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.
After a successful season opener of Thursday Night Football with a jump in ratings and plenty of high-tech innovations, Fox Sports looks to cap off its 2018-19 NFL Campaign in style with the NFC Championship on Sunday in New Orleans. The Rams-Saints matchup will feature many of the tools that became staples of Fox Sports’ […] More
NEP will be the first to deploy Canon’s new 4K UHD-DIGISUPER 111 broadcast lens during a live broadcast in the U.S., using it this Sunday at the AFC Championship in Kansas City, Mo. Announced along with the UHD-DIGISUPER 122 at IBC 2018, the UHD-DIGISUPER 111 features a 111X zoom, delivering a whopping 925mm on the […] More
TNDV’s relaunched Destination mobile unit has a lengthy history. The Tennessee-based mobile-production-services provider is actually the third owner of the truck, which was known as Blackjack when TNDV took ownership and was often used for sports production by its previous owner, Greystone Media. For the past four years, the truck has supported all in-house A/V […] More
Tonight, NBC Sports Washington will embark on one of the most significant in-game sports-betting experiments of any U.S. sports network to date. During this evening’s Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game, the RSN will debut an interactive live-game experience on NBC Sports Washington Plus, offering a free-to-play predictive-gaming contest with a $500 prize, along with real-time betting […] More
It has been nearly a year since the NBC aired Super Bowl LII, but the Peacock is in a Super Bowl state of mind this weekend in Kansas City. On Saturday, it will roll out a special 90-minute pregame edition of Football Night in America from two sets at Arrowhead Stadium in advance of the Chiefs-Colts AFC […] More
Golf fans are in store for a brand-new look from Golf Channel this year. The network worked with Troika/Mission Group (TMG) to revamp the graphics package across its live coverage of professional tournaments. The refreshed NBC Sports and Golf Channel graphics debuted during last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions on the PGA TOUR. More
NBC Sports Group gave hockey fans an up-close-and-personal look at Tuesday’s NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium courtesy of the RF Wireless RefVu camera system outfitted on a referee’s helmet throughout the game. More
For ESPN’s fifth College Football Playoff National Championship, MegaCast will be bigger than ever on Monday, offering 17 ways for fans to watch the Alabama-Clemson matchup and more than 250 cameras inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. More
During the 2018 MLB All-Star Weekend, the first-ever MLB Home Run Derby VR Championship was held during FanFest at Nationals Park. Since then, the product has been available at other marquee events, such as the Little League World Series, the World Series, and specialty games in Puerto Rico and Mexico. At the 2018 SVG Summit, […] More
NBC Sports Chicago and the White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks have signed new multi-year media-rights deals covering exclusive local, multiplatform game coverage of all three teams starting with the 2019-20 season. Each deal is subject to formal documentation and pending respective MLB, NBA, and NHL approval. Financial terms were not released. More
