Regionale Publieke Omroep
AbbreviationRPO
PredecessorRegionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (ROOS)
Formation31 May 2016 (2016-05-31)
Legal statusStichting
HeadquartersJoop van den Endeplein 1, Hilversum
Location
Executive director
Jan Müller
Websitewww.stichtingrpo.nl

Stichting Regionale Publieke Omroep (RPO), or the Regional Public Broadcasting Foundation,[1] 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.[2] The purpose and organisation of the RPO is similar to the NPO (for national broadcasters) and the NLPO (for local broadcasters).[3]

History

The RPO was founded on 31 May 2016 by its predecessor, Stichting Regionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (ROOS, lit. 'Regional Broadcasting Consultation and Co-operation Foundation').[4] Its formation was the result of an adaptation of the Media Act 2008, initiated by the second Rutte cabinet.[2] The ROOS, which had been established in 1988, legally merged into the RPO on 1 July 2017.[5][6]

Jan Müller, executive director since 2021

The RPO is a member of CIRCOM.[7] On 1 February 2021, Jan Müller was appointed executive director of the RPO.[8]

Duties

The RPO is charged with the following duties, as set down in article 2.60a of the Media Act 2008:[1]

  1. promoting co-operation and co-ordination with regard to the execution of the public media task at the regional level;
  2. looking after matters of common interest to the regional public media service and the regional public media institutions;
  3. concluding collective agreements and establishing standards for the remuneration of freelancers, also on behalf of regional public media institutions;
  4. promoting the efficient use of the funds intended for the provision and distribution of the media content and promoting integrated financial reporting and accountability;
  5. establishing, maintaining, managing, operating and regulating the use of bodies, services and facilities, including studios and distribution infrastructures, necessary for the proper execution of the public media task at the regional level;
  6. other duties entrusted to it by law.

Member broadcasters

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Media Act 2008". Government.nl. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Netherlands: ROOS and RPO Become One Entity". CIRCOM Regional. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Voor mediamakers". Commissariaat voor de Media (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Welke omroepen zijn er?". Rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "ROOS gaat op in Stichting Regionale Publieke Omroep". Spreekbuis.nl (in Dutch). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Regionale omroepen: Stichting ROOS gaat op in Stichting RPO". MediaMagazine (in Dutch). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Member stations". CIRCOM Regional. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Claus, Robert (10 December 2020). "Jan Müller nieuwe bestuurder RPO". RPO (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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