ABU TV Song Festival 2014

The ABU TV Song Festival 2014 was the third annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festival. The festival, which is non-competitive, took place on the 25 October 2014 at Sands Theatre in Macau and coinciding with the 51st General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) which took place between 22 and 28 October 2014.[1] Twelve countries confirmed their participation.[2] The Maldives, Turkey as well as the host country Macau made their début at the festival. Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, and Sri Lanka all withdrew from the festival.[2][3]

For the Radio Festival, see ABU Radio Song Festival 2014.
ABU TV Song Festival 2014
Dates
Final25 October 2014
Host
VenueSands Theatre, Macau, China
Presenter(s)Carmen Chau & Bonnith Kuok
Host broadcasterTeledifusao de Macau (TDM)
Participants
Number of entries12
Debuting countries
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
Participation map
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         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2014

Location
Further information on the host city: Macau
Sands Macao is the venue for ABU TV Song Festival 2014

Macau is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China with the other being Hong Kong. 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 South China Sea to the east and south . It has the population of 607,500 people [4] living in an area of 29.5 km2, making Macau the most densely populated state in the world. Macau was administered by Portugal from the mid-16th century until late 1999 when sovereignty was transferred back to China under the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration.

Initially, the 1800-seated Venetian Theatre was chosen to be the venue for the 2014 edition.[5] The venue was later changed to Sands Theatre, part of Sands Macao complex.[2] The Sands Macao is a casino located in Macau Peninsula, of the host city; and is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.[6] It comprises a 229,000 square feet (21,300 m2) 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.[1]

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.[1]

Participating countries
Further information: ABU TV Song Festival § Participation

The number of participating countries for the 2014 was limited to fifteen with each country allowed to only send one act.[7] Twelve countries were later confirmed to participate in the edition.[2]

Country[2] Artist Song Language
 Australia Dami Im Living Dangerously English
 Brunei Juan Madial Awg Madial Malay
 Indonesia Tere Cia Dimana Hatimu Indonesian
Hong Kong Frederick Cheng (鄭俊弘) Xióngmao (熊貓) Cantonese
 Japan Sekai no Owari (世界の終わり) Dragon Night Japanese, English
 South Korea Girl's Day Something (썸씽) Korean, English
 Macau (host)[1] Blademark (刃記) Heartcore (心態硬) Cantonese, English
 Maldives Mooshan Rannamaari Dhivehi
 Thailand Jetrin Wattanasin 7th Heaven English
China Bibi Zhou (周笔畅) I Miss U Missing Me English
 Turkey MaNga Fazla Aşkı Olan Var Mı? Turkish
 Vietnam Ngọc Anh Xuân vẫn sang diệu kì Vietnamese

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.[2]

Other countries

Not participating
  •  Malaysia – It was announced in June 2014 that the Malaysian national broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) would be taking a year break from the festival.[3]
  •  New Zealand – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) confirmed on 5 June 2014 that they have no intention to take part.[9]
  •  Philippines – People's Television Network (PTV) stated that they would not debut at the 2014 contest in Macau.[10]
  •  Turkmenistan – 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.[11]

Five countries do not appear on the final participation list, and their reasons for withdrawal is unknown; these include:[2]

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See also

References
  1. "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "Line-up announced for 3rd ABU TV Song Festival". abu.org.my. ABU. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. Granger, Anthony (2 June 2014). "Malaysia will not be taking part in ATSF'14". Eurovoix.com. Radio Televisyen Malaysia. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "人口估計 (2013年第四季". Government of Macau SAR Statistics and Census Service. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. "ATSF 2014 Action Calendar" (PDF). Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. Steelman Partners LLP
  7. "ATSF 2014 Agreement" (PDF). Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. "セカオワ出演、マカオ音楽祭NHKでオンエア" [Sekaowa appearances, on-air music festival in Macau NHK]. natalie.mu/ (in Japanese). 音楽ナタリー (Natalie Music). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  9. Granger, Anthony (5 June 2014). "New Zealand: No Intention Take Take Part In ATSF'14". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. Granger, Anthony (7 June 2014). "Philippines: Will Not Take Part In ATSF'14". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. Granger, Anthony (25 June 2014). "Turkmenistan: Could Debut At The ABU TV Song Festival 2014". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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