Editing Dubbing (section)

====Azerbaijan====
Before 2006, most foreign movies and TV shows in Azerbaijan were shown in Russian dubbing, especially in cinemas and on TV channels. However, [[AzTV]] usually aired foreign content with full Azerbaijani dubbing.<ref>[https://afc.az/index.php?options=content&id=45#:~:text=To%20protect%20and%20implement%20creative,including%20in%20foreign%20states)%3B Azərbaycan Film Komissiyası]</ref>

In 2006, a law was introduced requiring all foreign content on TV channels to be dubbed or voice-overed in Azerbaijani. Following this, most channels switched to Azerbaijani voice-over to follow the new rules.<ref>[https://en.apa.az/media/-25905#:~:text=Survey%3A%20TV%20channels%20are%20prepared%20to%20broadcast%20films%20only%20in%20Azerbaijani,-02%20May%202007&text=Azerbaijan%20Television%20and%20Radio%20Programs,are%20mainly%20translated%20from%20Russian. Survey: TV channels are prepared to broadcast films only in Azerbaijani] — APA, 02 May 2007</ref>

In 2011, a similar law was passed for cinemas. But it didn’t have much effect due to the local dubbing industry not being well developed yet.<ref>[https://report.az/analitika/kinoteatrlarda-tetbiq-olunan-dublyaj-ve-subtitrler-hansi-problemlere-sebeb-olur/ Kinoteatrlarda tətbiq olunan dublyaj və subtitrlər hansı problemlərə səbəb olur? - ARAŞDIRMA - VİDEO] — Report.az, 6 sentyabr 2016</ref> Instead, foreign films were mostly shown with Azerbaijani subtitles, while some cinemas offered Turkish or Russian dubs as an option. Azerbaijani dubbed movies in cinemas are still rare.

Dubbed home media was also uncommon and usually came from imports from Russia or Turkey.

Since the mid-2010s, TV channels started offering more full and better-quality Azerbaijani dubs for shows and movies.

In 2017, the local streaming platform TVSeans began streaming movies and shows with full Azerbaijani dubbing, mainly done by Balans Studio.<ref>[https://www.balans.ws/en Balans Studio – Professional dubbing services]</ref>
While full dubs became more common on TV and streaming, home media releases with full dubs remained limited.