AOL and Time Warner to Unveil Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

Posted on February 18, 2000

America Online and Time Warner have announced that AOL will host the exclusive online unveiling of the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover. Sports Illustrated is a national sports publication and is published by Time Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner. Under the agreement, AOL members will get the first glimpse of the cover of the Swimsuit Issue -- at AOL Keyword: Swimsuit -- on Monday, February 21 at 8 pm, EST. In addition, AOL Live, AOL's chat and live event destination, will host online chats throughout the week with this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit models.

Jonathan Sacks, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AOL Interactive Services said: ``People around the world are looking forward to the release of this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. So we are thrilled to be joining with Sports Illustrated to give AOL members not only the very first look at what is probably the most anticipated magazine cover of the year, but also the opportunity to chat with some of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models.''

Michael Klingensmith, President of Sports Illustrated said: ``With the series of model chats available this year, fans of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will be able to interact with them more than ever. Plus, AOL members will be the first to enjoy one of the magazine industry's most exciting annual events.''