YouTube TV secures carriage deal for ACC Network

YouTube TV, the OTT service operated by Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube, has announced it will carry the ESPN-owned ACC Network channel when the latter launches later this month.

ACC Network will showcase college sports action from the Atlantic Coast Conference and is scheduled to launch on August 22.

ACC Network’s coverage will include 40 American football games per season, as well as more than 150 basketball games and a host of other sports.

Carriage deals for ACC Network have already been agreed with DirecTV, Hulu Live TV and PlayStation Vue.