ACC reopens TV talks

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    Commissioner John Swofford said Friday the Atlantic Coast Conference has begun talks to renegotiate its television deal with ESPN after deciding to expand to 14 teams.

    In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Swofford talked about the league's TV deal, outlook on expansion and scheduling.

    The commissioner said the ACC and ESPN had informally discussed changes to the existing TV deal before starting negotiations last weekend following last month's decision to add Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East. This year, the ACC and ESPN began a 12-year deal worth $1.86 billion to give the network exclusive rights to conference football and men's basketball games.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...-negotiations-commissioner-john-swofford-says
     

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