LG Electronics and LodgeNet Entertainment have teamed up to deliver HDTV programming to hotel guests across the country.

Delivery of premium HD programming directly to hotel rooms via DBS will soon begin with the use of a "transcoder" technology developed for the lodging industry by LG Electronics and being deployed first by LodgeNet Entertainment. The transcoder from LG Electronics, whose U.S. base of operations is in Englewood Cl

LodgeNet Entertainment--a provider of interactive television and broadband technology to the lodging industry--and LG Electronics USA, are teaming up to provide HD services for hotel chains and high-end lodging facilities. A growing number of hotels currently are investing in flat panel TV, and the inclusion of H

Guests in high-end hotel rooms could find high-end television soon, following the demonstration of an HDTV system designed specifically for the lodging industry. Zenith Electronics Corp. and LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. demonstrated the systen at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) in

LG Electronics is equipping hotels with HDTVs, some integrated with digital tuners. The array of a new televisions includes a widescreen 42-inch PDP, 32-inch LCD and 30-inch CRT HDTVs that have encryption technology to protect digital content. "Now we have an encryption system that is both compatible with existing P

According to FCC regulations, all 25-to-35-inch TV sets sold to hotels and other lodging establishments in the United States must include digital tuners by March 1, 2006. In accordance, LG Electronics introduced three DTV products this week at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City. The

DirecTV has approved the LG Electronics transcoder for delivering HDTV satellite programming to DTV sets in hotel rooms. LodgeNet Entertainment is the first to deploy the transcoder. LG's transcoder is a content-secure device that receives the DirecTV HDTV signals via satellite, reformats the signal to meet the ATSC DT

LodgeNet Entertainment , a major provider of interactive television and broadband to hotel properties worldwide, said this week that 2006 is shaping up to be the year that HD "accelerates toward critical mass in the lodging industry." The company said in a statement its current and pending customer agreements envision