🇳🇱 Netherlands: NOS & NTR to Collaborate on Eurovision 2026 Broadcast

The Dutch broadcasters NOS and NTR will collaborate to air the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Netherlands.

Following AVROTROS’s decision to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, NOS and NTR will take over organisation of the broadcast of the contest in the Netherlands. The Netherlands will not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, but both channels will collaborate on the three live shows broadcast.

NOS Head of Events Heidi Wulfsen said in a statement:

“Our department has the experience and expertise to report independently and neutrally on major events. We endorse the NPO’s principle that millions of Dutch viewers should be offered the opportunity to follow the Eurovision Song Contest on their own national channel, NPO1, even now that the Netherlands itself is not participating. Even though NOS deliberately withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 16 years ago, due to the unique situation that has arisen, we, together with the NTR, decided to broadcast the 70th edition with a journalistic approach.”

NTR General Director Lucas Goes added:

“Due to the unique situation that has arisen, we have decided, in close consultation with NOS Events, to use our experience and expertise to report on this cultural event on NPO 1 in a journalistic manner, based on our joint independent and neutral role. We endorse the NPO’s principle that millions of Dutch viewers should be given the opportunity to watch the Eurovision Song Contest.”

NTR previously organised the Netherlands’ participation in Eurovision Young Musicians and Eurovision Young Dancers. NOS organised Dutch Eurovision Song Contest participation between 1970 and 2009; it also helped to organise the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 alongside AVROTROS and NPO.

Image Source: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU | Source: NTR / NOS

The Netherlands debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has gone on to compete in all but four contests. The Netherlands has won the contest on five occasions; 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 and most recently 2019. Prior to Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv, the Netherlands had been waiting 44 years for their next victory. Duncan Laurence won the contest in Tel Aviv with the song “Arcade”.

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