Azerbaijan

The Saran Media agency has acquired exclusive rights for Serie A, the top division of Italian football, in 14 Eastern European territories

LaLiga has increased the value of its rights in 13 European and Asian markets by about 20 per cent in a single deal with the Advisers Media International agency.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured rights to the Wimbledon tennis championships in a further eight territories.

The Saran Media agency has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments in various countries across Europe and Central Asia.

The Saran Media agency has expanded its broadcast rights partnership with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to take in eight new markets.

The Saran Media agency has expanded its multi-year partnership with the All England Lawn Tennis Club to take in rights to the Wimbledon Championships in a further nine markets.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights in the country to this year’s inaugural edition of the European Games multi-sport event.

Baku 2015 has awarded domestic rights for the inaugural European Games multi-sport event to public-service broadcaster Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting CJSC (AzTV).

The Arab States Broadcasting Union consortium of broadcasters has acquired rights to the 2015 European Games multi-sport event in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Baku European Games Operation Committee has appointed Madrid-headquartered International Sports Broadcasting to serve as the host broadcaster for the inaugural European Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2015.

Azerbaijani public-service broadcaster AZTV has announced it has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to English Premier League football in a three-year deal.

Pay-television sports broadcaster Setanta Sports Eurasia has agreed a rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

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Mobile phone operator Bakcell has agreed a deal with Manchester United to become the English Premier League club’s broadcast and telecommunications partner in Azerbaijan.

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports Eurasia has acquired rights for the top domestic football divisions in Italy and France from the MP & Silva agency

This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0

Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Germany and Azerbaijan for live free-to-air rights to the Europa League, for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.