Nieuwsuur ("News hour") is a Dutch current affairs television programme produced by the public broadcasters NOS and NTR for their umbrella organisation NPO. It is broadcast daily between 9:30 pm and 10:15 pm (9:30-10 pm at weekends) on NPO 2. The programme pays particular attention to Dutch and European politics and current affairs, as well as other international events.
History As early as 2008 there were plans for a new news programme, combining Nova, NOS Journaal, and Den Haag Vandaag (The Hague Today). The plan for this programme was rejected by the NPO's board of directors, following complaints from other broadcasters, as was the cooperation between the membership-based broadcaster VARA and the public broadcasters NPS and NOS. This was because the NPO did not want a member-based broadcaster such as the traditionally left-leaning VARA to be involved in an objective and independent news programme.
The Algemeen Dagblad reported in November 2009 that the NOS wished to cease production of Nova, as NOS management did not consider the programme to be objective or neutral enough. At the end of January 2010, it was announced that Nova and current affairs programme Netwerk would end at the start of autumn 2010, and that Nieuwsuur would replace NOVA from 6 September 2010.
Presenters Main presenters Presenter Years 2010–present 2018–present 2016–present 2019–present 2018–2019 2010–2017 Twan Huys 2010–2018
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