The national broadcaster of this country is MRTV, Myanmar Radio and Television.
National Broadcaster
Myanmar Radio and Televison was founded in the years of the British Burma in 1936. At first, it was the only radio station that broadcasted in burmese language.
The television service was intruduced in 1979, and after two years of experimental broadcasts, the TV station started broadcasting regularly. The headcuarters of the radio station are placed in the new capital city, Naypyidaw, while the televison service is still located in Yangon, the former capital.
After years of isolation, in 2012, the MRTV joined to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, stablishing international cooperation with the rest of the Asian broadcasters.
Since then, the Burmese entity has organised important international events such as the 2013 South East Asia Games, which were considered a hugh success.
The membership of MRTV of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, makes this entity, elegible to participate in the ABU TV Song Festival, the ABU Radio Song Festival and the upcoming ABU TV Cup Song Contest, which will be competitive and will be held for first time in the beginning of 2017.
Entertainment industry
The burmese entertainment industry has been always active, even in the years of international isolation. This industry has been weak for many years in Myanmar, mainly because the widespread plagiarism that nowadays is being tackled. As the country has been opening itself to the outside world, the music industry has been growing with new sounds, new music labels and original songs. New and interesting voices have appeared in the potentially successful burmese musical scene, that could represent Myanmar in the ABU TV Song Festival, or in the upcoming ABU TV Cup Song Contest, which will be premiered on early 2017.
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ABU Song Festival Future.
Myanmar is expected to debut in the ABU Radio Song Festival 2015, an event for which the city of Yangon will be the host. At the moment, the MRTV hasn't expressed interest in taking part in the ABU TV Song Festival 2015, which is a celebration of pop music between the most famous performers of the participating conuntries. It remains being unknown if Myanmar and its national broadcaster MRTV will participate in the upcoming ABU TV Cup Song Contest, which will be held for first time in early 2017.
Myanmar in the ABU Radio Song Festival.
Myanmar debuted in the ABU Radio Song Festival in 2015. Two burmese bands performed in the event in representation of MRTV and Padamyar FM.
2015: Jewel & Eastern: Mingala Bar.
2015: Min Theik Di, Ko Linn & May Ingyin Thaw: Peaceful earth.
Venues
In Myanmar, Many places could host any of the ABU Song Festivals. As we have seen in previous posts, Yangon has got some of the most famous venues of the country. The Yangon National Theatre and the Yangon Convention Centre are some of them.
The Myanmar Event Park of Yangon, which has been used for events of mass appeal in Yangon could be also a suitable venue for any of the ABU Song Festivals. Till now, this building has been used as the venue for the Myanmar Music Awards and the Myanmar Cinema Awards. Its large seat capacity, makes this venue, suitable even for the upcoming ABU TV Cup Song Contest.
Thuwunna Indoor Stadium of Yangon would be also a suitable venue in order to host the ABU TV Cup Song Contest in case that MRTV was interested to organise it. This arena is usually used as a sports centre, although it's been also the venue for concerts of K-Pop celebrities such as Girl's Day and 2NE1, both of which have attracted thousands of attendants.
Naypyidaw, the brand new capital city has also created its own infrastructure for convention purposes, such as the Myanmar international convention centre.
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