Website www.npo.nl | ||
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Location Postbus 26444, Bart de Graaffweg 2, 1202 JJ Hilversum, Netherlands Key people Shula Rijxman (nl) (Chairman of the Board of Directors) | ||
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.
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Media Act 2008
See Mediawet 2008 in the Dutch Wikipedia.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.
History
Prior to the 2002 reorganization, the Dutch public broadcasting system was managed by another public broadcasting organization, NOS.
Objectives
The objectives of NPO are:
Representation in international organizations
NPO is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Awards
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).