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 move to IP networks requires a commitment to network security, disciplined best practices, and more to ensure that malware, phishing, and other attacks don’t jeopardize the show. As the infrastructure behind live sports production transitions to IP, broadcast centers and truck compounds must operate on a secure network in order to protect this valuable […] More
NASCAR viewers are in store for a brand-new perspective this Sunday. Fox Sports will deploy a Mega Trax MX 500 RF-controlled robotic rail cam during its Coca-Cola 600 race coverage at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The rail-cam deployment will follow a successful test in March at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. More
The Colorado Rockies are celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary this year with upgrades to Coors Field ranging from club-level to clubhouse renovations. One new feature, however, sticks out from all the rest: a towering 8,369-sq.-ft. 1080p LED videoboard that is the first HDR-capable board ever installed in a sports venue. More
In a landmark ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports gambling, giving states the go-ahead to allow betting on sports. The 6-3 vote in favor of New Jersey in the case of Murphy vs. National Collegiate Athletic Association comes after nearly a decade of fighting to legalize sports gambling in the […] More
As the broadcast-production industry makes the transition from SDI baseband to IP, the sports-media sector is helping lead the way. And the transition starts with the router. Over the past three years, the market has seen mobile-unit providers like Game Creek Video and NEP roll out trucks built around IP routers, and several U.S. sports […] More
Fox Sports and the Fox Innovation Lab will blaze the 5G trail next month at the 118th U.S. Open Championship, partnering with Ericsson, Intel, and AT&T to stream 4K HDR video over 5G from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR video from two Fox Sports cameras positioned on the par-3 seventh […] More
Perform Group announced on Thursday creation of an eight-year, $1 billion joint venture with Matchroom Boxing that the two UK-based companies are calling the biggest boxing deal ever. The Matchroom Boxing USA partnership will mark the U.S. launch of Perform Group’s VOD and live-streaming service, DAZN, which will be the exclusive U.S. broadcast partner for 16 […] More
Former ESPN President John Skipper has been named executive chairman of Perform Group. Based in New York, he will oversee all of the UK-based Perform Group’s operations and strategy and report to the board. Company founder Simon Denyer will continue as CEO, based in London. Skipper resigned suddenly as president of ESPN and co-chairman of Disney Media […] More
Every NEP launch pushes the technological envelope. The debut of EN3 for ESPN on March 30, however, was historic: it’s the first truck in North America built around a SMPTE ST 2110 IP routing core. After a long standardization process, SMPTE officially published the first standards within ST 2110 Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks […] More
The UFC is moving to ESPN and ESPN+. The MMA promoter has signed a multi-year deal with The Walt Disney Company’s new Direct-To-Consumer & International segment and ESPN for exclusive live UFC content on ESPN+ and across a variety of ESPN’s television, social, and digital platforms, in English and Spanish. The deal, which will begin […] More
