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 three national and fully distributed conference networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ESPN has exercised its option extending its media rights agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference through the 2035-36 academic year.The network and the ACC

ESPN has decided to pick up the back end of its media-rights deal with the ACC, which is good news for ESPN, not so much for the ACC.