The ABU TV Song Festival 2014 was the third annual edition of the

ABU TV Song Festival The ABU TV Song Festival is an annual non-competitive gala that showcases songs or instrumentals by musicians across Asia, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Participating countries which have full or additional full ABU mem ...

. The festival, which is non-competitive, took place on the 25 October 2014 at Sands Theatre in

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and coinciding with the 51st General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) which took place between 22 and 28 October 2014. Twelve countries confirmed their participation. The , as well as the host country made their début at the festival. , , , , , and all withdrew from the festival.

Location

Macau is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China with the other being

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. It lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong Province to the north and facing the

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to the east and south . It has the population of 607,500 people living in an area of 29.5 km², making Macau the most densely populated state in the world. Macau was administered by

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from the mid-16th century until late 1999 when sovereignty was transferred back to China under the

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. Initially, the 1800-seated Venetian Theatre was chosen to be the venue for the 2014 edition. The venue was later changed to Sands Theatre, part of

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complex. The Sands Macao is a casino located in

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, of the host city; and is owned and operated by the

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. It comprises a casino, and a 289-suite hotel. The Theatre itself which will host the festival, has a seating capacity of 660, making it a much smaller venue than the initially chosen Venetian Theatre.

Host broadcaster

Teledifusao de Macau, commonly known as TDM, will be the host broadcaster for the festival on 25 October 2014.

Format

The ABU TV Song Festival celebrates the popular music culture by showcasing high-profile musical acts from each of the participating ABU broadcasting members, in a non-competitive manner.

Participating countries

The number of participating countries for the 2014 was limited to fifteen with each country allowed to only send one act. Twelve countries were later confirmed to participate in the edition.

International broadcasts

Each participating country was invited to broadcast the event across their respective networks and provide commentary in the native languages to add insight and description to the shows. * –

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) * –

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(RTB) * – China Central Television (CCTV) * –

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(TVB) * –

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(TVRI) * –

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(NHK) (11 November 2014) * (host) –

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(TDM) (25 October 2014; live) * –

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(IBC) * – Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) (12 December 2014) * – National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) * –

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(TRT) * –

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(VTV)

Other countries

Not participating

* – It was announced in June 2014 that the Malaysian national broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) would be taking a year break from the festival. * –

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(TVNZ) confirmed on 5 June 2014 that they have no intention to take part. * –

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(PTV) stated that they would not debut at the 2014 contest in Macau. * – In February 2014 the ABU met with a delegation from the Turkmenistan national broadcaster Turkmen Television (TTV), with discussions regarding débuts at both the TV and Radio Song Festivals in the near future. Five countries do not appear on the final participation list, and their reasons for withdrawal is unknown; these include: * * * * *

References

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