New LodgeNet Licensee to Deliver Interactive TV Technology and On-Demand Entertainment to Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay

New LodgeNet Licensee to Deliver Interactive TV Technology and On-Demand Entertainment to Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:LNET), the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced an agreement with the South American company Fibenur to distribute LodgeNet's interactive television systems to hotels in Argentina and Uruguay. Hotels contracting with Fibenur will be able to offer their guests on-demand Hollywood movies, Nintendo(R) video games, an interactive guest survey, and video checkout to add more convenience to the guest experience.

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"South America is a key market for several of our most valued hotel customers as well as being a focal point of our international strategy," said Deb Tech Coffey, Director of International Operations for LodgeNet. "We are excited to have a licensee of Fibenur's caliber expanding our international hotel base."

"We found LodgeNet to be the best choice, not only for their superior technology, but also because of their international experience and strong record of licensee relationships in the Americas, Asia and the Middle East," said Marcelo Mendez, Director for Fibenur.

Fibenur joins a select group of LodgeNet licensees serving quality hotels in the Bahamas, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela.

About LodgeNet

LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation ( http://www.lodgenet.com/ ) is the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions 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, on-demand videogames, Internet on television, and television on-demand programming, 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 interactive guest pay rooms and serves more than 6,000 hotel properties worldwide. LodgeNet estimates that approximately 275 million travelers annually have access to LodgeNet's interactive television systems. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.

About Fibenur

A licensee of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, Fibenur ( http://www.fibenur.com/ ) is employing its extensive experience in hotel television and telecommunications services to deliver LodgeNet interactive TV systems, content and services to hotels in Argentina and Uruguay. Fibenur maintains offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay.

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CONTACT: Ann Parker, Director of Corporate Communications of LodgeNet
Entertainment Corporation, +1-605-988-1000, communications@lodgenet.com ; or
Marcelo R. Mendez, Director of Fibenur, + 5982-408-3506, + 5411-4328-9264,
mmendez@fibenur.com

Web site: http://www.lodgenet.com/
http://www.fibenur.com/

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