 Created as a result of a 20-year broadcast partnership between the two entities, the network is a joint venture between the conference and ESPN Inc. (which operates the network).Launching on August 22, 2019, the ACC Network is a subscription television network which focuses on the sporting events of the Atlantic Coast Conference as part of a current agreement extending to the 2036-37 academic term as a joint venture of network operator ESPN Inc. and the ACC.ESPN launched its high definition simulcast feed, originally branded as ESPNHD, on March 30, 2003.