Furthermore, becauseof a reasonable time zone difference between England and North America, many ofthe matches could be aired during daytime and prime time in the Western Hemisphere which would boost TV ratings, sponsorship dollars, and advertising rates.
They called it the Industrial Revolution because for the first time in all of human history, economic growth started at a rate where you could see thedifference in living standards at the end of a human lifespan relative to the beginning of a human lifespan.
And it literally made thedifference between winning or losing the battle, becauseofthetime necessary to get the reinforcements into that blocking force.