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    ACC Network and where to watch Duke games

    I live in Portland, OR and watch the Duke games, usually after they are played, using WatchESPN/ESPN3 app on replay. I also have access to Xfinity online so I can stream games that way as well. With the ACCN, would WatchESPN stop streaming / replay those games? I have no cable TV / satellite TV. And without any deal with satellite and cable, I wonder if the bars will also not be able to play them in my area?

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    It still seems to be a bit fluid...

    Julian posted about Disney (ACCN owner via ESPN) streaming on the main page.

    I don't think Comcast/Xfinity has signed on to the ACCN yet. I do imagine sports bars will find a way to get games...

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    Quote Originally Posted by -jk View Post

    I do imagine sports bars will find a way to get games...

    -jk
    Thank goodness for sports bars, for many reasons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by evrim View Post
    I live in Portland, OR and watch the Duke games, usually after they are played, using WatchESPN/ESPN3 app on replay. I also have access to Xfinity online so I can stream games that way as well. With the ACCN, would WatchESPN stop streaming / replay those games? I have no cable TV / satellite TV. And without any deal with satellite and cable, I wonder if the bars will also not be able to play them in my area?
    Yep, I'm bummed about ACCN for the few Duke games that will be on it and not be part of the standard cable package. Will have to be creative to find alternatives to watch live (or pay the bucks to subscribe).

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    You're confused in Oregon? I live in Raleigh and I'm confused.

    It's tempting to assume it will all work out. But the local CBS station hasn't been on U-Verse for months and one would think solving that would be a pretty high priority.

    So, a certain level of concern might be in order.

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    Here's a link to help clarify things.

    https://promo.espn.com/espn/accn/faq

    Starting at item #21, which is the current list of TV providers, it makes clear that if you don't have a cable TV provider who has signed up, you won't be able to watch ACCN. Item #25 confirms this... "Can I pay to subscribe to ACCN online, Pay-Per-View or via ESPN3 if I can't get it on TV? No. The games will be exclusive to ACCN and ACCNE."

    The really confusing part is that for several years now they've seemingly bundled ESPN3 (computer) to the WatchESPN app (Roku, Apple & mobile). I'm not a cord cutter yet, but even paying extra for the WatchESPN app via Roku, there's no channel for ACCN. This would confirm that there's no cord-cutter option except for the newly released agreement with YouTube TV.

    The downside with YouTube TV is that you have to purchase the whole bundle. You can't just watch ACCN, which would be ~ $65/mo. To JD's article on the homepage, Amazon & Disney have no love for each other, so I'd highly doubt that ACCN / ESPN would reach an agreement with Amazon. Disney wouldn't allow it. Plus, that's not necessarily Amazon's game plan... or Apple or Netflix's either, for that matter. Apple & Netflix are going after original content. AMZN, Apple & Netflix may offer a few sep. app options, but ESPN has not shown any interest in going that route. With the exception of Disney's new channel coming up in November, ESPN has still aligned themselves to the cable TV model ~ which would explain the agreement with YouTube. YT is simply a new method of delivering cable TV. It's a different model than Amazon, Apple or Netflix altogether.

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    Quote Originally Posted by g4orce View Post
    Here's a link to help clarify things.

    https://promo.espn.com/espn/accn/faq

    Starting at item #21, which is the current list of TV providers, it makes clear that if you don't have a cable TV provider who has signed up, you won't be able to watch ACCN. Item #25 confirms this... "Can I pay to subscribe to ACCN online, Pay-Per-View or via ESPN3 if I can't get it on TV? No. The games will be exclusive to ACCN and ACCNE."

    The really confusing part is that for several years now they've seemingly bundled ESPN3 (computer) to the WatchESPN app (Roku, Apple & mobile). I'm not a cord cutter yet, but even paying extra for the WatchESPN app via Roku, there's no channel for ACCN. This would confirm that there's no cord-cutter option except for the newly released agreement with YouTube TV.

