Azerbaijan’s AZTV claims Premier League rights deal

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

The agreement will take effect from the forthcoming 2013-14 season of the Premier League and will also include the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns.

AZTV’s sports channel, Idman Azerbaijan, will broadcast coverage of the league.