It’s been an up and down first couple of years for the ACC Network. Recently we documented where the ACC Network needs to improve, but there have been some highlights and positives that should be noted.
We list them below.
1) The Packer & Durham Show with @MarkPacker and @WesDurham. My morning commute is dialed into this show, and has been since it’s inception. Packer and Durham have a great historical perspective of the league, and are fun and engaged with ACC student athletes and personalities during interviews from a variety of sports. They care about the league and it shows.
2) Increased exposure for ACC sports wrestling, lacrosse, and women’s softball. While every ACC sport in getting increased exposure, these sports in particular seem to be benefitting the most. ACC wrestling now has a dedicated Friday night of viewing. Lacrosse where the ACC is the nations best conference had dozens of men’s and women’s game televised. Softball also had more than 30 games televised. These athletes now have a platform to get interviewed as well.
3) Prime-Time ACC football. Remember a few years ago when ACC football games seems to be clogged together at noon and early afternoon time slots? The ACC Network has allowed for ACC football games to spread across the day. Each Saturday there’s a ACC football game at night which is a welcome sight.
4) The celebration of student athletes. One of the criticisms of the ACC Network in some circles has been uneven coverage to the different programs. When the ACC has programming like below…
The ACCs 52 postgraduate scholarship award winners will be featured on “No Limit: The ACC Salutes Scholar-Athletes.”
This one-hour show debuts on @accnetwork at 8 pm on Monday, May 17.https://t.co/0oLQpmEdl4
— The ACC (@theACC) May 13, 2021
…it’s hard to criticize. Every ACC school is represented by a student athlete that an ACC fan can enjoy, More programming like this is needed and this is a good start.
5) The ACC Network has increased revenue. Say what you will about the network’s implementation, it’s programming, release date etc. The fact is the network has increased the revenue of each member school to over $30 Million which while still significantly trails the SEC and Big 10 is an improvement. Without the network – any sizeable revenue growth would be impossible. In addition, with the high likelihood of Comcast coming on board later this year the potential for more financial growth is there. That simply couldn’t happen without the ACC Network doing something right.
