chitownsalesmen wrote:Polynice4Pippen wrote:chitownsalesmen wrote:
It should also be noted that Child actors/actresses are also paid for their appearance on xyz tv show, even if that money is given directly too the parents at-least they are being compensated in some way.
The argument wasn't about compensation. The argument was about whether or not it was appropriate to put 10-13 year old kids on TV.
But concerning compensation, child actors are auditioning and performing jobs in the same manner as adults, jobs that help generate significant revenue for whatever entertainment project they're part of. Little leaguers are participating in a summer activity their parents are paying to put them in. It's not like specific little league teams or leagues have television deals (national or local) or pack stadiums or sell crazy amounts of merchandise.
ESPN is covering a specific event, the Little League World Series, which ABC Wide World of Sports was covering way back in the 60's.
Perhaps whatever little league entity has authority to sell ESPN the rights can compensate the teams that reach the world series (yeah right), but ultimately ESPN paid to broadcast
a newsworthy, immensely popular human interest sporting event. But feel free to hawk those autographs for baseball card money, kiddies.
First of all ABC and ESPN are both own by Disney, 2nd I call bull-crap on 'newsworthy, immensely popular sporting event'. I can't picture anyone without family or close friends directly involved in the LLWS watching it, and for the ones who do I wonder what kind of vanilla ice cream they like most.
Watch this 30 for 30 documentary, it's about the 1982 Kirkland, WA little league team that won it all. It's very good.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5oKUtVmXv0[/youtube]
Here's a little sample.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RlmwkfN6Cs[/youtube]
And BTW, Disney didn't own ABC back in the 60's when they first started airing the LLWS.