Telecommunications in Azerbaijan provides information about television, radio, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan economy has been markedly stronger recently and, not surprisingly, the country has been making progress in developing ICT sector. Nonetheless, it still faces problems. These include poor infrastructure and an immature telecom regulatory regime. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan (MCIT), as well as being an operator through its role in Aztelekom, is both a policy-maker and regulator.
AzTV or Azerbaijan Television is a state-controlled national television channel in Azerbaijan. It is the oldest television channel in the country, having first broadcast from Baku on 14 February 1956 in what was then the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.
Idman Azerbaijan TV is a state-controlled television channel in Azerbaijan. It began broadcasting from Baku on 1 January 2009 and primarily airs live sporting events and sport-related programming.
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.
An over-the-top media service is a digital distribution service offered directly to viewers via the public Internet, rather than through an over-the-air, cable, or satellite-based provider. The term is synonymous with "streaming platform", such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video which provide access to subscription-based film and television content (SVoD).
The Ministry of Digital Development and Transportation is a central executive body implementing state policy and regulation in the areas of transport, including maritime transport and civil aviation, communications, high technologies.
ARB, abbreviated from Azerbaijani Republic Broadcaster, is an Azerbaijani privately owned national terrestrial television channel launched on 10 May 2014 as Region TV with the merger of six regional television stations. It was rebranded as ARB in 2016. ARB is headquartered in the Yasamal raion of Baku and owned by the ARB Media Group, which operates eight television channels in total including ARB itself, along with a radio station Kapaz FM.
Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan. With the telecommunication satellite Azerspace-1, the company provides broadband and broadcast services to customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. With the Earth Observation satellite Azersky, Azercosmos provides satellite imagery and geoinformation services. Since 2021 the Chairman of the Broad of Azercosmos is Samaddin Asadov.
ARB Günəş is an Azerbaijani privately-owned children's television channel owned by ARB Media Group, primarily airing animated series and educational content voiced over or produced in the Azerbaijani language. It was officially launched on 10 April 2015 as Günəş TV, being rebranded to its current form in 2016.
ARB 24 is an Azerbaijani privately-owned national news-oriented television channel owned by ARB Media Group. It was originally launched as Türkel TV on 1 June 2010, a regional channel based in Tovuz, being rebranded in its current form in 2016. ARB 24 is headquartered in the Yasamal raion of Baku. Radik Ismailov is the current executive director of ARB 24.
Nakhchivan Television, also known as Nakhchivan TV or NTV for short, is an Azerbaijani regional terrestrial television channel owned and operated by the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It broadcasts from and serves the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, going on the air in 1963 as the first regional television channel in the country.
CBC, acronym of Caspian Broadcasting Company, is an Azerbaijani privately owned television channel owned by SOCAR and headquartered at 8 November Avenue in Baku. It is the first international television channel of Azerbaijan, launched in 2009 as ATV International, later utilizing its current name in 2013 after it was acquired from Azad Azerbaijan TV. The channel broadcasts in Russian.
Xazar TV is an Azerbaijani national terrestrial television channel owned by SOCAR through its media wing, SOCAR Media Public Union. It was initially launched as a local feed of the defunct Turkish television channel Samanyolu TV on 11 January 2000, being in its current form in 2007, founded by journalist Asaf Hajiyev. Xazar TV is headquartered in the Baku White City in the Khatai raion of Baku. It is a part of the Xazar Media Center.
CBC Sport is an Azerbaijani sports-oriented television channel owned and operated by SOCAR through its media wing, SOCAR Public Media Union. Originally launched as a web channel on 9 August 2015, it was later launched as a linear television channel. It is a sister channel of CBC, competing with state-owned Idman Azerbaijan TV. CBC Sport is headquartered at Babak Avenue in Baku.
Real TV is an Azerbaijani national terrestrial news-oriented television channel founded by Mirshahin Agayev, who is the co-founder of now-defunct ANS TV. It was launched on 15 March 2018 and is owned by Real Analysis Information Center. Real TV is headquartered in the Narimanov raion of Baku. The channel is considered to be the successor of ANS TV due to the number of similarities, although a Baku State University professor assured that it is a different network altogether.
MTV Azerbaijan, 'MTV' being the acronym of Muz TV, is an Azerbaijani satellite and cable music-oriented television channel. It initially launched as an internet-based television channel on 11 May 2012 and later began broadcasting via satellite in 2017. Despite its name, the channel has no connection with the American cable television channel MTV, and instead was launched as the local feed of Russian music channel Muz-TV. MTV Azerbaijan is headquartered at Tbilisi Avenue in Baku. It is the first music-oriented television channel in Azerbaijan.
Space TV is an Azerbaijani national terrestrial television channel launched on 12 October 1997. It is headquartered at Hüseyn Cavid Avenue in Baku. Space TV is sister to Space 104 FM, both of which are owned by the Space Independent Television and Radio Company.
ARB Shimal is an Azerbaijani privately owned regional terrestrial television channel owned by ARB Media Group, serving northern Azerbaijan. The channel commenced operations on 15 November 2007 as Regional Television or RTV, ARB Shimal is headquartered at M. F. Akhundov Street in the city of Khachmaz, along with its sister ARB Günəş.
Kapaz TV is an Azerbaijani privately owned regional terrestrial television channel serving northwestern Azerbaijan. It began operations on 6 May 1994 as the first privately owned regional television channel in Azerbaijan. Kapaz TV is headquartered Nizami raion of Ganja, and serves the economic regions of Ganja-Dashkasan and Gazakh-Tovuz. It is owned by the Kapaz Independent Teleradio Company.
EL TV is an Azerbaijani privately owned regional terrestrial television channel serving the Central Aran Economic Region and launched on 17 July 2009. It is owned by Yevlakh TV LLC and headquartered in the city of Yevlakh.
