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infomercial

[in-fuh-mur-shuhl, -foh-] / ˌɪn fəˈmɜr ʃəl, -foʊ- /
NOUN
full-length television program existing solely to market a product
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Instead, Guthy-Renker and others formed the National Infomercial Marketing Association, which created industry standards to help protect consumers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Like other Adult Swim Infomercial shorts, such as “Too Many Cooks” and “For-Profit Online University,” “Fartcopter” presents itself as if it were real late-night paid programming.

From Slate • May 26, 2016

“Fartcopter” is an entry in Adult Swim’s 2014 Infomercial series, a set of 11-minute short films that air at 4 a.m. and are listed simply as “infomercial.”

From Slate • May 26, 2016

Infomercial telecasts have increased from 2,500 a month in 1985 to more than 21,000 today.

From Time Magazine Archive

Infomercial producers admit there have been some abuses but claim the industry has cleaned up its act.

From Time Magazine Archive



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