Quick note that I have a new page back up on TTP - had to take it down for a couple of weeks as it wasn't displaying properly. All good now though!
http://www.takethepiss.com/community/xfsoccer/matches/premier-league-2013-2014.1/tab?matchday=7
A vast marketing operation – which included Premier League advertisements in Times Square, individual club badges wrapped around the New York subway and British taxis decked in club colours– plus an aggressive commercial strategy have ensured the Premier League's popularity has surged across the United States.
Highlights are shown and matches previewed on Sundays during live coverage of the NFL, something Miller describes as unprecedented, and 12 million people have tuned in – a significant increase on the 5.5m managed by ESPN and Fox Soccer this time last year.
WTF? What do we have to pay for Sportsnet World through Shaw or Telus? $17?All 380 Premier League matches are available to NBC viewers this season, across various platforms, the majority on NBC Sports Network, which was established in January 2012 and costs viewers a subscription of $0.31 (19p) a month.
A benefit of the increased Premier League coverage is that more viewers are tuning in to NBC's broadcasts of Major League Soccer. Miller dismissed criticism that focus on the English game would negatively effect the MLS, with 60% more viewers watching the domestic league compared to last season
The feature-length documentary is about the great Manchester United generation of Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil, and is released next month.
This should be good...for Walks, me and a few other classy people on here!