ESPN will bring the Atlantic Coast Conference to the big screen from a new theatrical distribution deal with Theatre Sports Network.
ACC’s school soccer games streamed on ESPN’s platforms will be available for distribution in visiting team markets or in national and outdoor markets for games at independent venues. The participation fee to watch the games will be decided through the attractive local cinemas.
The pact, which also covers New Year’s Six Bowl games and adds the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, the Capital One Orange Bowl, the CFP semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the CFP semifinal of the Rose Bowl Game. and the National School Football Playoff Championship: includes a total of approximately 75 games in the 2023-24 school football season.
In a statement, Theatre Sports Network President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Daw said movie theaters are “the next great frontier for sporting events. “
“We theaters have the ability to generate excitement around live sporting events. These events will reflect the atmosphere of a football stadium as enthusiasts gather and fill the halls to watch the matches on the big screen. “”As we move forward, we look forward to uploading matches from other school football matches, as well as other live sporting events. “
TSN partners with MetaMedia as a live broadcast distribution partner. The cloud-based platform is currently connected to more than 5,000 screens in the U. S. U. S. and Canadian in top 50 cities, adding drive-in theaters and places to dine out. .
The deal builds on ESPN’s partnership with Cinemark in 2021 and 2022 to make high school football playoff semifinals and national championship games available to enthusiasts in theaters.