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NXTV, Inc. Signs Agreement with Kerzner International to Provide High-Definition Entertainment & Wireless Internet Services to Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort.


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- NXTV, Inc., the leading provider of digital IP-based entertainment and data services to the luxury hotel market, today announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Kerzner International Bahamas Limited to supply HD video-on-demand entertainment and wireless Internet services to Atlantis, Paradise Island For the DC Comics fictional island formerly known as Paradise Island, see Themyscira

Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas, north of the island of New Providence which is home to (Nassau). It is best known for the sprawling 'Vegas-by-the-sea resort' Atlantis.
 resort in The Bahamas.

Kerzner's flagship brand, Atlantis, Paradise Island, is known worldwide as a resort destination that is truly redefining family entertainment and gaming in the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. . The resort offers more than 2,300 guest accommodations all built around the resort's focal point focal point
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: 11 million gallons of fresh and salt-water pools and lagoons and a marine habitat second only to Mother Nature -- a remarkable, unparalleled assortment of exhibit lagoons and underwater formations displaying 200 species of marine life, consisting of 50,000 live animals, ranging from schools of sharks to rainbows of tropical fish tropical fish

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. Atlantis sits on a seemingly endless stretch of beach that has been called the most beautiful in the world and is home to the most exciting casino in the Caribbean. A vibrant tribute to the myth of the lost continent, Atlantis is also the perfect location for the many films, television shows, concerts and sporting events, including the recent feature film "After the Sunset" with Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek; ABC's "My Wife and Kids," starring Damon Wayans Damon Kyle Wayans (pronounced "Waynes") (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who began his career as a stand-up comic in 1982. He is one of the Wayans brothers. ; and CBS's primetime special "Rob and Amber Rob and Amber refers to:
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 Get Married."

"Kerzner is delighted to announce this agreement with NXTV," said Howard Pickett, Chief Marketing Officer for Kerzner International Resorts. "We believe NXTV will help us enhance the overall experience for our guests. The future for providing HD entertainment and wireless Internet access to the guest room is via IP-based solutions, and with NXTV, we can provide our guests a true twenty-first century in-room experience."

NXTV is now the leading IP provider in HD and digital television-centered entertainment and data services with over 25,000 luxury rooms both in the United States and internationally. "We are delighted to have been selected to provide our services to Atlantis, Paradise Island and look forward to the opportunity to work with other hotels within the Kerzner International portfolio of brands," added James Miles, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of NXTV, Inc.

The company will be launching several new development initiatives at this year's HITEC HITEC Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center  show, including its new High-Definition set-top-box displaying HD Hollywood movies, 3D IP-based Video Games, VoIP services and HD Cable TV, as well as a brand new Guest Interface and universal remote control. All services will be fully integrated with both Plasma and LCD flat-panel TVs with LG, Panasonic, Philips and Sony brands on display. The show, held in Los Angeles, will run from June 20th to June 23rd, and NXTV can be found at Booth 725.

NXTV is owned by the Pivotal Group, an investment company with a $1.5 billion valued portfolio of real estate, hotel and technology assets, including the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers.  Los Angeles; Pacific Crossing Ltd., operating the PC-1 submarine fiber-optic telecomm network between the U.S. and Japan; and Internet domain name An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia.  company Network Solutions, which Pivotal recently purchased from VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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) for $100 million.

About NXTV, Inc.

Founded in 1997, NXTV is now the leading provider in HD television-centered entertainment and data services, with over 25,000 luxury rooms both in the United States and internationally. NXTV gives the hotel owner a high-definition system that enables a flat panel TV to deliver the guest a totally interactive and dynamic experience, which adds guest value and drives the bottom line. The digital IP-based system can deliver entertainment and data services to the guest room over a CAT5/6 Ethernet environment or a CAT3 telephone network. The company has digital rights agreements with all of the Hollywood studios for both domestic and international distribution. For more information please visit www.nxtv.com.

About Kerzner International

Kerzner International Limited (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: KZL) is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels. The Company's flagship brand is Atlantis, which includes Atlantis, Paradise Island, a 2,317-room, ocean-themed destination resort located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Atlantis, Paradise Island is a unique destination resort featuring three interconnected hotel towers built around a 7-acre lagoon and a 34-acre marine environment that includes the world's largest open-air marine habitat and is the home to the largest casino in the Caribbean. The Company also developed and receives certain income derived from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., which has become one of the premier casino destinations in the United States. In the United Kingdom, Kerzner is currently developing a casino in Northampton and received its Certificate of Consent from the U.K. Gaming Board in 2004. In its luxury resort hotel business, the Company manages ten resort hotels primarily under the One & Only brand. The resorts, featuring some of the top-rated properties in the world, are located in The Bahamas, Mexico, Mauritius, the Maldives and Dubai. An additional One & Only property is currently in the planning stages in South Africa. For more information concerning the Company and its operating subsidiaries, visit www.kerzner.com.
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