MP and Hott 107.5 FM president Glenn Blakeney has hit out at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company telling that ZBM violated his exclusive filming rights at the Cup Match classic last week.

The dispute broke out between ZBM news director Gary Moreno and Mr. Blakeney over an interview Mr. Moreno was conducting on Thursday at the St. George?s Cricket clubhouse with Deputy Governor Nick Carter.

Mr. Moreno told that he would be pressing charges against Mr. Blakeney, who is the MP for Devonshire North Central, after Mr. Blakeney became abusive and shoved him, telling him he would do it again because he was Bermudian and Mr. Moreno is from Trinidad.

Last night, Mr. Blakeney said he was preparing for legal action himself after the rival station violated the exclusivity rights.

?The abuse and disrespect has been pointed at the wrong person and at the wrong entity as a result of the provocation ... that was an obvious strategy by the BBC to add fuel to the flame of the controversy they started in the first place regarding the exclusive television rights,? said Mr. Blakeney.

He added that other media asked for permission to cover the game, including VSB News. Mr. Moreno and the BBC did not request permission to bring their cameras to the event.

Mr. Blakeney said the exclusivity rights do give him the right to bar other media from conducting interviews at the match. ?I told him he did not have permission to be there. I spoke to the Deputy Governor and explained there was exclusivity rights and the BBC has no permission to conduct interviews on any part of the cricket grounds.?

Mr. Blakeney admitted losing his temper using the word Trinidadian, although he denied touching Mr. Moreno.

?I told the cameraman to shut it down. I may have touched him but I did not realise in the heat of the moment that I shoved him,? he said. ?The whole incident was less than 20 seconds. I felt that I am on my national holiday being totally disrespected for the exclusive rights we have in a contemptuous way,? he said.

Despite his behaviour, Mr. Blakeney said he did not feel the incident had threatened his political career.

?We go to the polls every five years with an election and the people will speak. I?ve been diligent and working on behalf of my constituency and the country.?