Infomercial (English Wikipedia)

Fischler, Alan (August 26, 1950). "Pitchmen Clean Up in Video; Knock PI Deals in the Head". The Billboard. 62 (34): 1, 8, 89. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

buffalonews.com

Pergament, Alan. Channel 4 returns to the lead, but cable quarrel boosts Channel 7. The Buffalo News. 18 November 2008.

businessdictionary.com

Infomercial Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine – Business Dictionary – WebFinance, Inc.

cap.org.uk

"About Us". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"BCAP code: Political Advertisements". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"BCAP Code: Prohibited categories". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"BCAP Code: Medicines, medical devices, treatments and health". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

case.edu

Vita-Mix Corporation, Case Western Reserve University, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History https://case.edu/ech/articles/v/vita-mix-corporation

citypaper.com

Woods, Baynard (January 1, 2014). "Wham City makes an infomercial". Baltimore City Paper. Times-Shamrock Communications. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.

clark.com

Clark Howard (22 March 2017). "TV infomercial pitchman arrested".

cynopsis.com

STEM-based: "06/18/14: Fox to launch STEM-focused kids block; Jim Davis Q&A; return of The Powerpuff Girls; Saban launches Emojiville brand". Cynopsis Kids daily newsletter. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

directv.com

"DIRECTV Satellite TV – Official Site – 1-800-490-4388". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

dmnews.com

Rudnick, Michael. Char-Broil's First DRTV Effort Gets Grill Sales Sizzling Archived 2014-07-04 at the Wayback Machine DMNews. 16 May 2001.

docplayer.net

"Analysis of key drivers in teleshopping - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2021-03-02.

electronicretailerblog.com

"ERA Posting on 2008–2009 Rules Changes". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

esic.edu

S. S. Blass (September 2006). "teleshopping" (PDF). Esic Market. 37 (125): 23–50.

fastcompany.com

"The Greatest Infomercial Parodies Of All Time". Fast Company. November 11, 2011.

ftc.gov

"FTC Announcement Requesting Comments on Changes". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

gizmolovers.com

"Teleworld Paid Program Showing Up In TiVo Now Playing List | Gizmo Lovers Blog". Gizmolovers.com. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

gmanews.tv

"Premature poll campaign law can't stop infomercials"

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Jim Avila; Glenn Ruppel; Donna Hunter (May 14, 2007). "Selling Salvation? Many put faith in a faith healer who says he has the answer to your prayers". ABC News. His miracle healing services first propelled him up the televangelist ladder in the mid-1980s

gpo.gov

16 CFR PART 255—GUIDES CONCERNING USE OF ENDORSEMENTS AND TESTIMONIALS IN ADVERTISING

huffpost.com

"'This Isn't A Scam Like Real College'". HuffPost. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

jt.org

snltranscripts.jt.org

"Bassomatic Transcript". Retrieved 2009-04-16.

latimes.com

Greg Braxton (24 November 1994). "Latest Amazing Discovery: The Un-Infomercial : Television: Storymercials cost more to shoot and don't look like infomercials--they look like real shows. The soft-sell approach is more appealing to corporate America". The Los Angeles Times.
"Critics Turn Up the Heat Over Frugal Gourmet's Style, Endorsements : Cooking: TV host Jeff Smith lambasted by food aficionados who say recipes aren't his--and aren't affordable. The popular author bites back". The Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1992.
Julie Logan (17 September 1998). "Oh, the Possibilities!". The Los Angeles Times.

laughingsquid.com

Lori Dorn (February 5, 2018). "Do It the Right Way, A Funny Parody of Infomercials Featuring People Unable to Complete Simple Tasks".

myfoxphoenix.com

KSAZ: "Incarcerated TV Pitchman Don Lapre Found Dead", October 3, 2011. Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

nbcdfw.com

Steve Rhodes (October 30, 2008). "Infomercial Review". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. considering his thin resume, I've considered Barack Obama little more than the next great televangelist or Ginsu knife salesman

nbcmiami.com

"Pitchman Billy Mays Stole Celebs' Shine Last Super Bowl: Pal". 2 February 2010.

