# Jason Damata

> Jason Damata is the Los Angeles-based founder and CEO of Fabric Media, a communications and strategic marketing consortium. He co-owns and publishes TVREV and has served as editor-in-chief of The Measure. His career includes C-SPAN, Bebo, Trendrr, Fora.TV, and explore.org, with a focus on media strategy, measurement, publishing, and collaboration.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Fabric Media
- **Organizations:** Fabric Media, TVREV, The Measure, C-SPAN, Bebo, Trendrr, Fora.TV, explore.org, Voxgov
- **Education:** BA, dual major in journalism and philosophy; minors in international relations and politics, University of Denver
- **Known for:** Ad Age 40 Under 40, 2015., Co-owner and publisher of TVREV., Founding-team member of Fora.TV.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Started Fabric as a college magazine, according to his 2023 retrospective.
- **2001-2005** — Worked at C-SPAN; dates stated in his 2019 first-person essay.
- **2007** — Fabric Media launched; his 2023 retrospective separately describes restarting it as an agency in 2008.
- **2014** — Moved from Denver to Los Angeles to start Fabric’s studios division, according to his OhHello biography.
- **2015** — Named to Ad Age’s 40 Under 40.
- **2023** — Reported 72 Fabric consortium participants collaborating with 37 companies.
- **2025** — Identified as editor-in-chief of The Measure in a July interview with Emily Wood.
- **2026** — Participated in measurement and social-video discussions at Marketecture Live III in March.

## Achievements

- Ad Age 40 Under 40, 2015.
- Co-owner and publisher of TVREV.
- Founding-team member of Fora.TV.
- Served as acting CMO of Trendrr before its acquisition by Twitter.
- Helped develop live nature broadcasting and syndication at explore.org.
- Credited as executive producer on VIZIO’s extended-reality stage project.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Joined Tim Hanlon on In the Vicinity to discuss broadcast media, local information, and community.
- **2026-03** — Joined Marketecture Live III discussions on connected-TV measurement and social video.
- **2025-07** — Interviewed iSpot’s Emily Wood for The Measure’s measurement video series.

## Links

- Website: https://fabricmedianet.squarespace.com/damata
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondamata

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Last updated: 2026-10-25