AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the

Dutch public broadcasting system The Dutch public broadcasting system ( nl, Nederlands publieke omroepbestel) is a group of organizations that are responsible for public service television and radio broadcasting in the Netherlands. It is composed of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep ...

. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the

Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broa ...

(AVRO) and the

Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting Tros or TROS may refer to: * 18281 Tros, an asteroid * Transformer read-only storage, a type of read-only memory * TROS, a Dutch broadcasting union, originally an acronym for Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting * Tros (mythology), a figure in Greek ...

(TROS). The name AVROTROS has been used for jointly produced programmes since 1 January 2014. Since 7 September 2014, all existing AVRO and TROS programmes have also been broadcast under the name AVROTROS.

Building

Prior to 2014, the AVRO was housed in the building in

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from 2000, while the TROS operated from the former Christelijk Lyceum, also in Hilversum, from 1970. On 20 June 2012, it was announced that both broadcasters would move into the Wereldomroepgebouw after the merger. The move was completed after a renovation on 1 January 2014. In 2014, AVROTROS started using the Vondelparkpaviljoen in

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, which had been renovated and renamed "Vondel CS". It was opened to the public on 13 May 2014. The building houses a number of

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and

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s, and offers space for events and activities organised for members.

Programmes

* ''

Beste Zangers ''Beste Zangers'', formerly ''De beste zangers van Nederland'' (English: ''The Best Singers (of the Netherlands)''), is a Dutch reality television show by public broadcaster AVROTROS (a merger of AVRO and TROS, both part of the Netherlands Publi ...

'' * ''

Bloedverwanten ''Bloedverwanten'' (''Blood Relations'') is a 1977 Dutch comedy film directed by Wim Lindner. Cast *Sophie Deschamps ... Maria * Maxim Hamel ... Dr. Julius Steiger *Ralph Arliss... Peter Steiger *Grégoire Aslan ... Rudolphe De Guys * Eric Be ...

'' * '' Brugklas'' * '' Buitenhof'' * ''

Draadstaal ''Draadstaal'' (''"Wire Steel" or "Rebar"'') is a Dutch satirical sketch comedy television program produced by CCCP and broadcast by VPRO, a Dutch broadcaster. It was created by CCCP and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (bo ...

'' * ''

EenVandaag EénVandaag (''OneToday'') is a current affairs (news format), current affairs programme broadcast on the Netherlands, Dutch public television network NPO 1 (formerly Nederland 1), The programme, which airs on Monday to Saturday evenings at 6:15 ...

'' * ''

Flikken Maastricht ''Flikken Maastricht'' (Belgian Dutch for "Maastricht Cops") is a Dutch police drama. The series is set in Maastricht, Limburg, a city in the south of the Netherlands, and began broadcasting on Dutch channel NPO 1 on 3 September 2007. The series ...

'' * ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...

'' * '' Fort Boyard'' * ''

Junior Songfestival (, ) is a Dutch televised music competition for children, held annually since 2003. It is the children's version of the . The winner of the contest goes on to represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (), an international ...

'' * ''

Kids Top 20 ''Kids Top 20'' is a television show for kids, currently broadcast in the Netherlands (AVROTROS AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of ...

'' * ''

Koefnoen ''Koefnoen'' (say: ''koof noon'') was a popular Dutch television show, aired by the AVRO between 2004 and 2016. The first episode aired on 17 September 2004. The sketches on this show were taking a look at the past week. Most characters in ''Koe ...

'' * ''

De Luizenmoeder ''De Luizenmoeder'' (literally: "The Lice Mother") is a Dutch comedy series broadcast by AVROTROS on NPO 3. The series is about an elementary school, called "De Klimop", its teachers, its principal, and the parents of its first grade (group 3) stud ...

'' *

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* ''

Wie is de Mol? ''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show '' De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT. Fo ...

