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The Dutch public broadcasting system 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 Omroep (NPO) foundation, which acts as its governing body, and a number of public broadcasters. The Dutch Media Act 2008 regulates how air time is divided and puts the administration of the public broadcasting system in the hands of the NPO Board of Directors.
The Music Factory (TMF) was an originally Dutch brand of television and radio channels operated focusing on pop music. It was similar to the American MTV which took over TMF in 2001.
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media.
NPO 3 is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO in the Netherlands. It carries programmes provided by member-based non-profit broadcasting associations and is oriented towards children, youth, and innovative television.
BVN, is a Dutch free-to-air television channel providing Dutch public television to viewers around the world. It is a service of the public broadcasting company of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO).
Gerard Ekdom is a Dutch radio DJ formerly at the radio stations NPO Radio 2 and the 3FM. Programs he hosted include Arbeidsvitaminen between September 2001 and September 2010) on weekdays from 10:00 until 12:00 am, "Effe Ekdom" as well as the Friday evening show Ekstra Weekend, together with Michiel Veenstra.
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, alternative, indie and pop, though dance and Mega Top 30 tracks may also air at times.
Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen, better known as Giel Beelen, is a Dutch radio DJ and presenter, working primarily for public broadcaster VARA. Since 2004 Beelen hosted his own breakfast show GIEL! on national radio station 3FM.
Serious Request is a family of annual multi-day, multimedia fundraising events for International Red Cross initiatives, typically hosted by radio stations in the week before Christmas. The project was begun in 2004 by Dutch public pop music radio station 3FM. Serious Request projects have since been adopted in Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Kenya, South Korea, Austria, Latvia and Portugal.
De Wereld Draait Door also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, regularly scheduled TV entertainment show and is also the program with the second-highest viewing figures on Dutch television, beaten only by the main evening news at 8.00 p.m. The show, created by Dieuwke Wynia and produced by BNNVARA, was discontinued after the last episode on 27 March 2020.
Beste Zangers, formerly De beste zangers van Nederland, is a Dutch reality television show by public broadcaster AVROTROS. The first series was aired between 5 July and 30 August 2009 and was hosted by Edsilia Rombley. She was first replaced by singer and actor Victor Reinier before Jan Smit became the permanent host from 2012 to 2019.
The Best Singers, created and owned by FTV Rights B.V., is a reality television series that has been broadcast under various names in a number of European countries. The original format is produced in the Netherlands by FTV Productions B.V. and broadcast on NPO1 by public broadcaster AVROTROS. The series was originally called De beste zangers van Nederland, now it is called Beste Zangers. The format has been applied under various names in various countries.
Toppen af Poppen is a Danish reality television series broadcast on Danish television station TV 2 as part of The Best Singers series and is based on the Dutch series De beste zangers van Nederland. Ten seasons have been broadcast thus far with the inaugural series launched on 7 February 2011.
Niels Littooij, better known by his stage name Nielson, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He was a member of the Dutch music trio Zirkus Zirkus in the early 2010s, but rose to national fame in 2012 due to his participation in the television programme De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland.
Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans, is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player. She was part of Ysis until 2008 and later formed the band Miss Montreal.
Douwe Bob Posthuma, professionally known by only his first and middle names Douwe Bob, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He won the Dutch talent show De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland. He specializes in folk and country music and has released four albums. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert is a German reality television series produced by Schwartzkopff TV Productions and broadcast on German television station VOX. Part of The Best Singers series, it is based on the Dutch series De beste zangers van Nederland. The inaugural series launched on 22 April 2014.
De beste singer-songwriter van Vlaanderen was a music contest program broadcast in Dutch on Belgian-Flemish commercial television channel VIER. It was patterned after the similar series De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland the pioneer programme of the series De beste singer-songwriter abbreviated as DBSSW. The Belgian series was launched on 7 November 2013 and lasted until 26 December 2013 and was hosted by Lisa Smolders. The jury members were Lisa Smolders, Sarah Bettens and Frank Vander linden. The series winner was Joey Brocken. The runner-up was Ricardo González Candia, with Debbie Jacob third and Lisa Castelli fourth. The series was discontinued in Belgium after just one season.
De beste singer-songwriter abbreviated as DBSSW is a franchised music contest program broadcast mainly in The Netherlands and Belgium. It may refer to:
Ruben Cornelis Lucas Moolhuizen, known by his stage name as Ruben Annink, is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
