SIOUX FALLS, SD, January
4, 2007 � LodgeNet Entertainment
Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world�s largest provider of interactive
television and broadband solutions to the lodging industry, today announced
its list of top 10 movies for guest
entertainment in 2006. LodgeNet serves over 6,000 hotel properties
worldwide giving approximately 300 million travelers access to hundreds
of titles during their stay in 2006. These were the most viewed video
on demand Hollywood movies in properties served by LodgeNet during the
year:
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The Da Vinci Code
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The Break-Up
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Failure to Launch
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Walk the Line
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The Devil Wears Prada
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Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man�s Chest
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RV
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Mission Impossible III
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Fun with Dick & Jane
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
LodgeNet also announced that Twentieth Century Fox
was the top-performing studio for 2007 based on gross receipts in LodgeNet-served
hotel rooms. This was the second year out of the last three that
Fox topped the ratings.
�Fox combines a great variety of excellent films
with perfectly-timed release dates for travelers throughout the year,�
said William M. Coleman, Vice President Studio Relations and Film Licensing
Worldwide for LodgeNet. ��Walk the Line�, which opened in hotels January
15th, was a hit at the boxoffice and in hotels thanks to Fox�s strategy
of releasing many of its films in mid-month when guests are looking for
some new choices. �Ice Age� was an ideal film for the whole family that
Fox made available to LodgeNet�s hospitality clients at the beginning of
the summer travel season � only eight weeks after it premiered in theaters.
Likewise, Fox offered the mid-summer hit �The Devil Wears Prada� to sophisticated
hotel audiences in time for the fall travel cycle.� Coleman also
noted that Fox develops customized promos for its films that appeal to
hospitality guests and attract a wider pay-per-view audience.
Dave Smith, Vice President of Pay TV Sales and
Channel Operations at Twentieth Century Fox, said �LodgeNet is a respected
partner in Fox�s promotional efforts to deliver its most current entertainment
to travelers. We value the way LodgeNet creates a win-win for both
hotel guests and Fox. We expect 2007 to be another award-winning
year in the hospitality industry for Fox.�
About LodgeNet
 LodgeNet
Entertainment Corporation (www.lodgenet.com)
is the world leader in interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels
throughout the United States and Canada as well as select international
markets. These services include on-demand movies, on-demand games,
music and music videos, subscription sports programming, 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 hotel rooms and serves
more than 6,000 hotel properties worldwide. LodgeNet estimates that
during 2005, approximately 300 million domestic and international travelers
had 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 healthcare facilities. LodgeNet
is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.
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