As Chief Editor, Dachman oversees all aspects of SVG's North American editorial operations, including all news on Sportsvideo.org, the daily SVG Insider newsletter, and SVG’s annual print publications. A member of the SVG team since 2009, Dachman also serves as Program Director for SVG's Sports Content Management & Storage (SCMS) Forum, RSN Summit, Sports Graphics Forum, and TranSPORT event. Prior to joining SVG, he covered local sports for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, MA, and served on the production staff of SiriusXM Satellite Radio's The Ron & Fez Show. Dachman began his career in the Sports Information department at Northeastern University in Boston, where he earned a BA in Media Communications and Cinema Studies. A native of Denver, CO, Jason currently resides in Queens, NY.
The Fox Sports and MLB Network All-Star compound was an all-Game Creek affair at Nationals Park this week, as the mobile-facilities provider rolled out a total of 10 total trucks in Washington, DC, this week. More
Having made its first MLB All-Star appearance in Miami last year, the team from C360 was back with Fox Sports at Nationals Park this week. Two C360 6K+ (25X HD) 60p camera systems provided 360-degree outputs: one at low home and one attached to the SkyCam system in left field. More
All six of ESPN’s productions at the MLB All-Star festivities in Washington D.C., including Monday’s Home Run Derby, were run out of NEP’s EN1 mobile units (A, B, C, and D) with three separate production spaces serving the various entities. More
ESPN’s production at this year’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas was almost unrecognizable compared with just a few years ago. With all 30 teams participating for the first time, ESPN’s presence in Vegas has grown from a small, four-camera show to a massive production of all 82 Summer League games (July 6-17) across ESPN, […] More
Aerial Video Systems (AVS) was on hand at Washington’s Nationals Park this week providing aerial coverage from a fixed-wing plane for the MLB All-Star Festivities. Obtaining clearance for an aerial in one of the most protected cities in the world is always a challenge, but AVS’s long track record of aerial jobs there helped pave […] More
Canon’s new CJ45ex13.6B 2/3-in. 4K portable EFP lens made its live-production debut on Tuesday, deployed for coverage of the MLB All-Star Game on one of Fox Sports’ two low-home robotic cameras to cover the pitcher and home plate. More
With temperatures in Washington topping out at 98 degrees on Monday, CAT Entertainment Services (CES) was put to the test at the MLB All-Star festivities. As the provider of generator power, distribution, and technical services for ESPN, Fox, and MLB Network, CES was tasked with keeping the power on and the crew cool at one […] More
For the first time in MLB history, a SkyCam system was deployed for actual game coverage — rather than just beauty shots — this week for Fox Sports’ MLB All-Star Game production at Nationals Park. The vast open area in left field and left center field provided an ideal visual environment and also allowed the […] More
Nearly 20 Fletcher robos were scattered across Nationals Park this week for MLB All-Star festivities, deployed by Fox Sports, ESPN, and MLB Network. More
MLB Network’s linear-TV–production and live-streaming operations were bigger than ever at this year’s MLB All-Star, and its social-media efforts also took a monumental step forward: more MLB social-media–first content was created across its Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat platforms than ever before. More
