EPL Talk

Episode 22 features an interview with Fox Soccer Channel executive Dermot McQuarrie. During the call, McQuarrie discusses the changes at FSC for the 2006/2007 Premiership season, the new Fox Football Fone-In show, whether watching football on HDTV and broadband are in FSC's future, the most popular timeslot on the channel, and much more. Also discussed is the wrap-up of the Premiership action from the weekend.

In episode 21, we interview the hosts of the Australian podcast entitled "A Game of Two Halves." The blokes from down under discuss why they started their podcast, how the Premiership TV coverage is in Australia, what they think of how Americans are into the English Premier League, the future of football podcasts, and their memories from growing up watching the beautiful game in England. The podcast also features The Gaffer's viewpoints on the opening Premiership weekend, two chances to win an EPL Talk T-shirt and more.

Episode 20 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with Joseph Scotti, executive vice-president at ITVN. Scotti discusses how soccer fans in the United States can watch the Setanta Sports network over a broadband connection, and enjoy high-quality video of many of the 2006/2007 Premiership matches. Scotti answers your technical questions, hints at possible programming additions in the future, and discusses the Internet Protocol TV technology that makes ITVN possible.

Episode 19 features an interview with Shane O'Rourke, the president of North American operations for Setanta Sports. This special edition focuses on Setanta's announcement that they'll be showing more than 90 live Premiership matches during the 2006/2007 season. The discussion includes what options are available to EPL fans, whether the channel will be showing Euro 2008 qualifiers, who owns the rights to show the Premiership via broadband in North America, what the status is of Setanta in Canada, and everything else you need to know to get the most of the Premiership this upcoming season.

Episode 18 features an interview with Paul Oakenfold, the world's most famous DJ who has opened for Madonna and U2, played the Great Wall of China and invented trance music. But what most people don't realize is that he's also a huge football fan. Listen to the interview to discover what teams he supports, what famous stadium he named his recording studio after, what he thinks of the TV coverage of the English Premiership in North America, and his opinions on Manchester United, and much more. Paul's latest album, entitled "A Lively Mind," is now available on Maverick Records.