Baku, January 31, AZERTAC

The Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games Operations Committee (AISGOC) has contracted Baku Media Center to provide Host Broadcasting services for the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Sports fans from across the Islamic world will have the opportunity to enjoy the highest quality television and digital coverage of the Fourth Islamic Solidarity Games, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12-22 May 2017.

The Games, which were created by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), and designed to strengthen the sporting and cultural relationships between all Islamic nations, will see athletes from over 50 participating countries competing across 20 sports in 24 sporting disciplines.

Baku Media Center will be responsible for delivering over 80 hours of footage of the Games. In the lead up to the Games there will be three 5-minute features created to showcase Islamic Sport and Baku. Live coverage will include all group matches, the semi-finals and final of the football competition. Baku Media Centre will also provide the distribution of the Opening and Closing ceremonies coverage. In addition to the live coverage during the Games, they will provide a daily 54-minute highlights program and 5-minute News program which will feature all the best action from that day’s competition. A two-hour highlights program will also be produced following the conclusion of the Games providing a wrap up of the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Baku Media Center is an innovative Azerbaijani company located in Baku which provides a wide range of services in the field of audio-visual production, specializing in two main fields: Video Production and Broadcast Production. In addition to having cooperated previously with the host broadcaster, International Sports Broadcasting, on the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, they have covered high level sporting events within Baku such as the Tour of Azerbaijan and the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. Baku Media Center is known to be the leading Production Company in Azerbaijan and will partner with International Sports Broadcasting to provide Host Broadcasting services for the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Speaking about this announcement, Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan, Azad Rahimov and Chief Executive Officer at AISGOC, said: “It is essential to the ISSF and the Baku 2017 Operations Committee that we take full advantage of Broadcast and Digital Media platforms to present Islamic sporting culture and values to a broad media audience and sport fans. In Baku Media Center, they have an excellent broadcast platform through which we can showcase the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.”

“With athletes from over 50 nations competing in these Games, this promises to be a major event in the international sporting calendar that will attract significant levels of interest from sports fans.”

Chief Executive Officer at Baku Media Center, Orman Aliyev said: “We are proud to have been selected as the Host Broadcaster for the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. Baku Media Center will aim to produce a broadcast coverage of the Games that can command significant TV audiences in the Islamic World. In turn, this will help to showcase Baku, Islamic Sport and Culture.”