For almost as long as we've been able to play Magic the Gathering, we've had coverage in one form or another. Be it print, video playback, or live streams, we've been able to digest information about the game almost from day one.

We discuss what we feel are the "eras" in coverage that mark how we interacted with high level play and set financial "standards", the coverage outlets, and the financial landscape at the time.

Join us this week as we take a trip down memory lane and discuss Magic the Gathering coverage and its link to the financial side of the game from day one forward.

PT 1997 aired on ESPN2 in 2010: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-espn2-years-ago-2010-12-07

Full list of MtG events that aired on ESPN: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/ESPN