Nederlandse Omroep Stichting - Definition

The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS, Netherlands Broadcasting Authority) is one of the Dutch broadcasters in the Dutch public broadcasting system, Publieke Omroep. The NOS has a stationary obligation to make news and sports programmes for the three Dutch public television channel and the Dutch public radio services.

Television

The television programmes of the NOS are all news or sports programs. The NOS is responsible for the following programmes:

• Journaal - One of the most important news programme in the Netherlands. It is broadcasted on all public television stations. The most important bulletin is the eight o'clock news on Nederland 1.
• Studio Sport - A sports programme covering the most popular sports, like soccer, tennis, ice skating, cycling and hockey. The editorial staff is also responsible for the Sportjournaal, a news programme about sport.
• NOS Actueel - A special news programme covering expected and unexpected news event, like the September 11 attacks, weddings of the Dutch royal family and the Dutch elections.
• NOVA/Den Haag Vandaag - A current affairs programme. The NOS is only responsible for 'Den Haag Vandaag' (The Hague Today), the political coverage in the programme. VARA and NPS, two other Dutch public broadcasters, are responsible for the rest of the programme.

Radio

On the radio the NOS is responsible for the following programmes:

• Radionieuws, a radio news bulletin that is broadcasted every hour on the public broadcasting channels.
• Radio 1 Journaal, a current affairs programme that is broadcasted on Radio 1.
• Langs de lijn (Along the line), a sports progrmme on Radio 1.
• Met het Oog op Morgen (With a view to tomorrow), a late-night current affairs programme on Radio 1.

Internet

The NOS is also responsible for the news and sports site of the Dutch public broadcasters. The editorial staff of the internet pages is also responsible for the teletext pages on Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3

Links

• Website NOS (http://www.nos.nl/) (Dutch)
• Website NOS News (http://www.nosnieuws.nl/) (Dutch)
• Website NOS Sport (http://www.nossport.nl/) (Dutch)
• NOS website about the American elections (http://www.amerikakiest.nl/) (Dutch; some parts (http://www.nos.nl/amerikakiest/opinie_debat/dagboeken/index_eng.html) are in English though)
• English portal of the Dutch public broadcasting organizations (http://portal.omroep.nl/nossites?nav=dvvmDsHjCqBrEdCmL)

Related pages

• Public broadcasting