All this week, we will present our Anniversary Special that looks back at 20 years in sports business, as well as the stories surrounding the launch of both SportsBusiness Daily (launched in '94 and entering its 20th year of publishing) and SportsBusiness Journal (launched in '98 and published for the last 15 years). A special SBJ print issue hits tomorrow and all week in SBD, we will roll out some of our favorite highlights of the two decades -- including fun lists, trends in naming rights and facility development, our Quotes of the Day through the years and anecdotes from industry executives remembering when they first started reading the publications and the impact the publications have had.
Today, we offer two highlights:
ESPN President John Skipper: “SportsBusiness Daily is just essential now. I read The Daily within the first 15 minutes I get it. It’s the source of an unbelievably frequent passing around. ‘Hey, have you seen this?’ ‘What do you think about this?’ ‘Is this true?’ ‘Did you know about this?’ It really works.”
CAA Sports co-Head Mike Levine: “SportsBusiness Daily was my training wheels. My road map for learning the industry.”
We hope you’ll enjoy the ride this week.
