Mag Rack (formerly Lifeskool) is a
Video on Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...
(VoD)
television channel
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. Its primary focus is providing viewers with informational programs when they want them. These programs range from 'how to' programs to programs that spotlight past and present products.
The service started off as a 24-hour
Catholic
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channel at the request of
James Dolan. It soon grew into a multi-show on demand channel. Most of its early shows were based on unconventional topics such as:
birdwatching
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,
Catholicism
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, and healthy living. Soon after, it gravitated towards shows that brought in a larger audience such as:
cooking instruction, car shows,
fitness, and
yoga
Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consci ...
.
In November 2007, it became Lifeskool'', but after 8 months, it became Mag Rack once again.
The majority of Mag Rack's programming is acquired through other production companies or through
syndication
Syndication may refer to:
* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
.
Mag Rack was part of
Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of
Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation was an American cable television company with systems serving areas surrounding New York City. It was the fifth-largest cable provider and ninth-largest television provider in the United States. Throughout its ex ...
. It was acquired by two entrepreneurs, Joe Covey and Matthew Davidge in October, 2008. In 2017, Covey and Davidge sold Mag Rack to Grace Creek Media.
Programming
*24seven Gamer
*Art of Basketry
*Auto Access
*Aviator's World
*Buff Fitness
*Celebrating Dogs
*Classic Cars
*Cook With the Pros
*Destination: Nature
*Guitar Xpress
*History of Art
*Inside Weddings
*Let's Dance
*Let's Go Garden
*In Living Color
*Katie Brown @ Home
*Living With
*Mag Rack Kids Club
*Mag Rack: Showcase
*Eebee's Adventures
*
Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts
*Maximum Science
*Mission Space
*Motorcycle Freedom
*
Paloozaville
*Personal Trainer
*Photography Close Up
*Pilates
*Road Rage
*Shakespeare
*Smart Carb Gourmet
*
Steve Schirripa
Steven Ralph Schirripa ( ; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on ''The Sopranos'', Leo Boykewich on ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on ' ...
's Hungry
*Tennis Zone
*The Bible & You
*
The Pet Shop with Marc Morrone
*Total Ski
*Total Snowboard
*Traveler's Guide
*Turning Tricks with Justin Willman Kredible
*Wild Wheels
*Yoga Retreat
*Your Next Car
References
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External links
Mag Rack Entertainment
Video on demand services
AMC Networks