Eurovision

Following the Netherlands' victory at the

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with the song "

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" by

Duncan Laurence Duncan de Moor (; born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giv ...

, AVROTROS (together with NPO and NOS) would have been the host broadcaster of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The con ...

. However, this edition of the contest was later cancelled due to the

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, and as such, the three broadcasters instead hosted and produced the

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Presenters

* Bart Arens *

Naomi van As Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of ...

Jojanneke van den Berge Jojanneke van den Berge ( Eindhoven, 30 May 1980) is a Dutch journalist who worked for the broadcasting association PowNed.Daniël Dekker Daniël Dekker (born Henk Bakhuizen on 8 April 1960 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch disc jockey and radio host. In 1980 Dekker began his radio career on Decibel Radio before working for 3FM and Radio 2. Between 2010 and 2013 he was the Dutch commenta ...

Tim Douwsma Tim Douwsma (born 4 November 1987) is a Dutch singer. In 2007, he participated in the talent show '' So You Wanna Be a Popstar'' on Dutch television channel SBS 6. Career Douwsma was born in Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands. After graduation f ...

Pieter Jan Hagens Pieter Jan Hagens (born 14 August 1958) is a Dutch radio and television presenter. Career He is known for presenting ''EenVandaag'', ''Jules Unlimited'' and '' Buitenhof''. He also presented the radio program ''Spijkers met Koppen''. Between ...

Antoinette Hertsenberg Antoinette Hertsenberg (born 28 December 1964) is a Dutch television presenter. She is known for presenting the Dutch consumer television shows ''Radar'' and ''Opgelicht?!'', the latter for over sixteen years. Career She also presents the tel ...

Jort Kelder Jort Kelder (born 22 September 1964) is a Dutch journalist, television presenter and former editor of the magazine ''Quote''. In the 2018-2019 season, he presented the Sunday discussion program Buitenhof for AVROTROS as a replacement for Pieter J ...

Cornald Maas Cornald Maas is a Dutch television presenter who has been known for presenting talk shows in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Frans Maas. Early career He was an editor involved in ''The Scream of the Lion'' (VARA) with Paul de Leeuw, ''Son ...

* Roos Moggré *

Ivo Niehe Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe (born 31 May 1946) is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor. Biography Niehe was born in Amsterdam in 1946. He studied French at the University of Amsterdam and received a graduate d ...

Annemieke Schollaardt Annemieke Schollaardt (born May 3, 1979) is a DJ for AVROTROS on popular music channel NPO Radio 2. Until April 2009, Annemieke was heard daily on a radio project called Uruzgan FM. On Saturday and Sunday morning between 10:00 am and 12:00 am sh ...

* Jan Smit *

Monique Smit Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Early life Monique grew up in Volendam as the younger sister of Jan Smit. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later ...

Rob Stenders Rob Stenders (born 18 April 1965) is a Dutch radio DJ. Stenders had a long-lasting career in radio starting with local radio stations. Stenders followed up Edwin Evers with the 3FM morning show "Stenders Vroeg" for the public radio and televisi ...

Dionne Stax Dionne Stax (born 22 April 1985) is a Dutch journalist and newsreader. Biography She attended the Elzendaal College and studied communication sciences, with her bachelor's degree at Tilburg University and master's degree at the University of Am ...

Lauren Verster Lauren Verster (born 27 April 1980) is a Dutch programme maker and television presenter. Early life Verster was born in 's-Hertogenbosch. During high school, she worked at the local radio station Boschtion. In addition to her work as a (news) pr ...

Rik van de Westelaken Rik van de Westelaken (born 22 April 1971) is a Dutch television presenter. He is known for presenting television programs which include the ''NOS Journaal'', ''Peking Express'' and ''Wie is de Mol?''. Other programs include ''Rik over de Grens'' ...

References

External links

* Dutch public broadcasting organisations Television channels and stations established in 2014 Radio stations established in 2014 Dutch companies established in 2014 {{Netherlands-media-stub