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• "As Seen On TV" Round 1 Concludes, Round 2 Starting Soon Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | 1:16 PM ET

  

  It was quite the battle over five days as the first round of our "As Seen On TV" bracket got underway and you voted more than 150,000 times. Take a look at who's in the lead after Round 1.

• Super Bowl XLIII Marketing Spotlight: Larry Fitzgerald Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | 12:10 PM ET

  If there’s one guy who can benefit the most from of this Super Bowl, it’s Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. He’s emerging as the league’s best receiver, but only has three deals in Nike, EAS and Alltel.

• What Are The Odds? Fan Wins $1 Million Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | 11:51 AM ET

  A promotion from the Illinois Lottery says that if a Blackhawks player scored exactly at the 10:00 mark in the second period, a lucky fan would win $1 million - and that's just what happened last night.

• Safe Landing Does More Than Super Bowl Trip Monday, 19 Jan 2009 | 5:59 PM ET

  There's a big difference between what is real and what is fake. What is real is the unbelievable water landing by US Airways pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles that contributed to no lives lost in the crashing of Flight 1549 on Thursday. What is fake is US Airways' official sponsorship of the Super Bowl bound Arizona Cardinals.

• Kurt Warner, Vegas Killer Monday, 19 Jan 2009 | 8:56 AM ET

  If Kurt Warner leads the Arizona Cardinals to a Super Bowl XLIII victory, I'm pretty sure he's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But he would also permanently put his name on the "Most Wanted" list in Las Vegas, where bookmakers still don't have a handle on any team the quarterback leads.

• Can Dennis Green Cash in Now? Monday, 19 Jan 2009 | 12:17 AM ET

  

  Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green was so sure that people would want to use his, "They Are Who We We Thought They Were", statement that he trademarked it. So now that the Cardinals have made it to Super Bowl XLIII, can Green cash in? Well, the question we're asking here at SportsBiz is, who are "they?"

• The Best Product “As Seen On TV” Bracket Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | 2:50 PM ET

  We’re doing it for real now. Settling it once and for all. CNBC.com presents the search for the best “As Seen On TV” product of all time. Here is the 64-product bracket. Let the voting begin.

• A Chilly Market At Sundance? Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | 9:42 AM ET

  

  This week the 25th annual Sundance film festival kicks off in Park City, Utah. But thanks to the economic downturn and the fact that last year's pricey Sundance purchases bombed at the box office, this year is going to be looking a bit chilly.

• Kobe Signs Deal With Chinese Web Site Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 11:35 PM ET

  

  Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal with Chinese Web site Sina.com today. It gives Bryant his own site on the news portal, which will include a blog that Bryant will update multiple times a week.

• Your Ultimate Guide to "Obamabilia" Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 4:14 PM ET

  

  I think it's safe to say that Barack Obama is breaking records for the most merchandise sold of a single person in the history of the world over the last two and half months. Now, we have your ultimate guide to "Obamabilia."

• Going One-On-One With Andre Agassi Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 4:10 PM ET

  

  Andre Agassi’s credentials are impressive - 8 grand slams, an Olympic gold medal and a permanent place in sports fashion and endorsement. But what you might not know that Andre Agassi will probably go down as an even better philanthropist.

• From Hollywood: The Saddest Story Ever Told Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 3:32 PM ET

  The Los Angeles economy is already suffering from the economic downturn and the bursting of the housing bubble. Now, new statistics reveal that filmmaking in the Los Angeles area is at an all-time low.

• Steve Jobs—Entertainment Industry Impact Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 2:56 PM ET

  Steve Jobs is so much more than Apple's CEO. He's also been Disney's largest shareholder, since he sold his wildly successful Pixar to Disney in 2006. But Jobs' real impact in the entertainment business is his innovation in content distribution

• Bush’s Farewell Address – Not The Final Chapter Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | 11:21 AM ET

  

  President George W. Bush will be on TV tonight to deliver his farewell address. He has said, “Whatever I say, it shouldn’t be very long.” I’m sure he’s saving the "long" stuff for his book. But will his book be the must-read? Vote now.

• Retired Players Get Their Due Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 1:28 PM ET

  Earlier this week, the National Football League Players Association was denied an appeal of a lawsuit brought about by retired NFL players, who claimed that the union failed to market their names and likenesses. We now have the list of how much the top 10 retired players were paid last year.

• Super Bowl Ticket Prices Falling  Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 12:56 PM ET

  LiveStub, says the average selling price is $2,278 per seat and eBay's StubHub has the average this morning at $2,790 per seat.

• LeBron’s Mystery Commercial Solved Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 PM ET

  Partners of LeBron James had us thinking after we saw this commercial teasing forward to an announcement this Sunday and something tells me the announcement isn’t that he’s going to play for a certain team.

• Another Inaccurate Sports Commercial? Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 9:42 AM ET

  Our post about the "inaccuracy" of AT&T's BlackBerry bold spot generated a lot of comments but the best one might have come in yesterday from a reader who pointed us to a Sprint commercial that I've seen many times and didn't notice the mistake.

• Cheating Site Denied Ad In Super Bowl Program Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | 9:42 AM ET

  

  AshleyMadison.com which matches married people looking to have affairs, got plenty of press last month when they announced that they'd be placing this ad in the Super Bowl program.

• Auto Ads: What Are The Big Three To Do? Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | 3:20 PM ET

  

  The auto show is under way in Detroit. But this year it's about far more than just having good-looking models and high mileage. The auto industry faces an even bigger battle with perception.