From: Ramon Chen [mailto:ramonchen@metatv.com]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 7:53 AM
To: *ALL MetaTV
Subject: Hot News Alert: Hotel Guests to Experience Interactive Television Services From InnMedia and MetaTV
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010514/sfm094.html
FYI our InnMedia announcement was put on the wire at 7pm PST this morning.
Since we included a reference to LodgeNet who is a NASDAQ traded stock (LNET) it is showing up via Yahoo Finance under news for LNET.
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Monday May 14, 10:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: MetaTV
Hotel Guests to Experience Interactive Television Services From InnMedia and MetaTV
Travelers Will Have Instant Access to Interactive TV Portals in Hotel Rooms
SAUSALITO, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ — InnMedia LLC, a broadband media company with the potential to serve 750,000 hotel rooms through its partnership with LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=lnet&d=t> – news </n/l/lnet.html>), has chosen MetaTV, a global provider of interactive TV (iTV) portals, services, and enhanced TV applications, to create, develop and provide full hosting and administration services for the InnMedia iTV Portal.
The portal will provide travelers staying at InnMedia-served hotels with access to world, national and local news; sports, weather and travel resources; and financial news. Future applications to be developed for the InnMedia iTV Portal may include customized local content, local restaurant and entertainment reservations services and other hospitality-focused content and services.
“We are extremely happy to be working with InnMedia,” said Andrew Lev, President of MetaTV. “Our technology enables InnMedia to rapidly deliver branded interactive television services customized for the hospitality industry. These new services will provide compelling content for both business and recreational travelers.”
“Today’s travelers are busier than ever before,” said Douglas Stein, COO for InnMedia. “That is why we are developing an iTV portal to provide guests with a richer TV experience that includes more choice, convenience and control. We knew MetaTV could quickly deliver a robust iTV portal that was easy to use and could adapt to the future needs of our customers.”
InnMedia’s iTV portal will debut as part of the interactive digital system LodgeNet will showcase at Booth #549 of the HITEC 2001 trade show in Orlando, FL on June 26-28, 2001.
About MetaTV:
MetaTV is a global provider of interactive TV (iTV) portals, services, and enhanced applications that enable television viewers to engage in content, community, and commerce. The Company’s technology, products, and strategic professional services are designed to enable network operators, content providers, and TV programmers to bring custom-branded, compelling iTV services to consumers. The MetaTV Universal Portal(TM) Platform features broadband e-commerce, syndication, advertising, personalization, and content management solutions that exploit the benefits of all major iTV set-top box application platforms. The result is an innovative way for customers to rapidly bring to market new forms of interactivity and revenue-generating TV services. Headquartered in Sausalito, CA, MetaTV can be reached on the web at www.metatv.com <http://www.metatv.com>.
About InnMedia:
InnMedia provides compelling broadband entertainment, time-shifted TV and archived TV programs, guest services, advertising and Internet capabilities to the hospitality industry. InnMedia creates an engaging viewing experience that gives guests the emotional power of video with the transactional functionality of the Web via a TV and laptop computer. Co-founded by Hilton Hotels Corporation and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, InnMedia is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and can be reached at 310-268-9763 or at information@innmedia.com <mailto:information@innmedia.com>.