LodgeNet to Deliver Interactive Television to IdleAire

LodgeNet to Deliver Interactive Television to IdleAire

Company to Offer Video-On-Demand to Travel Centers Through IdleAire's Revolutionary In-Cab Services System

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. and KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced it is working with IdleAire Technologies Corporation to deploy interactive television services to travel centers located throughout the United States.

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IdleAire is in the process of installing its patented Advanced Truckstop Electrification (ATE) systems in approximately 210 travel centers and terminal locations, having more than 13,000 total spaces, over the next fifteen months. The company has already broken ground in the first phase of installations and has initiated construction or pre-construction on the majority of the 210 locations. IdleAire's ATE technology allows drivers of long-haul trucks to turn off their diesel engines instead of idling for extended periods of time, thereby saving fuel and maintenance costs and reducing air pollution. IdleAire's system provides filtered in-cab heating and air conditioning and a variety of communications and entertainment options to the professional driver. IdleAire will be purchasing LodgeNet's interactive television platform, licensing its software, and contracting with LodgeNet for a variety of entertainment options as part of its overall service offering.

"With this relationship we are expanding our interactive television network to include another vertical market that can benefit from our technology and content distribution capabilities," said Scott C. Petersen, President & CEO of LodgeNet. "We are enthusiastic about IdleAire's innovative concept, proven technology and a sound business plan which they estimate will ultimately put their solutions in front of more than a million long-haul truck drivers a year."

"As we launch the next phase of our growth plan, we are thrilled to be getting premier Hollywood movies and other on-demand content from the company with well over a decade of video-on-demand experience and the world's largest base of hotels," said Mike Crabtree, Chief Executive Officer for IdleAire. "LodgeNet's established relationships with the Hollywood studios and expertise in programming their films will be invaluable in helping us create the most enjoyable environment that professional drivers have ever experienced."

About LodgeNet

LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:LNET) ( 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 300 million travelers annually have access to LodgeNet's interactive television systems. In addition, LodgeNet is a leading innovator in the delivery of on-demand patient education, information and entertainment to medical care facilities. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.

About IdleAire

IdleAire Technologies Corporation was formed in June 2000 to develop a high quality, reliable system to deliver a wide range of convenient in-cab services that drivers would normally expect to have only at home. The services are targeted at improving driver comfort and lifestyle, while rendering idling of the truck engine unnecessary. IdleAire's system provides 110-volt electrical outlets, filtered central heat and air conditioning, a Pentium- class computer with color touch screen, high-speed Internet and e-mail, both wireless and Ethernet connections for drivers with personal computers, a telephone connection and free local phone calls, premium satellite television service, movies on demand and driver continuing education, all delivered to the truck cab. IdleAire's system has received the 2003 R&D Award as one of the most technologically significant products of the year, the 2004 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award, the 2004 California Governor's Environmental & Economic Leadership Award, the 2004 CALSTART Blue Sky Merit Award for commercialization of this fuel-conserving system, the 2005 Texas Environmental Excellence Award, and was a finalist in the 2005 Computerworld Honors Program.

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements." When used in this press release, the words "intends," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "goal," "no assurance" and similar expressions, and statements which are made in the future tense or refer to future events or developments, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. In addition to the risks and uncertainties discussed herein, such factors include, among others, the following: the effects of economic conditions, including in particular the economic condition of the lodging industry, including the effects of international crises, acts of terrorism and public health issues, competition, demand for our products and services, programming availability, timeliness and quality, technological developments by competitors, developmental costs, difficulties and delays, relationships with clients and property owners, the availability of capital to finance growth, the impact of government regulations, potential effects of litigation, risks of expansion into new markets, risks related to the security of our data systems, and other factors detailed, from time to time, in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

LodgeNet is a registered trademark of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. All rights reserved.

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CONTACT: Ann Parker, Director of Corporate Communications of LodgeNet
Entertainment Corporation, +1-605-988-1000, communications@lodgenet.com

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

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