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ESPN, Atlantic Coast Conference to launch ACC Network

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July 21, 2016

| Front Row Staff

ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference will launch the ACC Network – a comprehensive linear and digital network, it was announced today by ACC Commissioner John Swofford and ESPN President John Skipper at the conference’s annual Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte, N.C.

The 20-year partnership will provide ACC fans unprecedented access to live events via a comprehensive, multi-platform network. It also provides for the extension of the conference’s existing rights agreement with ESPN to 2036. ESPN is the ACC’s exclusive worldwide rights holder.

Watch the replay of the announcement on ESPN3. For more information on ESPN’s multiplatform conference media days coverage, visit ESPN MediaZone.

ESPN President John Skipper addresses the announcement of the ACC Network during the ACC Media Day. (Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
ESPN President John Skipper addresses the announcement of the ACC Network during the ACC Media Day in Charlotte, N.C. (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)