Category Archives: broadcast tv
Under Age Idols Get 19Entertainment a Fine
“American Idols Live Tour ’07” broke child labor laws just the same, the state Labor Department said.
The company, 19 Touring LLC, which runs the national “Idols” live tour, failed to get the proper permits to hire and feature “Idol” winner Jordin Sparks and tousled crooner Sanjaya Malakar, the department told the Daily News yesterday.
Under the settlement – the first under the New York State Child Performer Labor Law – the company agreed to pay $5,000 in fines after being confronted with 16 violations.
The “American Idols Live” tour hit the stage in New York on five dates: Aug. 23 in Rochester; Aug. 24 and 25 at the Nassau Coliseum; Aug. 30 in Albany, and Sept. 2 in Syracuse.
Sparks, who performed songs such as “I (Who Have Nothing)” and “She Works Hard for the Money” on the TV show, is 17. Fan sensation Malakar, known for his rendition of “You Really Got Me,” turned 18 on Sept. 10 but was 17 during the New York tour dates.
“This settlement should serve as a strong reminder that the Labor Department is aggressively enforcing the state’s labor laws that protect all workers, especially children,” Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith said in a statement.
Bands on TV-Take a Look
10/1 – Yellowcard on The Sauce [RR – FUSE]
10/2 – Every Time I Die on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [RR – FUSE]
10/2 – Cartel on TRL [MTV]
10/3 – The Last Goodnight on Carson Daly [NBC]
10/3 – Cartel on The Sauce [FUSE]
10/4 – Bloc Party on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
10/4 – New Found Glory on Carson Daly [NBC]
10/4 – Rihanna on David Letterman [CBS]
Congratulation to Jeff Hendler!
Jeff Hendler was the first Swept Away TV-The Rock Star Stories Director from 2001-2006. He graduated from the University of Miami Film School in August and is now the production coordinator for E! Entertainment News in Los Angeles. Congratulations Jeff, we are so proud of you!!!
Rock on TV This Week!
9/17 – Good Charlotte and Aiden on The Sauce [RR – FUSE]
9/17 – Plain White T’s on TRL [MTV]
9/17 – Motion City Soundtrack on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [RR – FUSE]
9/18 – Hellogoodbye on Carson Daly [RR – NBC]
9/18 – Paramore on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [RR – FUSE]
9/19 – Mute Math on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC]
9/19 – Circa Survive on The Sauce [RR – FUSE]
9/19 – Against Me! on David Letterman [RR – CBS]
9/19 – The Used on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [RR – FUSE]
9/20 – Cold War Kids on Jay Leno [NBC]
9/20 – Fall Out Boy on The Sauce [RR – FUSE]
9/21 – Ben Harper on Conan O’Brien [NBC]
9/21 – Editors on Jay Leno [NBC]
9/21 – Velvet Revolver on David Letterman [RR – CBS]