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Starwood Hotels & Resorts (both of whom LodgeNet recently signed to long-term agreements), along with Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Hyatt Place.
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