Yardbarker · Oct 30, 2015
ESPN Reportedly Wants To Delay Launch Of An ACC Network
Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 10:20 pm
Dustin Tackett
ESPN has asked to delay the launch of an ACC Network that was supposed to be ready to go for 2017, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Georgia Tech president G.P. “Bud” Peterson explained during last week’s Georgia Tech Athletic Association quarterly board meeting.
This is interesting. Georgia Tech’s president spilling the beans that ESPN wants to delay ACC network https://t.co/dnwbXmMiKp
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 30, 2015
According to Peterson, ESPN fears it will lose considerable amounts of money early on, which has been seen during the launch of other conference networks. It wants to be prepared before the network launches.