ESPN to Start a Digital-Only Network With the ACC
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ESPN and the ACC on Thursday will unveil plans for a new digital network dedicated to the Power Five athletic conference, which is slated to be followed in due course by the introduction of a linear cable TV channel, according to people familiar with the situation.
Six years in the making, the digital offering, ACC Network Plus, will be available to ESPN subscribers as of next month, at no additional cost. Authenticated subs will be able to access the channel via the WatchESPN app, which currently streams live content from nine other Bristol properties, including the flagship net and the SEC Network. ACC Network Plus is modeled closely on the SEC Network Plus service that was introduced by ESPN in August 2014, the people said.
The ACC’s 15 member schools include basketball heavyweights Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Louisville and Virginia, as well as football stalwarts like Florida State and Clemson. An ACC team has won four of the last eight NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships, and the conference has been represented in two of the last three football title bouts.
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