cable TV
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Maine to challenge judge’s decision delaying new à la carte cable law
The statute would allow customers to buy TV content on a channel-by-channel or even program-by-program basis.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
Our View: Cable television fights Maine law – and the future
While younger generations flock to streaming services, the cable industry is holding on to an unfair, overly expensive way of doing business.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2019
Cable companies want judge to pause new Maine law requiring à la carte channel choices
Comcast and other cable broadcasters say First Amendment rights to control their offerings are at stake. 'It would upend the economics of this industry,’ one lawyer says.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Our View: Storm exposes flaw in Maine’s cable regulation
Electric utilities and telephone companies are regulated by the PUC, but internet providers are not – so they don't have to say who's out of service or when service will be restored.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2019
Cable company may pull plug on local NBC station, but negotiations go on
Spectrum and WCSH's parent company extended negotiations into early Saturday morning.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
With talks stalled, NBC shows could soon drop from Spectrum’s cable lineup
News Center Maine is notifying viewers that a temporary extension will keep its stations on the air while negotiations over cable fees continue.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Will new law save community TV from ‘the nosebleed section’?
The legislative battle is over, but the war over channel assignments for Spectrum's public-access channels likely will go on.