Gayelle

According to news reports, the National Carnival Committee (NCC) is due to announce which media house has won the tender for exclusive rights to broadcast Carnival events.  As a result, media houses may be setting themselves up for a repeat of the brouhaha between CNMG and Gayelle that occurred in 2010.

I know we've come to expect bacchanal for Carnival, but it doesn't have to be that way.  I'd like to suggest an alternative for NCC's consideration.

When Edmund Gall first wrote about the de facto monopolization of Carnival broadcast rights in Trinidad and Tobago (read it!), he mentioned friend Mark Lyndersay's point that it was more about control than optimization. When I wrote about the issue last night, I took the same tack.

I would just like to point out that I'm supporting Gayelle here in Trinidad, that someone suing for coverage of what is labeled a cultural event is reprehensible.