Dutch public broadcasting system

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The Dutch public broadcasting system (Dutch: Nederlands publiek omroepbestel) is a collection of organisations responsible for public service television and radio broadcasting in the Netherlands. It consists of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) foundation, which serves as its governing body, and a number of public broadcasting organisations. The Media Act 2008 regulates the division of airtime and assigns the NPO board of directors responsibility for administering the public broadcasting system. In addition to national broadcasters, the Netherlands also has regional and local public broadcasters. Unlike most other countries – where public broadcasting organisations are structured as national corporations (such as the BBC in the United Kingdom), federations of regional bodies (such as ARD in Germany and SRG SSR in Switzerland), or competing government-funded networks with their own channels and facilities (such as ABC and SBS in Australia) – the Dutch system is built around member-based broadcasting associations that share common facilities. This model has its roots in the pillarisation of the early twentieth century, in which the major religious and political groups in Dutch society – Catholics, Protestants, socialists, and liberals – each had their own associations, educational institutions, and media outlets. The system's stated aim is to give each social group a voice. Airtime is allocated to broadcasters according to their membership numbers, with the exception of NOS and NTR. Since 2000, public broadcasting has been funded through general taxation rather than through television licence fees. This funding is supplemented by limited on-air advertising, provided by Ster, which has been permitted since 1967. Most public broadcasting organisations are based at the Media Park in Hilversum, located approximately 24 kilometres (15 miles) southeast of Amsterdam.