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I think the ACC is done with CW as they are pivoting to MWC and P12.
The original Raycom's contract (currently with CW) expires in 2027.
What's murky is whether the rights to those games (a package of one football game and two men’s basketball games per week, plus women's basketball) go back to the ACC or to ESPN.
A 2022 N&O article states that in 2027 “each ACC school will get an immediate bump of about $3 million more per year from the ACC.” So maybe the ACC already sold this package to ESPN for around $45 million a year ($3 million × 15 schools).
Even if it goes to ESPN, Disney may still decide to sublicense the package to another broadcaster.
I'm hoping for NBC, CBS, or at least TNT.
Link:
News&Observer
Thread Replies (14)
I actually think CW has done a good job. At least as good as ACCN.**
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 10:08 AM ET
I think they do a better job than the ACCN.**
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 10, 2026 at 05:14 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/10/26 05:14 PM ET
I think so also. I like the football announcers.**
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 05:27 PM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 05:27 PM ET
Yeah I don't get the criticism of the CW either.
-- mancunian
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM ET
mancunian
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03/10/26 10:23 AM ET
Not to mention they have a nationwide OTA network in addition to their...
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 10, 2026 at 05:12 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/10/26 05:12 PM ET
I actually enjoy their football coverage. I didn't think CW should have
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 10:29 AM ET
Hard news, and live events are the only things
-- Big12 guy
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM ET
Big12 guy
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03/10/26 10:28 AM ET
ACC doesn't own those games. ESPN has all of it.
-- 33laszlo99
Mar 09, 2026 at 10:34 PM ET
33laszlo99
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03/09/26 10:34 PM ET
folks STILL dont understand the rights thing
-- 1947Sunbowl
Mar 10, 2026 at 09:53 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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03/10/26 09:53 AM ET
Isn't the CW deal a result of the Raycom demise? CW took over the remaining
-- IB4TECH
Mar 12, 2026 at 09:25 AM ET
IB4TECH
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03/12/26 09:25 AM ET
The confusion might be because the Big 12 has multiple media partners,
-- Big12 guy
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Big12 guy
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03/10/26 10:06 AM ET
Ya, the TNT deal is a sublease, much like CW and
-- Big12 guy
Mar 10, 2026 at 08:45 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/10/26 08:45 PM ET