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.

NEW YORK — Leslie Blodgett does it, and so do Susan Lucci, Naomi Judd and Cindy Crawford. All four of these women, along with an increasing number of beauty firms, have turned to infomercials to ...

The Screen Actors Guild's 2003 Commercials Contract, which has been extended to 2008, covers infomercials shot on film, although the guild also has a separate five-page agreement that deals with them ...