AUBURN — The city’s plan to take over daily management of Lewiston-Auburn’s cable access station, Great Falls TV, will wait while Twin Cities staff work out a new interlocal agreement. “Things are in motion now to give this a more formal structure,” Phil Nadeau, Lewiston’s deputy city administrator, said. “We’ll all have to see what […]
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Cable channels remain on as contract talks continue
FARMINGTON — Bee Line Cable customers were still able to view 12 channels offered in the company’s basic package Tuesday as negotiations over a rate increase continued with Viacom. The contract deadline passed at 11:59 p.m. Monday with no resolution, but Viacom, owner of MTV Networks, extended negotiations for an hour, Bee Line General Manager […]
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Bee Line Cable subscribers may lose MTV network channels
FARMINGTON — Some cable television channels may go black if local provider Bee Line Cable does not reach an agreement with Viacom, owner of MTV Networks, by midnight Monday. The chances of 12 channels in the Bee Line Cable basic package, including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, going off are extremely high, Bee Line General […]
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Time Warner Cable decides to keep NECN
In a reversal of a previous decision, Time Warner Cable has opted to continue carrying the New England Cable News channel. A Time Warner Cable spokesman wrote to the Bangor Daily News on Friday afternoon that upon “further discussion,” the company had decided to keep the New England-centric, 24-hour news channel as part of its […]
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Time Warner dropping NECN, adding Al-Jazeera
Time Warner Cable, the largest cable television provider in Maine, is dropping the New England Cable News Dec. 31 because “it’s not a good value,” a company spokesman said. Time Warner added Al-Jazeera America, the English-language counterpart to the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network. Adding Al-Jazeera and deleting NECN are not related, Time Warner Director of Public […]
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Man accused of killing Glenburn teen used fake Facebook account to contact other girls, affidavit says
BANGOR — The Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old Nichole Cable of Glenburn had contacted other young girls through the same fake Facebook account he used to communicate with Cable, according to court documents released Friday. Kyle Dube, 20, is accused of luring Cable out of her mother’s home on the night of […]
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Time Warner blackout of CBS goes into 2nd day
Time Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS continued Saturday, and neither side indicated a resolution of their dispute over fees is imminent. Time Warner dropped CBS Friday in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and several other cities, leaving three million customers without the network’s programs. The issue is fees that the cable company pays CBS to […]
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Cable network TLC to air documentary ‘Sex, Lies and Zumba’ about Kennebunk prostitution case
KENNEBUNK — Cable television network TLC, home to shows such as “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Strange Sex,” will air an hourlong documentary next Tuesday about the Kennebunk prostitution case that became a media sensation in the fall of 2012. In that case, police say Zumba instructor Alexis Wright used her Kennebunk fitness studio […]
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Mainer charged with killing Glenburn teen faces new charges
BANGOR (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old Maine man charged in the disappearance and death of a 15-year-old girl now faces charges in an unrelated burglary. Police say a search of Kyle Dube’s Orono home last month revealed a gun stolen from a home in Kenduskeag and items that matched descriptions from another break-in. WABI-TV […]