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 Omroe ...

. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (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

Hilversum Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilver ...

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 Pu ...

'' * ''

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 * Eri ...

'' * ''

Brugklas Within the Dutch education system, the brugklas (bridge year) is the first year in which a pupil enters who goes from primary school to secondary school. In order to make the transition from primary to secondary education as smooth as possible, ...

'' * '' Buitenhof'' * '' Draadstaal'' * '' EenVandaag'' * '' Flikken Maastricht'' * ''

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'' * ''

Kids Top 20 ''Kids Top 20'' is a television show for kids, currently broadcast in the Netherlands ( AVROTROS) and France (Télétoon+ Télétoon+ (formerly Télétoon, stylized téléTOON+) is a French pay television channel operated by Canal+ Group, Canal ...

'' * '' Koefnoen'' * '' De Luizenmoeder'' *

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* '' Wie is de Mol?''

Eurovision

Following the Netherlands' victory at the

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with the song "

Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * 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 * ...

" 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, gi ...

, AVROTROS (together with NPO and NOS) would have been the host broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. 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

Eurovision Song Contest 2021 The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the with the song " Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was set to host the ...

Presenters

Bart Arens Bart Arens (born 2 March 1978) is a Dutch radio DJ. He currently presents 3 radio programs on 3FM NPO 3FM is a Dutch rhythmic CHR radio station controlled by public broadcaster NPO. The vast majority of the songs played on-air are rock, ...

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 ...

* Jojanneke van den Berge *

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 comme ...

* Tim Douwsma *

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 *

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, ''So ...

* 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 s ...

* Jan Smit * Monique Smit * Rob Stenders *

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 Ams ...

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