LodgeNetHotel VOD Firm LodgeNet Corrals Business Units Under One NameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 15, 2008 - 1:07pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet (NASD: LNET), a provider of in-room VOD and interactive entertainment systems to hotels, announced on Tuesday that it has brought its business units together under the new name, LodgeNet Interactive Corp., and will no longer use the brand names of recent acquisitions On Command and StayOnline. LodgeNet provides its services in more than 1.9 million hotel rooms in 9,300 hotel properties worldwide. Hotel VOD Firm LodgeNet Licenses NBC Universal HD TitlesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2007 - 3:05pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room interactive TV and broadband services to hotels, said on Tuesday it signed a new multi-year licensing agreement with NBC Universal. The deal includes on-demand HD Universal titles like "Hot Fuzz" and "Georgia Rule." South Dakota-based LodgeNet serves more than 1.8 million hotel rooms worldwide. Hotel VOD Firm LodgeNet Completes $380 Million On Command AcquisitionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 5, 2007 - 1:22pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room broadband and interactive entertainment services to hotels, announced on Thursday that it has completed its $380 million acquisition of rival On Command from Liberty Media, creating a network that serves more than 1.8 million hotel rooms in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. tags: Deals | Video | VOD | TV | LodgeNet | Acquisitions | Interactive TV | On Command | Liberty Media |
Hotel VOD Firm LodgeNet's Purchase of On Command Gets Antitrust NodAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2007 - 11:32am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of broadband and interactive TV services in hotel guest rooms, announced that it has received antitrust approval for its proposed $380 million acquisition of rival On Command, and expects to close the deal in the second quarter. LodgeNet to Buy Rival Hotel VOD Firm On Command for $380 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2006 - 7:04am.
tags: Deals | VOD | LodgeNet | Hotels | Acquisitions | Travel | On Command | Liberty Media | PAR Capital |
LodgeNet Acquires Hotel Broadband Firm StayOnline for $15 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 2:58pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room broadband and interactive entertainment to hotels, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire the assets of StayOnline, an Atlanta-based provider of hotel broadband, for $15 million in cash.
tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | Broadband | LodgeNet | Hotels | Acquisitions | Travel | ISP | StayOnline |
Career Moves: September 8, 2006Authored by dmw on September 8, 2006 - 7:44am.
Starz Animation, a division of Starz Media, has announced the appointment of Kent Rice as its
CEO. Rice was previously Executive Adviser to Starz Entertainment.
Career Moves: August 24, 2006Authored by dmw on August 24, 2006 - 8:25am.
Sanjay Mehta joins Kasenna, the IPTV Company ™ as its Vice President of Engineering.
Mehta is charged with managing all of Kasenna’s engineering and QA activities and resources for the company’s
R&D center in Bangalore, India and for their Sunnyvale, California headquarters. Mehta most recently served as
Senior Director of Global Sstems development at Quantum Corporation.
LodgeNet to Provide Interactive TV Services to Hyatt Place PropertiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 12, 2006 - 12:35pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of broadband and interactive TV services to hotels, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Global Hyatt to provide interactive TV and HDTV services for the hotelier's new premium brand, Hyatt Place.
LodgeNet, Magnolia Pictures Team to Distribute DVDs Through Hotel TVsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2006 - 12:42pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of broadband and in-room interactive entertainment services to hotels, announced on Friday a partnership with Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's Magnolia Pictures, to allow guests to purchase promotional-price DVD movie titles through their hotel TV for delivery to a home address.
LodgeNet, Panasonic to Install HDTVs in Hotel Guest RoomsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2006 - 11:45am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet Entertainment, a provider of in-room broadband and interactive entertainment in over 1 million hotel rooms, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company to integrate Panasonic plasma displays into LodgeNet's HDTV platform.
LodgeNet, In Demand to Offer Howard Stern on Hotel VOD SystemsAuthored by dmw on April 10, 2006 - 6:17am.
New York - LodgeNet and In Demand, two providers of broadband and video-on-demand programming to hoteliers, jointly announced on Monday that they have signed an agreement to bring video-on-demand episodes of Howard Stern's radio show to the 3,300 U.S. hotels served by LodgeNet. In Demand, which holds the video-on-demand rights for Stern's show, will also make a variety of its on-demand content available on LodgeNet systems.
LodgeNet Adds NHL Center Ice PPV to Hotel VOD ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2006 - 3:29am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of broadband and video-on-demand services to hoteliers, announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL), to offer the league's NHL Center Ice pay-per-view service in its customers' properties. The service will enable guests to order an entire day's schedule of NHL games, including select early-round Stanley Cup playoff games.
LodgeNet Names Top 2005 Films on Hotel VOD SystemAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 18, 2006 - 4:03am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room interactive TV and broadband access to hotels, on Wednesday announced the top-selling movie titles of 2005 on its video-on-demand system, which is available in over one million hotel rooms. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based LodgeNet said "Wedding Crashers" and "Meet the Fockers" both grossed more than $3 million in guest room sales last year; "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "National Treasure" and "Hitch" rounded out the top five films. The company also said that Disney was the top-performing studio, with six titles that each generated over $1 million.
LodgeNet to Offer First-run, HD Films from Lions GateAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2005 - 7:23am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of broadband and in-room interactive entertainment services to hotels, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with movie studio Lions Gate Films to offer first-run movies in high-definition format on LodgeNet's hotel video-on-demand service. Titles offered under the agreement include "Lord of War" and "Saw II."
LodgeNet to Offer ESPN HD in Hotel Guest RoomsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2005 - 8:59am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room broadband and interactive TV services to the hotel industry, announced on Thursday that it has signed a deal with Disney's ESPN cable TV sports network, to offer ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD through its hotel systems. South Dakota-based LodgeNet also offers high-definition channels from HBO and HDNet, and HD movies from Paramount Pictures.
LodgeNet Signs First HD In-Room VOD Deal With ParamountAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 11, 2005 - 6:49am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of interactive TV and broadband access services to hoteliers, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Paramount Pictures to offer high-definition movies on LodgeNet's in-room video-on-demand service. Under the agreement -- the first high-definition contract with a major studio for South Dakota-based LodgeNet -- the company will immediately offer movies including "War of the Worlds" and "The Longest Yard" in HD.
LodgeNet to Offer Widescreen Movies, HDTV in Hotel RoomsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 21, 2005 - 8:54am.
Sioux Falls, S.D. -- LodgeNet, a provider of interactive TV and broadband services to hoteliers, announced on Tuesday that it signed a number of agreements to begin offering widescreen format movies and premium high-definition programming in the hotels it serves. The company said its implementation of LG Electronics' Pro:Idiom content protection technology helped cement the agreements, which will bring widescreen Hollywood films to its systems. LodgeNet said that DirecTV, HD Net and K2 Communications will provide high-definition programming. DirecTV will provide channels like HDNet Movies, ESPN HD and Universal HD, while K2 will bring on-demand, high-definition IMAX film titles to LodgeNet systems. Separately, South Dakota-based LodgeNet said it currently working with Movielink, a studio-backed Internet video-on-demand venture, to enable movie downloads to guests' laptop computers over its interactive TV and broadband access systems.
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