BNNVARA

BNNVARA

https://www.bnnvara.nl/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bnnvara/

BNNVara is a Dutch public broadcasting organization, founded in 2014 through the merger of BNN and VARA. Headquartered in the Netherlands, it employs approximately 610 people and generates annual revenue of less than $250 million (2024 data). The organization's primary activity is the provision of broadcast services, encompassing television and radio networks, digital content production, and an online platform offering access to its programming and other media. BNNVara is state-owned.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2014

Headcount

601

Headquarters

Netherlands

Primary Segment

Media managed services

Ownership

State Owned

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BNNVARA offers products in the media tech industry. BNNVARA's product portfolio comprises of media managed services.

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BNNVARA's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. All the revenue comes from content production services.

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Dec

3rd

2025

09:05

Cost Cutting, Layoffs, B2B Tag

Cutbacks in NPO programs, but not in top executives' salaries

[Translated] In the coming years, significant cutbacks are required at NPO, resulting in the disappearance of various programs. However, despite these cost savings, the scrapping of top executives' salaries is not being done for the time being.

Hart van Nederland

Dec

3rd

2025

07:25

Layoffs, B2B Tag

Salaries of top executives outside the scope of cuts in public broadcasting

[Translated] That becomes clear from a tour of RTL Z among the largest broadcasting companies and the umbrella NPO organization. A total of 160 million euros will have to be cut over the next few years, as it currently looks.

Nov

26th

2025

18:30

Why is the NPO cutting back on the Sunday Morning Concert, the most popular broadcast series?

[Translated] AVROTROS and BNNVARA announced this week which programs they will cut back on to stay within the significantly reduced media budget. One of the programs that must disappear by 2027 is the popular weekly Sunday Morning Concert of AVROTROS on NPO Klassiek radio, live from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

NRC The Netherlands

Nov

25th

2025

14:09

Cuts at NPO hit broadcasters: these programs disappear

[Translated] The cuts for NPO ensure that broadcasters have to scrap numerous programs. Among others, First Dates, Kassa, and 3 op Reis will disappear from the airwaves.The broadcasters BNNVARA and AVROTROS announced on Tuesday which programs will stop due to the cuts.

Hart van Nederland

Nov

25th

2025

11:56

Layoffs, B2B Tag

Broadcasters Cut Programs Due to Budget Cuts, Kassa Stops After 36 Years

[Translated] Annemieke van der Togt | BNNVARA Presenter Amber Kortzorg in the Kassa studioNOS News • today, 12:56 Broadcasters Cut Programs Due to Budget Cuts, Kassa Stops After 36 Years Share this articleBNNVARA will stop producing the consumer program Kassa in 2027 due to budget cuts.

Nov

25th

2025

11:54

BNNVARA stops due to budget cuts with among others Kassa and First Dates

[Translated] HILVERSUM – BNNVARA is stopping due to budget cuts in 2027 with several popular programs, including Kassa, 3 op Reis, First Dates and Proefkonijnen.Also, the New Year's concert, Wortelboer and Van Rossem and Van Roosmalen & Groenteman are stopping, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday.The involved editorial teams were informed on Tuesday morning.

Transport Online

Nov

25th

2025

11:31

Public Broadcast: First Dates, Kassa and Draadstaal Disappear Due to Budget Cuts

[Translated] BNNVARA reports that the New Year's Concert, Wortelboer, Van Rossem and Van Roosmalen & Groenteman will also stop. AVROTROS will stop producing documentary series Close Up, Nu te zien! and Man en Kunst. The current events program EenVandaag must absorb a budget cut by 2027.

Nov

25th

2025

08:05

Cost Cutting, B2B Tag

Battlefield at the Public Broadcaster: Iconic Programs Perish

[Translated] Also, the New Year's Concert, Wortelboer and Van Rossem, Van Roosmalen & Groenteman, and Draadstaal will not return from 2027. Binnenstebuiten will stop on weekdays. It was already known that Flikken Rotterdam and Het mooiste meisje van de klas would stop.

Nov

25th

2025

07:26

Popular programs disappear due to cutbacks at BNNVARA and AVROTROS

[Translated] BNNVARA will stop producing popular programs such as Kassa, 3 op Reis, First Dates, Proefkonijnen, the New Year's concert, Wortelboer and Van Rossem and Van Roosmalen & Groenteman. At AVROTROS, it's about Draadstaal, Opium op Oerol, the Sunday morning concert, documentary series Close Up, Nu te zien! and Man and Kunst. It is also very likely that a number of radio programs will disappear, such as Andermans Veren, De Sandwich and Opium.

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Examples of BNNVARA's suppliers include European Broadcasting Union (EBU), EMG (Euro Media Group) and NEP Group.

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BNNVARA currently holds 4 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including multi-sport.

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