    The downside with YouTube TV is that you have to purchase the whole bundle. You can't just watch ACCN, which would be ~ $65/mo. To JD's article on the homepage, Amazon & Disney have no love for each other, so I'd highly doubt that ACCN / ESPN would reach an agreement with Amazon. Disney wouldn't allow it. Plus, that's not necessarily Amazon's game plan... or Apple or Netflix's either, for that matter. Apple & Netflix are going after original content. AMZN, Apple & Netflix may offer a few sep. app options, but ESPN has not shown any interest in going that route. With the exception of Disney's new channel coming up in November, ESPN has still aligned themselves to the cable TV model ~ which would explain the agreement with YouTube. YT is simply a new method of delivering cable TV. It's a different model than Amazon, Apple or Netflix altogether.
    Uh...now I'm confused. You should not be paying extra for the WatchESPN app.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acymetric View Post
    Uh...now I'm confused. You should not be paying extra for the WatchESPN app.
    Sorry... I confused myself for a sec. ESPN+ is what I'm paying for on top of the WatchESPN app via Roku. Neither of those, though, have ACCN. :-(

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    The odds are that all the major carriers will eventually sign up for the ACCN. The big ones went down to the wire with the SECN and they'll probably go down to the wire with the ACCN but they'll get there. If your carrier doesn't you can always switch carriers. Other than the documentary on the Dawkins recruiting class, there won't be much Duke stuff on the ACCN for several weeks, apart from the NC A&T football game which will be on ACCNX (ACC Network Extra).

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    Quote Originally Posted by g4orce View Post
    Here's a link to help clarify things.

    https://promo.espn.com/espn/accn/faq

    Starting at item #21, which is the current list of TV providers, it makes clear that if you don't have a cable TV provider who has signed up, you won't be able to watch ACCN. Item #25 confirms this... "Can I pay to subscribe to ACCN online, Pay-Per-View or via ESPN3 if I can't get it on TV? No. The games will be exclusive to ACCN and ACCNE."

    The really confusing part is that for several years now they've seemingly bundled ESPN3 (computer) to the WatchESPN app (Roku, Apple & mobile). I'm not a cord cutter yet, but even paying extra for the WatchESPN app via Roku, there's no channel for ACCN. This would confirm that there's no cord-cutter option except for the newly released agreement with YouTube TV.

    The downside with YouTube TV is that you have to purchase the whole bundle. You can't just watch ACCN, which would be ~ $65/mo. To JD's article on the homepage, Amazon & Disney have no love for each other, so I'd highly doubt that ACCN / ESPN would reach an agreement with Amazon. Disney wouldn't allow it. Plus, that's not necessarily Amazon's game plan... or Apple or Netflix's either, for that matter. Apple & Netflix are going after original content. AMZN, Apple & Netflix may offer a few sep. app options, but ESPN has not shown any interest in going that route. With the exception of Disney's new channel coming up in November, ESPN has still aligned themselves to the cable TV model ~ which would explain the agreement with YouTube. YT is simply a new method of delivering cable TV. It's a different model than Amazon, Apple or Netflix altogether.
    Yeah, this is something that I think needs clarification and may be phrased in a misleading way in some of the recent articles both here and elsewhere. As far as I understand it, ESPN+ does not include the ESPN networks, which includes ACCN (much like SECN). So the new Disney+ bundle that includes ESPN+ would not include ACCN (like one of the recent front page articles suggests), just like getting ESPN+ doesn't get you ESPN or ESPN2. ESPN+ is "extra" content on top of the ESPN networks, and doesn't include the networks themselves.

    So if you really are a traditional "cord-cutter" looking to get ACCN, YouTubeTV might be the way you have to go. To be honest, this is one of the reasons I think that even more people haven't cut the cord, i.e. access to live and local sports content. If I was still in the US (things are made much more complicated for me being in Canada now, haha), I would cut the cord in a second if I knew I could get access to all of my sports as part of one of the various packages, but nothing seems to fit the bill yet. (In Canada, I'm essentially forced to stick with crappy Bell Fibe TV to get my college sports, as they offer a "college sports package" a la carte whereas their main competitor, Rodgers, only has it as part of a huge and expensive sports bundle.)

    All of this is a long way to say that I think we've all been confusing some key points when it comes to ESPN+, ACCN, and cord-cutting, and we should make sure we're all talking about the same things so as not to confuse anyone further!
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottdude8 View Post
    Yeah, this is something that I think needs clarification and may be phrased in a misleading way in some of the recent articles both here and elsewhere. As far as I understand it, ESPN+ does not include the ESPN networks, which includes ACCN (much like SECN). So the new Disney+ bundle that includes ESPN+ would not include ACCN (like one of the recent front page articles suggests), just like getting ESPN+ doesn't get you ESPN or ESPN2. ESPN+ is "extra" content on top of the ESPN networks, and doesn't include the networks themselves.

