(; abbreviated to NPO ; literally "Dutch Public Broadcaster") or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting () is a Dutch
public
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broadcasting organisation that administers
public broadcasting services in the Netherlands.
The NPO is also the owner of the radio-spectrum licence and public
DVB-T
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and
DAB+
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Dictionaries
* ''Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies
* ''Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949
Places
* Dąb, ...
frequencies.
Media Act 2008
According to Article 2.2 the Dutch Media Act of 2008, NPO has been appointed as the governing organisation of the
public broadcasting system of the Netherlands until 2020. At the head of the organisation there are two bodies: the board of directors that administers the whole public television and radio broadcasting system; and the supervisory board.
History
Prior to the reorganisation in the 2000s, the Dutch public broadcasting system was managed by another public broadcasting organisation,
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (; NOS ; English: Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the broadcasting organisations making up the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system. It has a special statutory obligation to make news and sports program ...
(NOS).
On 18 May 2019, following the Netherlands' victory at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broad ...
with
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 ...
's song "
Arcade
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* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
", it was announced that the Netherlands and NPO (with public broadcasters
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 a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep St ...
and
NOS) would host 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 ...
in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
; the contest was later cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, and Rotterdam was later retained as the host for the
following year's contest.
Objectives
The objectives of NPO are:
* Promoting cooperation and cohesion among national broadcasters
* Providing broadcasters with air time / space in the media
* Distributing the budget between broadcasters
* Providing distribution (sales) and subtitling support for broadcasters
* Conducting independent research on the quality and consumer image of radio, television, and web platforms
Representation in international organisations
NPO is an active member of the
European Broadcasting Union
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.
Awards
In 2013, NPO became the winner of the
Prix Europa {{notability, Events, date=March 2021
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PRIX E ...
award for the Best TV Fiction Script by a Newcomer (for the screenplay of the film ''The Deflowering of Eva Van End'', written by Anne Barnhoorn in collaboration with NPO).
Logos
Publieke Omroep.svg, 2000–2007
NPO-Logo.svg, 2007–2013
Npologo.svg, 2013–present
References
Further reading
Media act and media policy— Government.nl
Broadcasters— Government.nl
External links
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Foundations based in the Netherlands
Netherlands Public Broadcasting
Publicly funded broadcasters
Dutch public broadcasting organisations
Dutch-language television networks
European Broadcasting Union members
Mass media in Hilversum
State media
Mass media companies established in 2000