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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.