    So if you really are a traditional "cord-cutter" looking to get ACCN, YouTubeTV might be the way you have to go. To be honest, this is one of the reasons I think that even more people haven't cut the cord, i.e. access to live and local sports content. If I was still in the US (things are made much more complicated for me being in Canada now, haha), I would cut the cord in a second if I knew I could get access to all of my sports as part of one of the various packages, but nothing seems to fit the bill yet. (In Canada, I'm essentially forced to stick with crappy Bell Fibe TV to get my college sports, as they offer a "college sports package" a la carte whereas their main competitor, Rodgers, only has it as part of a huge and expensive sports bundle.)

    All of this is a long way to say that I think we've all been confusing some key points when it comes to ESPN+, ACCN, and cord-cutting, and we should make sure we're all talking about the same things so as not to confuse anyone further!
    Maybe this has already been posted, so I decided to check out the ACCN on my ROKU device. In my search I found it was on the actual ROKU channel app itself, and listed as free. It was called the ACC Digital Network. Had no problem getting it and I watched it for a few minutes. DISH is my primary tv provider and so far has not included the ACC network yet. But I strongly believe they will do so for they already have the Longhorn Network, SEC,
    and a couple of others all grouped together in the 400 range of channels. Hope this helps!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by campered View Post
    Maybe this has already been posted, so I decided to check out the ACCN on my ROKU device. In my search I found it was on the actual ROKU channel app itself, and listed as free. It was called the ACC Digital Network. Had no problem getting it and I watched it for a few minutes. DISH is my primary tv provider and so far has not included the ACC network yet. But I strongly believe they will do so for they already have the Longhorn Network, SEC,
    and a couple of others all grouped together in the 400 range of channels. Hope this helps!!
    Just to clarify, what you found on your Roku is not​ the ACC Network that is being discussed here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acymetric View Post
    Just to clarify, what you found on your Roku is not​ the ACC Network that is being discussed here.
    Geeeez, is there more than one ACC network? The title of this thread is ACC Network and where to watch Duke games. Are you saying that what I found is not the real ACC Network? If so, I guess I will have to wait for DISH to pick up the real one....Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by campered View Post
    Geeeez, is there more than one ACC network? The title of this thread is ACC Network and where to watch Duke games. Are you saying that what I found is not the real ACC Network? If so, I guess I will have to wait for DISH to pick up the real one...Thanks!
    The ACC Digital Network is an online platform for video content that the ACC uses now.

    The ACC Network is an actual TV channel that goes live in about a week (i.e. you can't watch it yet because it doesn't exist yet), which will have its own digital/online component (same as ESPN/WatchESPN/ESPN3 model).

    I haven't actually seen anything about what will happen with the ACC Digital Network once the ACC Network goes live, but they are definitely two separate things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acymetric View Post
    The ACC Digital Network is an online platform for video content that the ACC uses now.

    The ACC Network is an actual TV channel that goes live in about a week (i.e. you can't watch it yet because it doesn't exist yet), which will have its own digital/online component (same as ESPN/WatchESPN/ESPN3 model).

    I haven't actually seen anything about what will happen with the ACC Digital Network once the ACC Network goes live, but they are definitely two separate things.
    I'm not sure but I think that the ACC Digital Network becomes ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) on 8/22. I know that you'll only be able to get ACCNX if you get ACCN. ACCNX is for all the field hockey and wrestling and so forth that won't fit on ACCN and maybe for the historical stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    I'm not sure but I think that the ACC Digital Network becomes ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) on 8/22. I know that you'll only be able to get ACCNX if you get ACCN. ACCNX is for all the field hockey and wrestling and so forth that won't fit on ACCN and maybe for the historical stuff.
    The ACC and ESPN need to get together and clarify their branding, that should be obvious, since it's pretty difficult to decipher what they currently have and what they'll have in the future. It's a hash right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    I'm not sure but I think that the ACC Digital Network becomes ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) on 8/22. I know that you'll only be able to get ACCNX if you get ACCN. ACCNX is for all the field hockey and wrestling and so forth that won't fit on ACCN and maybe for the historical stuff.
    Might be. I know that the currently existing ACC Network Extra (ACCNE, which is part of WatchESPN) is going to become the digital component of the ACC Network and rebrand itself as ACCNX. Would make sense for the ACC Digital Network to get folded into that as well but I haven't seen anything specifically addressing that.

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    Anyone know the DirecTV channel # for the ACC Network?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WiJoe View Post
    Anyone know the DirecTV channel # for the ACC Network?
    I sure couldn't find it on the DirecTV web site.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    I sure couldn't find it on the DirecTV web site.
    i believe 642 but it ain't there yet, starts late on Thursday i think...

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