Discover how infomercials work, their benefits and downsides, and how they’re made. Learn how to spot exaggerated claims and make informed decisions.

Infomercials are long TV commercials, usually lasting about half an hour. They are often hosted by celebrities and are designed to look like celebrity talk shows or light and entertaining news shows.

The New York Times reports although Montel Williams’s talk show was canceled this year, it seemed to have been reincarnated recently as hour-long infomercials: “As on his old show, Montel tackles a ...

Infomercials offer marketers a way to potentially sell thousands of units of product, if not more. While many may scoff at these commercials, they obviously do work and they do appeal to a certain ...

In ordinary years, a political convention is a loosely made for television event: a mix of political rally and insiders’ party, filtered through chattering TV anchors and breathless commentators. The ...

We have all seen them: Those late at night half-hour infomercials that try to sell us on crappy products, seemingly invented by some dude with lice and a mullet in his garage while he was ...

Funnyman Steve Martin has announced a new album with his band, the Steep Canyon Rangers. The project is called The Long-Awaited Album; Martin revealed his plans for the record via a tongue-in-cheek ...

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Kevin Trudeau was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for deceiving consumers through his late-night infomercials. In sentencing Trudeau, a federal judge called him "deceitful to the very core." ...

Mention the 1990s to anyone that grew up during that period and they'll bring back a flood of memories - bad hair, totally being "extreme" and "gnarly," but most of all, to avid video gamers it was ...