Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S.
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.
Recent Posts by Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S.
By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 12:34 pm
The world’s largest racecourse now has a video screen to match, as Sojitz and Mitsubishi Electric have installed a colossal Diamond Vision screen at the recently opened Medan Racecourse in […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 12:07 pm
Orad has provided ESPN Star Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, with a new on-air graphics and virtual set system for its recently-launched 24-7 sports news channel, ESPNEWS. ESPN Star Sports’ […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:38 am
ESPN’s X Games have always been a fan-driven event, but this year’s 14th installment will take that strategy to an entirely new level. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that on-site […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:25 am
Instant replay may finally be coming to FIFA soccer matches, as FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hinted that the governing body will consider instituting video assistance for referees. The topic […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:06 am
Women’s Professional Soccer has decided to shutdown the Los Angeles Sol, the league’s most popular team, after failing to find a buyer for the franchise. The rights to the Sol […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 10:45 am
Major League Soccer and its players have at least temporarily avoided a work stoppage, agreeing to extend the deadline for a new labor contract to Feb. 12. The two sides […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 10:27 am
UFC will offer its first full Spanish-language broadcast during the UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy pay-per-view event on March 27. According to Multichannel News, UFC announcers Troy Santiago and Victor […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, January 29, 2010 - 10:04 am
The 2010 Vancouver Games are expected to garner some 200 million viewers, according to Alan Wurtzel, NBC Universal president of research. This would make the Vancouver Games the most watched […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 11:17 am
Peak Uplink is the sole SNG provider at ESPN’s Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, CO, this week, marking the 10th year in a row that the Colorado-based company has […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 10:37 am
Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts said the company is committed to 3D content, but he remains skeptical that 3D TV will catch on in the same fashion as HD TV. In […]
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