Calling all lobstermen who want to star in a reality TV show! A New York-based multimedia firm headed by “Today” show weather anchor Al Roker is seeking to develop a new reality or documentary TV show that would showcase lobster fishermen in Maine. “We’re seeking tough, active lobstermen: you could be a family who’s been […]
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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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USM professor wrote the book on why ‘Breaking Bad’ is so good
PORTLAND — Walter White, the lead character in the hit television series “Breaking Bad,” will have his guns blazing in the series finale, predicts the author of an upcoming book on the series. University of Southern Maine professor David Pierson said he expects White will have a showdown with a gang of thugs that has […]
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State mulling appeal to ‘Cold Justice’ TV show for help on 33-year-old homicide
EAST MILLINOCKET — The 33-year-old unsolved homicide of Joyce McLain might soon get some Cold Justice. Deputy Attorney General William Stokes confirmed Friday that his office and state police are considering turning to the true-life television series to help solve McLain’s 33-year-old homicide. “We are certainly not ruling it out,” Stokes said Friday. “We want […]
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Maine Film Office reports increase in productions
AUGUSTA — The Maine Film Office says the number of film and television productions in the state is way up this year. The office says that it has certified 14 productions in Maine so far this year, bringing about $3.7 million into the state. In 2012, the state certified eight productions with $1.5 million spent […]
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Military spouses eliminated from ‘America’s Got Talent’
A string of wins ended Wednesday night for the American Military Spouses Choir and Lewiston native Abi Hodgson as they were eliminated from NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” television show. Hodgson is one of 37 members of the choir, which was vying for the top spot and $1 million prize. Entering Wednesday’s program, Hodgson and her […]
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Reality TV producers mulling Maine-based series
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Film Office says Maine may once again serve as the backdrop for a reality TV series. The office said Thursday that it has issued a production certificate to Engel Entertainment. The New-York based company currently produces Animal Planet’s “North Woods Law,” which features the Maine Warden Service enforcing the state’s […]