Wildhack (r) said that the league plans to devote different nights to broadcasting different sportsGETTY IMAGES
Syracuse AD John Wildhack said that when the ACC Network launches in August, the "biggest difference for fans will be in the amount of non-revenue sports offerings that will be broadcast on cable television," according to Chris Carlson of the Syracuse POST-STANDARD. While Syracuse has "prided itself on putting a high number of its events on ACC Network Extra, the ACC Network offerings will all have a high production value and will be available on traditional television." Wildhack said that the league "plans to devote different nights to broadcasting different sports, providing spotlights for non-revenue athletes." While the ACC Network will "reduce the number of high-profile games broadcast on ACC Network Extra, it won’t eliminate the use of the option that has frequently received mixed reviews from customers." The ACC and ESPN will "likely continue to put a handful of attractive games on ACC Network," but a "reasonable way to think about the channel is to anticipate that it will broadcast the games that have traditionally been placed on local television and regional sports networks through the league’s Raycom Sports agreement, as well as some additional games." Meanwhile, ESPN is "making an effort to put ACC alumni and well-known figures" on the ACC Network (Syracuse POST-STANDARD, 5/22).
