Controversies
- On March 11, 2005, WealthTV's owner Robert Herring became involved in the controversial Terri Schiavo case. Herring, who believed that stem cell research could have cured Schiavo's persistent vegetative state (PVS), offered $1 million to her husband, Michael Schiavo, if he agreed to cede his guardianship of Terri Schiavo to her parents. Michael Schiavo was in the middle of a legal dispute with Terri Schiavo's parents over the decision to remove her feeding tube and end her life. Michael Schiavo rejected Herring's offer and his attorney, George Felos, described it as offensive, adding that Michael had rejected other monetary offers, including one of $10 million.
- In February 2006, using WealthTV as his soap box, Herring produced a two-hour documentary hosted by former CNN anchor, Brian Christie. Herring's involvement is only mentioned obliquely. In the program, Christie, who also hosts WealthTV's The Boomer Show, mentioned Herring's involvement as: "A concerned California businessman, Robert Herring Sr., tries to mediate a solution. He offers Michael Schiavo $1 million to transfer all guardianship rights to Terri's parents." The program did not mention that Herring is WealthTV's owner or that he underwrote its production.
- On December 11, 2007, WealthTV issued a press release accusing a technology blog, Engadget HD, of launching an attack on it just days after WealthTV engaged in a dispute with Time Warner Cable, partly owned by Engadget's corporate then-parent AOL Time Warner.
- In 2007 and 2008 WealthTV filed a carriage access complaints at the FCC against the iN DEMAND owners, namely Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House, and Cox Communications. As of December 2012, the complaints are on appeal in the Ninth Circuit of California.
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