Mag Rack is a Video on Demand

Video on demand

Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...

 (VoD) television channel

Television channel

A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...

. 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

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 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

Birdwatching

Birdwatching or birding is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds. Birding often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are...

, Catholicism

Catholicism

Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....

, and healthy living. Soon after, it gravitated towards shows that brought in a larger audience such as: cooking

Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...

 instruction, car shows, fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

, and yoga

Yoga

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...

.

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

Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...

.

Mag Rack was part of Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc

Rainbow Media

AMC Networks is an entertainment company in the United States that owns the national cable channels AMC, IFC, WE tv, and Sundance Channel; the regional News 12 Networks, the art house movie theater IFC Center in New York, New York, and the film company IFC Films.The company was originally launched...

., a subsidiary of Cablevision. It was acquired by two entrepreneurs, Joe Covey and Matthew Davidge in October, 2008.

Programming

• 24seven Gamer
• Auto Access
• Buff Fitness
• Cook With the Pros
• Guitar Xpress
  Guitar Xpress
  Guitar Xpress is an original series on the Video On Demand network Lifeskool . Hosted by Luther Dickinson of The North Mississippi All Stars, and The Black Crowes. The series provides instruction for guitar players of all levels. In each episode, Dickinson teaches viewers hit songs from the past...
  
  
• Inside Weddings
• Katie Brown @ Home
• Mag Rack Kids Club
• Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts
• Mission Space
• Motorcycle Freedom
• Paloozaville
  Paloozaville
  Paloozaville is an animated/live-action series for children and their parents on the Video On Demand network: Mag Rack.The Mag Rack original series was created exclusiverly for On Demand and stars John Lithgow as Paloozaville's absent-minded mayor. The show is based on Lithgow's best selling...
  
  
• Personal Trainer
• Photography Close Up
• Pilates
• Road Rage
• Smart Carb Gourmet
• Steve Schirripa
  Steve Schirripa
  Steven R. "Steve" Schirripa is an American actor, voice artist, producer, and comedian, best known for playing Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos....
  
  's Hungry
• The Pet Shop with Marc Morrone
• Wild Wheels
• Yoga Retreat