The deal, which includes women’s basketball and Olympic-sports matchups as well as conference championships, begins in 2011-12. Approximately 4,800 ACC events over the 12 years will air on ESPN’s television outlets, digital and mobile platforms, syndication and more.

In addition, Raycom Sports will continue its long-standing position as the syndication home of ACC content for over-the-air and regional cable network distribution in the ACC market and beyond.

Highlights of the new agreement:

Football on national TV: Regular-season action on Saturday afternoon and nights, primetime Thursdays, Labor Day Monday and the ACC championship game.

Men’s basketball on national TV: The most games ever across the ESPN networks, highlighted by both regular-season matchups of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry each year; for the first time, full national telecasts on all games televised on an ESPN platform (had been local market blackouts on handful of telecasts); a new weekly Sunday franchise on ESPNU; every regular-season intra-conference game and the entire conference tournament produced and distributed via ESPN and Raycom Sports.

Women’s basketball: A record number of women’s regular-season basketball games and the addition of the entire conference tournament.

Olympic sports: An expanded commitment to the league’s 22-sponsored Olympic sports with regular-season and championship telecasts, highlighted by baseball, softball, lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer.

Syndication: Syndication rights for ACC football, basketball and Olympic sports action for over-the-air and regional cable network distribution in ACC markets and beyond via an agreement with Raycom Sports and through potential sublicense agreements with other national outlets.

Digital media: Exclusive ACC football, men’s and women’s basketball, and Olympic sports games as well as simulcasts on ESPN3.com. Live ACC games, including football and basketball, on ESPN Mobile TV.

ESPN 3D: Live ACC action on ESPN 3D, ESPN’s newest network and the first 3D network to launch in the industry.

Additional outlets: ACC action on ESPN International, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN Full Court, ESPN Classic and ESPN Deportes; and extensive content rights for ESPN.com.