Ratings Roundup: Postponed US Open Men’s Final Dips 36%
Sunday’s US Open men’s final was washed into Monday evening by heavy rain, and the telecast’s ratings took a huge hit as a result. Rafael Nadal’s four-set win over Novak […] More
Jason Dachman
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 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'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 and daughter June.
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FOX Sports Expands Use of Level 3’s Vyvx VenueNet
Level 3 Communications will provide FOX Sports with its Vyvx VenueNet+ sports broadcasting services including video, voice and Internet in venues throughout the U.S. for the 2010 NFL season. This contract […] More
SENSIO Earns Accolades at IBC Innovation Awards, CSI Awards
3D was prime topic at the IBC2010 Innovation Awards, being honored in three out of nine accolades and the Judges’ Prize going to the FIFA World Cup in 3D. SENSIO […] More
Harmonic Finalizes Omneon Acquisition
Harmonic has completed its acquisition of Omneon for aggregate consideration of approximately $194 million in cash and approximately 17.1 million shares of its common stock. This represents an enterprise value […] More
CSN Mid-Atlantic To Broadcast All Capitals Games in HD
The 2010-11 season will mark the first time Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic has broadcast all 70 regionally-televised Washington Capitals games in HD. CSN Mid-Atlantic’s television coverage of the upcoming Capitals season […] More
Canon’s HJ15 HD Zoom Lens Scales Pikes Peak
Freelance videographer Sam Allen’s Allen recently shot the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and deployed Canon’s HJ15ex8.5B portable HD zoom lens with built-in Optical Image Stabilization to capture the […] More
Abu Dhabi Media Company Delivers Live Sports Via Nevion Solutions
Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, has provided Flashlink HD signal processing and distribution solutions to Middle East broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC). The government-owned company chose Nevion’s HD signal solutions to […] More
Ericsson Brings Terrestrial HDTV to Finland
DNA, Finland’s largest cable TV operator with a 43 percent market share, has signed a new agreement with Ericsson that will make the HDTV experience available for 60% of all […] More
HTN Testing GigE Local Loops From Safeco Field, Coors Field
HTN is now testing new GigE local loops from MLB stadiums in Seattle and Denver. Broadcasts at Seattle’s Safeco Field and Denver’s Coors Field will be transmitted simultaneously via the […] More
IBC 2010: Sony Expands XDCAM Camcorder Line With PMW-500
At IBC last week, Sony unveiled the latest addition to its XDCAM line of tapeless-acquisition camcorders: the PMW-500 shoulder-mount professional camcorder. It’s Sony’s first memory-based shoulder-mount camera to record XDCAM […] More