ACC Tips Online Hoops Package
Live Simulcasts, On-Demand Action Play On Via Turner Sports Service
By Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 1/9/2008 10:25:00 AM
ACCSelect.com has dunked an exclusive partnership with Raycom Sports to distribute online video streaming for 34 regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference basketball games to their regional fan-base.All of the contests will be available to watch as either live simulcast or on an on-demand within ACC territories encompassing Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and Washington D.C. Users outside of ACC markets will be able to access the games on-demand one hour after their conclusion.
The ACC men’s basketball tournament, slated from March 13-16, will also be available via on-demand only, an hour after the contests end.
The package, tipping Jan. 12, will be available live and on-demand at through Turner Sports's Webcasting division PlayON! Sports. A single-event pass goes for $4.99 per game; a monthly all-event pass retails for $9.99 per month; and an annual pass costs $69.99. The latter two packages afford unlimited access to the games.www.accselect.com
“PlayON! Sports is proud to partner with Raycom Sports to provide online access of ACC conference basketball games so that fans can enjoy the thrill of top-ranked NCAA basketball,” said Phil Sharpe, senior vice president, general manager of the Turner service in a statement. “Whether they watch live or on-demand, ACCSelect.com will offer fans a new option to watch some of the most exciting match-ups in college basketball this season.”
Launched in September 2006 through a partnership with Raycom Sports, Lincoln Financial Sports and the ACC, ACCSelect.com also showcases ACC men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s ice hockey, wrestling and cross country.

























