Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, also known as NOS or Dutch Broadcasting Foundation, is a state-owned entity headquartered in the Netherlands at the Media Park in Hilversum. Founded in May 1969 through the merger of the Nederlandse Radio Unie and the Nederlandse Televisie Stichting, the organization operates with an estimated 2,000 employees and reported $270.9M in revenue as of 2024. As a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in content rights. Functioning as the primary national public broadcasting corporation of the Netherlands and the objective, non-commercial structural backbone of the Dutch public broadcasting system (NPO), it holds a statutory mandate under the Dutch Media Act to provide comprehensive, independent coverage of national and international news, sports events, and major civic occurrences across a 24/7 multimedia network. The foundation maintains an extensive intellectual property portfolio and content catalog within the domestic media market, featuring broadcasts such as the flagship evening news NOS Journaal, the youth-oriented NOS Jeugdjournaal, the long-running sports digest NOS Studio Sport, comprehensive live Olympic and FIFA coverage, and digital over-the-top (OTT) news and radio applications.