Awful Announcing
A Syracuse-UNC soccer game going to penalty kicks on ACC Network meant it was quite hard for people to watch the Louisville-Miami men's basketball opener there.
Another ACC Network holdout bites the dust.
Mark Richt is giving off some Retired Dad Who Had A Third Heineken vibes on ACC Network.
The All Access series will follow the Notre Dame women and the North Carolina men, respectively.
This deal means ACC Network could reach as many as 52 million subscribers altogether now.
Nope, "Tua Tagobailoa" does not play for the Crimson Tide.
"You wouldn't want to try this without a strategic partner like ESPN, and because they've been the ACC's partner for so long, it was just a natural fit."
There's nothing like an impending football season to drive carriage deals.
Defending national champion Clemson's season opener won't be watchable for many fans.
Even those on Comcast and Dish can watch the ACC Network launch. The first 10 minutes of it, anyway.
Four games in Week 2 and one in Week 3 will be on "ACC Network Extra," a digital product within the ESPN app only available to authenticated ACC Network subscribers.
"We want to be the beta test for a lot of technical initiatives. Immersive reality, augmented reality, new camera angles — why not? We’re going to be in the weeds as a test pilot."
The 750+ members of the NCTC can now opt in to carry the ACC Network at launch.
The ACCN broadcasts include some new-to-ESPN faces like Wood, Beason and Mark Herzlich, plus some experienced ESPN figures like Collinsworth, Dave O'Brien and Tim Hasselbeck.
The ACC Network's current announced deals only cover about 20 million homes, although more are expected by launch. But there are still some big holdouts, including Comcast, Dish, and Charter.
