Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization)
The Nederlandse Publieke Omroep logo
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| Coordinates | 52°14′20″N 5°10′08″E / 52.238886°N 5.168882°E |
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Key people
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Shula Rijxman (Chairman of the Board of Directors) |
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The foundation Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (literally "Dutch Public Broadcasting", abbr. NPO; in English: Dutch Public Broadcasting [Agency] or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting) is a Dutch public broadcasting organization that administers the public broadcasting service in the Netherlands.
According to Article 2.2 the Dutch Media Act of 2008, NPO was appointed as the governing organization of the public broadcasting system of the Netherlands until 2020. At the head of the organization there are two bodies: The Board of Directors that administers the whole public television and radio broadcasting system and the Supervisory Board.
Prior to the 2002 reorganization, the Dutch public broadcasting system was managed by another public broadcasting organization, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS).
The objectives of NPO are:
NPO is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
In 2013, NPO became the winner of the Prix Europa 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).
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