Publieke Omroep

Publieke Omroep is the Dutch broadcasting company that is responsible for the Dutch TV Channels Nederland 1, Nederland 2 & Nederland 3. Unlike other public broadcasters like the BBC, ARD, or France Télévisions, Publieke Omroep is run by member-based non-profit broadcasting organizations. The number of hours each broadcaster gets corresponds to the number of members in each organization (except NOS & NPS). This is said to make the organization give a voice to each member group in the multicultural diversity that is Dutch society, but actually the system ranges from decades ago when different Dutch groups (catholics, protestants, socialists, etcetera) had their own organisations, including broadcasting organisations. Since 2000, it is financed by advertisements rather than a television licence.

Other Dutch TV channels

Since 1992 the Netherlands also allows commercial broadcasters, before 1992 commercial television was only allowed on Dutch television when the channel was not based in the Netherlands, therefore RTL4, RTL5 and RTL7 are officially Luxembourg television channels.

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• RTL Nederland: RTL4, RTL5, RTL7
• SBS Broadcasting: SBS6, NET5, Veronica
• Talpa Media Holding Talpa
• MTV Networks (Viacom): MTV, TMF, The Box, Nickelodeon
• Discovery: Discovery Channel, Animal Planet (in collaboration with the BBC)