Paula Lindo Wednesday 1 April 2020 National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters said artistes who have not yet been paid their prize money for Carnival 2020 should receive payments next week. He said the NCC had been awaiting its subvention from the government in order to pay artistes. He said the covid19 issue had … Continue reading
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FILMCO celebrates anniversary of historic deal (February 22, 2020)
Paula Lindo Saturday 22 February 2020 Over 80 local and regional film producers and directors have had more than 130 films and television programmes licensed and broadcast on Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT), since the signing of a local content deal with The Filmmakers Collaborative of TT (FILMCO) in February. According to a release by FILMCO, … Continue reading
Know Your Rights: Seminar focuses on managing musicians and copyright (June 6, 2019)
Power Media Hub’s inaugural workshop in its Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries Workshop Series drew a mix of musicians, music producers and other artistes interested in finding out about copyright. The session was carried out in conjunction with the Intellectual Property Office and the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs. Founder of … Continue reading
Performers, producers get rights with COTT’s new deal (March 25, 2019)
Promoters and others who broadcast music will now have to pay two fees to the Copyright Music Organisation of T&T (COTT) to be able to host a show. This, as COTT has signed an agreement with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Latin America and the Caribbean (LATMC), which enables COTT to collect … Continue reading
