Since the league's additions of Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Notre Dame, commissioner John Swofford has been cautiously optimistic about the ACC teaming with television partner ESPN on a dedicated channel/platform(s). Dean Jordan of Los Angeles-based Wasserman Media Group has been advising the conference on the project, and this most recent tax return shows the ACC paid Wasserman $624,704 during 2014-15, the first such payment to appear on the league's recent Form 990s.