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 – and is one of the primary contributors to SVG's daily coverage of the sports-video-production industry. A member of the SVG team since 2009, Dachman also serves as Program Director for SVG's Esports Production Forum, RSN Summit, Sports Content Management Forum, Sports Graphics Forum, and TranSPORT conference. 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, with his wife Alyson.
More than 85% complete, SoFi Stadium, the future home of the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, CA, is entering the final stages of construction, it was announced at a media event on Wednesday. The stadium’s dual-sided 70,000-sq.-ft. scoreboard, dubbed the Oculus, will be the only two-sided oval centerhung videoboard at any […] More
This past Saturday, ESPN began delivering Saturday Primetime college basketball games live in native 4K resolution. The eight-week slate began with No. 11 Louisville at No. 3 Duke at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN and DirecTV. The Saturday Primetime 4K Game of the Week will continue through March 7. More
ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption launched a new set on Monday, marked by a full technology upgrade and several graphic enhancements. However, the overall look of the show — including heads on sticks in the background and the classic interaction between Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon — remains the same. More
When sports betting was legalized in many states, the floodgates opened on a newly discovered stream of content and revenue. For ESPN, television programming like Daily Wager offers an inside look at the day’s major sports events and suggests where the sports-media giant’s bets should lie. At the SVG Summit, Chief Editor Jason Dachman and Mike Morrison, VP, […] More
Although ESPN+’s exclusive streaming of the UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy PPV won’t begin until Saturday night, the ESPN production team has been a fixture on the Las Vegas Strip for the better part of a week. With superstar Conor McGregor’s return after a 15-month layoff generating plenty of interest, ESPN is producing more than […] More
When CBS Sports closes out its NFL season with Sunday’s Tennessee Titans–Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship matchup, it will mark the conclusion of one the network’s most technologically innovative campaigns. From the addition of Field Eye (Line-to-Gain camera technology) to an increase in high-speed cameras to more live aerial shots, the CBS Sports operations team […] More
Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon for UFC 246 tomorrow night is expected to generate plenty of fireworks and, judging by his history, even more PPV buys for ESPN+. With ample eyeballs expected to be glued to The Notorious’s showdown with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone Saturday, UFC’s longtime production partner Concom has rolled out a […] More
By the end of every calendar year, Turner Sports has made an imprint on some of sports’ biggest events. Outside the realm of live television production, the network has dipped a toe in the legalized–sports-betting waters with a new studio on the Las Vegas strip. At the SVG Summit, Chief Editor Jason Dachman and Chris Brown, VP, operations […] More
Comcast NBCUniversal is looking to leverage its extensive sports-media–technology portfolio to give the next generation of sports-tech startups a boost. The company has announced the launch of SportsTech, a global accelerator for sports-technology startups that will be supported by three of Comcast NBCU’s sports brands — NBC Sports, Sky Sports, and Golf Channel — as […] More
The Mountain West Conference has agreed to a pair of six-year media-rights deals with CBS Sports and Fox Sports. The deals, which are worth a combined $270 million (according to the Associated Press), begin with the 2020-21 season and run through 2025-26. More
