(; abbreviated to NPO ; literally "Dutch Public Broadcaster") or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting () is a Dutch

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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

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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,

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(NOS). On 18 May 2019, following the Netherlands' victory at the

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with

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's song " Arcade", it was announced that the Netherlands and NPO (with public broadcasters AVROTROS and NOS) would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in

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; the contest was later cancelled due to the

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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

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Awards

In 2013, NPO became the winner of the

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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

External links

* {{EU TV 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