University of North Carolina Athletics
ACC Select To Deliver Comprehensive Video Content
September 4, 2008 | General
Sept. 4, 2008
Charlotte, N.C. - Raycom Sports, CBS College Sports Network, and the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced today an agreement that makes CBS College Sports Network the exclusive broadband streaming partner for the ACC. Together, CBS College Sports Network and the ACC will deliver league sports content through ACC SELECT, the conference's broadband player. CBS College Sports Network will roll out a new version of the ACC SELECT product for the 2008-09 collegiate season.
ACC SELECT is a free and subscription online service, accessible through theACC.com, that offers live and on-demand streaming video of league games and other features highlighting the ACC's teams and student-athletes. Streaming video of over 600 live games will be available via ACC Select throughout the 2008-09 season.
"Together with the ACC and Raycom, we are providing unparalleled access to the league, bringing more ACC sports into more homes than ever before," said Tom Buffolano, Vice President and General Manager, Digital Programming and Subscription. "The ACC Select product we're launching for this season will allow fans to fully personalize their viewing experience, and stay connected in more ways than ever before with their favorite teams."
"We are excited to partner with CBS College Sports Network to provide ACC fans with live and on-demand access to unprecedented amounts of content from their favorite teams," said Raycom Sports President & CEO Ken Haines. "The Atlantic Coast Conference and Raycom Sports have been at the forefront of bringing live collegiate content to the internet. We believe that this partnership will further cement the ACC as the leading conference in broadband distribution."
"Featuring live contests involving ACC teams on the web has been a great platform for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans," said ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford. "We are excited to work with CBS College Sports Network in order to continue the opportunity to expose a national audience to the various sports within our conference."
CBS College Sports Network has also renewed its agreement with Raycom Sports
to operate the ACC website, theACC.com In addition to ACC SELECT, theACC.com boasts a variety of online features
including an e-commerce store, photo galleries, photo store and CBS College
Sports' exclusive GameTrackerTM technology, which allows fans to follow live
simulated game action, details and full play-by-play of their favorite teams
and sports.
About Raycom Sports
Raycom Sports, based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the leading independent
syndicators in the nation. Raycom owns the television rights to ACC
basketball and syndicated television rights to ACC football and SEC football
and basketball. In addition, Raycom owns events around the country,
including the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte and the LPGA Longs Drugs
Challenge in San Francisco.
