{
  "id": 4988447,
  "title": "LG Electronics, Marriott team up on hotel room technology platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lg-electronics-marriott-team-up-on-hotel-room-technology-platform-4988447",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260902/lg-electronics-marriott-team-up-on-hotel-room-technology-platform"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LG Electronics and Marriott International have joined forces to create a cloud-based technology platform aimed at improving entertainment and digital services in hotel guest rooms. The strategic collaboration between the two companies was announced on Wednesday, with Marriott committing to deploy the jointly developed platform at participating hotels worldwide. The platform will initially concentrate on in-room entertainment, with plans to expand to centralized device management and connected guest services across Marriott's global properties.\n\nUnder the partnership, Marriott will play a key role in shaping the platform to meet guest experience, hotel operations, and enterprise integration requirements. LG, on the other hand, will contribute its expertise in connected devices, device management technology, and technical support. Drew Pinto, executive vice president and chief revenue and technology officer at Marriott, stated, \"By merging LG's connected-device capabilities with Marriott's hospitality expertise and enterprise platform, we are enhancing the guest room experience and enabling hotel teams to operate more efficiently.\"",
  "summary": "LG Electronics has partnered with Marriott International to develop a cloud-based technology platform to enhance entertainment and digital services in hotel guest rooms. The two companies announced a long-term strategic collaboration Wednesday, saying Marriott plans to roll out the jointly developed platform at participating hotels across its global portfolio. The platform will initially focus on…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "LG Electronics, Marriott team up on hotel room technology platform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lg-electronics-marriott-team-up-on-hotel-room-technology-platform",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:27:03.000Z"
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