The Players Network (PNTV), a gaming industry media company, produces television programming and videos related to gaming instruction and information for hotel casinos in the United States. It owns and operates PLAYERS NETWORK, a gaming and entertainment network, which produces television programming for the gaming industry. It operates a video production sound stage in Las Vegas. The company broadcasts its programming, including shows on basic gaming instruction, news, sports and racing, entertainment, and tournaments directly into the guestrooms of casino and noncasino hotels through a private cable channel. PNTV also markets its content on compact discs and VHS tapes to mass merchandisers. The company was organized in 1993 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.