(RPO), or the Regional Public Broadcasting Foundation, is the umbrella organisation of regional public broadcasters in the Netherlands. It is tasked with the promotion of co-operation between regional broadcasters, and represents their interests on a national and international level. The purpose and organisation of the RPO is similar to the NPO (for national broadcasters) and the NLPO (for local broadcasters).
History The RPO was founded on 31 May 2016 by its predecessor, (ROOS, ). Its formation was the result of an adaptation of the Media Act 2008, initiated by the second Rutte cabinet. The ROOS, which had been established in 1988, legally merged into the RPO on 1 July 2017.
The RPO is a member of CIRCOM. On 1 February 2021, Jan Müller was appointed executive director of the RPO.
Duties The RPO is charged with the following duties, as set down in article 2.60a of the Media Act 2008:
Member broadcasters
L1 (Limburg) NH (North Holland) Omroep Brabant (North Brabant) Omroep Flevoland (Flevoland) Omroep Gelderland (Gelderland) Omroep West (Northern South Holland) Omroep Zeeland (Zeeland)
Omrop Fryslân (Friesland) RTV Drenthe (Drenthe) RTV Noord (Groningen) RTV Oost (Overijssel) RTV Rijnmond (Southern South Holland) RTV Utrecht (Utrecht)
See also Dutch public broadcasting system Regio Songfestival
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