ABU TV Song Festival 2014
abu tv song festival third annual edition abu tv song festival festival noncompetitive took place october sand theatre macau coinciding st general assembly asiapacific broadcasting union abu took place october twelve country confirmed participation maldives turkey well host country macau made début festival afghanistan kyrgyzstan iran malaysia singapore sri lanka withdrew festival macau one two special administrative region people republic china hong kong lie western side pearl river delta across hong kong east bordered guangdong province north facing south china sea east south population people living area km making macau densely populated state world macau administered portugal midth century late sovereignty transferred back china sinoportuguese joint declaration initially seated venetian theatre chosen venue edition venue later changed sand theatre part sand macao complex sand macao casino located macau peninsula host city owned operated la vega sand corporation comprises square foot casino suite hotel theatre host festival seating capacity making much smaller venue initially chosen venetian theatre teledifusao de macau commonly known tdm host broadcaster festival october abu tv song festival celebrates popular music culture showcasing highprofile musical act participating abu broadcasting member noncompetitive manner number participating country limited fifteen country allowed send one act twelve country later confirmed participate edition participating country invited broadcast event across respective network provide commentary native language add insight description show malaysia – announced june malaysian national broadcaster radio televisyen malaysia rtm would taking year break festival new zealand – television new zealand tvnz confirmed june intention take part philippine – people television network ptv stated would debut contest macau turkmenistan – february abu met delegation turkmenistan national broadcaster turkmen television ttv discussion regarding débuts tv radio song festival near future five country appear final participation list reason withdrawal unknown include afghanistan kyrgyzstan iran singapore sri lanka abu song festival abu tv song festival abu radio song festival asiapacific broadcasting union eurovision song contest eurovision young musician junior eurovision song contest turkvision song contest