newsweek.com

"Fox News Trump Interview was 'Infomercial': CNN Host". Newsweek. 14 December 2018. "I watched the whole interview. It wasn't journalism, that was an infomercial," CNN host S.E. Cupp said.
Steven Levy (9 January 2007). "Apple Computer Is Dead; Long Live Apple". Newsweek.

northernresponse.com

"Direct Response".

nypost.com

"Infomercial with a Bang". New York Post. February 8, 2000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

nytimes.com

Stephanie Clifford (21 December 2008). "Montel's Back, and Does He Have a Deal for You". The New York Times.
Linda Saslow (4 December 1994). "TV Infomercials Draw Mixed Reactions". The New York Times.
Stephanie Clifford (January 25, 2009). "Infomercials Find Their Way to Television's Prime Time". The New York Times.
Alex Williams (February 2, 2018). "Remind Me, Why Was It That We Ever Watched Infomercials?". The New York Times.
Jim Rutenberg (October 28, 2008). "Obama Infomercial, a Closing Argument to the Everyman". The New York Times.

politico.com

"The Obama channel". Politico. October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

polygon.com

Patches, Matt (2022-12-12). "Too Many Cooks' creator hid a horror movie in Adult Swim's yule log". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

radiodiscussions.com

"How Do Infomercials 'fullfill the public interest'?". occasional infomercials for "Shop Smith" power tools

responsemagazine.com

McCrea, Bridget. "Smarter, Better, Faster". Response Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

reuters.com

"UPDATE 1-Obama infomercial tops network prime-time ratings". Reuters. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

screenonline.org.uk

Vahimagi, Tise. "BFI Screenonline: TV in the 1950s". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

sfltv.com

"Post Newsweek Buys WTVJ". South Florida TV.

slate.com

Bogle, Ariel (5 May 2014). "Is the Infomercial Dead?". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

ssrn.com

papers.ssrn.com

Rostron, Allen (1996). "Return to Hot Wheels: The FCC, Program-Length Commercials, and the Children's Television Act of 1990". Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. 19. Rochester, NY: 57–86. SSRN 1000194.

teacherspayteachers.com

"Results for infomercial". creating an infomercial-like pitch for a silly and useless object.

theguardian.com

Donahue, Anne T. (2014-12-17). "Adult Swim unveils new mind-bending infomercial on prescription medicine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

ucsb.edu

ece.ucsb.edu

"Behrooz Parhami".

usatoday.com

"Infomercial history highlights". USA Today. 2004-10-24. Retrieved 2010-05-05.

uslegal.com

definitions.uslegal.com

Advertising Media Infomercials Law & Legal Definition – US Legal Definitions – USLegal, Inc.

variety.com

Schneider, Michael (2008-11-23). "Longform ads replace kid fare on Fox". Variety.
Lowry, Brian (January 23, 2015). "How Peggy Charren Outflanked the Children's TV Establishment". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

venable.com

Knowles, Jeffrey (October 1, 1996). "The Role of Advertising in the Age of Electronic Retailing". Venable LLP. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

web.archive.org

Infomercial Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine – Business Dictionary – WebFinance, Inc.
McCrea, Bridget. "Smarter, Better, Faster". Response Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
Rudnick, Michael. Char-Broil's First DRTV Effort Gets Grill Sales Sizzling Archived 2014-07-04 at the Wayback Machine DMNews. 16 May 2001.
"BCAP code: Political Advertisements". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"BCAP Code: Prohibited categories". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"BCAP Code: Medicines, medical devices, treatments and health". Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
"ERA Posting on 2008–2009 Rules Changes". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
KSAZ: "Incarcerated TV Pitchman Don Lapre Found Dead", October 3, 2011. Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Woods, Baynard (January 1, 2014). "Wham City makes an infomercial". Baltimore City Paper. Times-Shamrock Communications. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
"Infomercial with a Bang". New York Post. February 8, 2000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
"The Obama channel". Politico. October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
Brett A. S. Martin, Andrew Bhimy and Tom Agee (2002), "Infomercials and Advertising Effectiveness: An Empirical Study" Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (6), 468-480.

worldcat.org

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Donahue, Anne T. (2014-12-17). "Adult Swim unveils new mind-bending infomercial on prescription medicine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

yourdictionary.com

Infomercial Definition – Your Dictionary – LoveToKnow, Corp.

youtube.com

Home Miracles of the 1950s is thought to be the first filmed TV infomercial [1]