ACC Network: FAQ - Pitt Panthers #H2P

GetACCN.com

Providers that carry ACCN

Altice USA
AT&T
Armstrong
Charter/Spectrum
Comcast Xfinity
Cox Cable
Direct TV
DISH
Google Fiber
Hulu+ Live TV
Sling
Verizon Fios
Vidgo
YouTube TV

NETWORK AVAILABILITY

How can I get ACCN?
- ESPN is working hard to ensure that ACCN will be broadly available via video providers across the country. Carriage agreements are already in place with the following video providers: DIRECTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Layer3 TV, Optimum, Suddenlink, Verizon Fios, as well as, members of the NRTC and Vivicast Media and more. For the latest updates and list, please visit www.GetACCN.com. You can also contact your pay TV provider and request that they carry ACCN as part of its channel lineup.
How do I get the digital part of the Network?
- Provided you are a customer who receives ACCN from your pay TV provider, you will have access to ACCNE via the ESPN App.
What is the best way for fans and alumni who want to make sure their cable company carries ACCN?
- Please visit www.GetACCN.com to show your interest in the Network and provide some general contact information. In addition, as an ACC fan, you can also contact your pay TV provider and request that it carries ACCN as part of its channel lineup.
Can I watch ACCN on my mobile phone or similar device?
- Yes. ACCN is available via the ESPN App on computers, tablets, mobile phones and TV-connected devices.
Can I pay to subscribe to ACCN online, Pay-Per-View or via ESPN3 if I can't get it on TV?
- No. The games will be exclusive to ACCN and ACCNE.
How will this impact my cable bill?
- ESPN negotiates wholesale rates, and retail prices are determined by each distributor. Services like the ACC Network add tremendous value, and given the popularity of ACC programming, the network will have broad distribution.
Do all ACC campuses carry ACCN?
- Campuses served by an affiliated provider will have access to ACCN.
I live in [state outside ACC footprint]. Are you working to make sure we are able to see the ACCN too?
- Yes. Our interest is in delivering this content in broadly distributed packages across the country.
Where can I apply for a job at ACCN?
- You can apply online at ESPNcareers.com.
Will ACCN have an internship program?
- ACC students will have the chance to apply for ESPN internships. Production opportunities also exist across all 15 schools to work on ESPN telecasts as part of the school control room project

PROGRAMMING & CONTENT

When did the ACC Network launch?
- The Network launched August 22, 2019.
What is the Network called?
- The Network is called “ACCN.” The formal name is “ACC Network.” ACC Network Extra (ACCNE) is the Network’s digital platform available on the ESPN App.
How is this different than other conference or single-school networks?
- This collaboration between the ACC and ESPN will bring together unparalleled content from one of the most competitive conferences in the country, with the highest quality, most innovative production partner in the sports industry.
Does ACCN look similar to ESPN channels?
- ACCN has the highest production quality, consistent with the standard set by ESPN.
Where is ACCN be located?
- The production home is in Bristol, Conn., which provides for efficient use of ESPN’s existing production facilities there—and it has support from all of ESPN’s resources around the country. ACCN’s business teams are anchored in Charlotte.
Why is Bristol ACCN's home, especially since there are no ACC teams in Connecticut?
- ESPN already has a state-of-the-art facility in Bristol that, coupled with the individual school studios, can deliver the highest quality content from across the conference.
Does each campus (or the ACC Offices) have upgraded television facilities?
- Each campus has created or upgraded dedicated production facilities for ACCN content. Pitt opened its state-of-the-art facility, Pitt Studios, in October of 2018. The 6,000 square foot broadcast facility houses three redundant broadcast control rooms, multiple editing suites, and a showpiece broadcast studio in the lobby of the Petersen Events Center. The broadcast hub is connected via fiber to the Petersen Sports Complex, Fitzgerald Field House and Trees Pool, and is responsible for over 100 sports broadcasts per year to support the launch of the ACC Network.
How many people will work for the ACCN?
- More than 100 full-time staff work for ACCN across ESPN.
Is ACCN 24 hours a day, seven days a week?
- ACCN has 24/7 programming; it’s a dedicated linear and digital platform for all things ACC.
What kind of shows will I see on the ACCN?
- ACCN offers live ACC sports and related studio programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Approximately 450 live televised events, including 40 regular season football games, 150 men’s and women’s basketball games, and 200 other regular season competitions and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming.
How does ACCN enhance the ACC fan experience?
- ACCN brings football, basketball and all ACC-sponsored sports to ACC fans. It provides more in-depth national coverage of all sports that are important to ACC fans, as well as more original content to than ever before. Fans have access to content on a range of devices. Also, there is programming dedicated to news and analysis surrounding the events.
How many football games will be aired on ACCN?
- ACCN televises approximately 40 football games per season and multiple spring games.
How many basketball games? Baseball? Women's sports?
- At least 450 events are televised on ACCN each year. Of the 450 events, there are more than 150 men’s and women’s basketball games and 200 other regular season competitions and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports. ACCNE includes hundreds of live events and will be available to ACCN subscribers across a range of devices. ACCN is also available via the ESPN App.
Does each school have a block of time to program as they see fit?
- ACCN is a conference-wide network. The goal is to provide exposure for each of the ACC member institutions. ACCN will achieve this goal without each school having its own block of time to program.
Is there academic programming?
- ACCN aims to tell stories of the whole athlete, both on and off the field of play.
Does ACCN air high school football games?
- No.
Does ACCN re-air games that were shown on other ESPN networks or Raycom?
- Yes.
Does ACC conference staff appear on-air or have any regular shows?
- No.
Does ACCN air bowl games? ACC Conference Championships?
- There are no current plans to air bowl games on the ACCN. ACCN will provide coverage of the ACC Championships for all sports.
Does ACCN include new personalities or use existing ESPN personalities for the games and studio shows?
- A mix of both existing ESPN personnel and new on-air staff will be present on ACCN. Announcers will be authentic and familiar to ACC fans.