Organisers for Baku 2015, the inaugural edition of the European Games multi-sport event, have signed broadcast agreements for the markets of Albania, Belarus, Luxembourg, Moldova and Slovakia.
Pay-television operators Tring Media and Digi Sport will show the European Games in Albania and Slovakia respectively, while commercial network RTL holds the rights for Luxembourg.
Moldova Sport TV and state broadcaster Belarus 5 complete the latest additions to the Baku 2015 roster.
Simon Clegg, chief operating officer of Baku 2015, said: “It will be important for supporters around Europe to be able to follow their athletes’ achievements in Baku 2015, and this range of multi-media broadcasting deals will ensure they are able to do just that. I expect further announcements both within Europe and wider globally over the coming weeks to build on the 34 countries already announced.”
The 2015 European Games take place in Azerbaijan’s capital city from June 12-28.