ESPN had until Feb. 1 to pick up the option on a 20-year contract signed in 2016 that helped launch the ACC Network. Had ESPN declined, the partnership would have ended after the 2027 season.

ACCN features teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including Boston College, Duke University, Florida State University, Syracuse University and University of Pittsburgh. The ESPN-owned network ...

The network has a separate agreement for the ACC Network. The ACC's future has been subject of much speculation, though ESPN was expected to extend its deal, in part, becuase of the great value it ...

The ESPN and ACC relationship has spanned more than 35 years and includes ACC Network which was launched in August of 2019. ACC Network, a collaboration between ESPN and the ACC, is one of only ...

A person familiar with the contracts said the second deal specifically covered the ACC Network through 2035-36 regardless of whether ESPN picked up the option on the base rights, a detail first ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ESPN has exercised its option extending ... a rights deal that has spanned 35 years and the launch of the ACC Network in August 2019 in a joint effort. Commissioner Jim ...