From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Television channel
Omroep Zwart
(
Dutch:
[??mrup
s??rt]
,
lit.
'
Broadcaster Black
'
), also known simply as
Zwart
(stylised in
all caps
), is a
Dutch
broadcasting
association that is part of the
Dutch public broadcasting system
since 1 January 2022. The initiators are rapper Akwasi Ansah and film director Gianni Lieuw-A-Soe.
[1]
The goal of the broadcaster is to create inclusive programs with new people, including those with different
skin colors
, preferences,
origins
,
sexual orientations
,
backgrounds
, or
disabilities
.
[2]
The broadcaster collaborates with
BNNVARA
.
[3]
Provisional recognition as an aspiring broadcaster
[
edit
]
On 31 March 2021, it was announced that Zwart had reached the 50,000 members required to be eligible for admission to the
NPO
.
[4]
In July 2021, this broadcaster received provisional recognition from minister
Arie Slob
.
[5]
It was announced that Zwart will be able to broadcast on Dutch public television from 2022 and that it was provisionally recognized as an aspiring broadcaster. This recognition is valid until 2026. In November 2021, Zwart made an online marathon broadcast.
[6]
Programmes
[
edit
]
Since 2022, Zwart has been broadcasting programmes on the Dutch public broadcasting system. Initially, the broadcaster was allowed to air
De nacht is Zwart
('The Night Is Black') on the public radio two nights a week, and has a regular segment on
Giel Beelen
's programme on
NPO Radio 2
. The first television programme,
Podium Zwart
on
NPO 3
, a late-night music and culture programme presented by
Glen Faria
[
nl
]
and
Veronica van Hoogdalem
[
nl
]
, was aired on 27 May 2022. The premiere, on a Friday night, only attracted 23,000 viewers.
[7]
Television programs
[8]
[
edit
]
- Podium Zwart
(2022,
NPO 3
)
- Once Upon a Timeline
(2022, NPO 3)
- Idris Elba's Fight School
(2022, NPO 3)
Documentaries
[
edit
]
- Een Gat in Mijn Hart
(2022,
NPO 2
)
Radio programs
[
edit
]
- De Nacht Is Zwart
(2022,
NPO Radio 1
)
- De Nacht van Zwart
(2022, NPO Radio 1)
- Wat Anders
(2022,
NPO 3FM
)
Podcasts
[
edit
]
Presenters
[
edit
]
- Milouska Meulens (2022?present)
[9]
- Amber Roner (2022?present)
- Ciana Mayam (2022?present)
[10]
- Lara Lauwigi (2022?present)
[11]
- Elif Kan (2022?present)
[12]
- Glen Faria (2022?present)
[13]
- Veronica van Hoogdalem (2022?present)
- Vincent Reinders (2022?present)
- Akwasi (2022?present)
Criticism
[
edit
]
- Founder Akwasi faced criticism for his speech at a
Black Lives Matter
protest on the
Dam Square
in
Amsterdam
, in which he promised to kick
Zwarte Piet
characters in the face. During an interview with
EO
presenter Hans van der Steeg, he took the laptop of the editorial team and forced the recording of the conversation to be removed.
[14]
Akwasi later apologized during an interview.
[15]
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
Broadcasters
| Governing organization
| |
---|
Membership associations
| |
---|
State broadcasters
| |
---|
Special broadcasters
| |
---|
Other broadcasters
| |
---|
|
---|
Television channels
| National
| |
---|
Digital
| |
---|
International
| |
---|
Defunct
| |
---|
|
---|
Radio stations
| |
---|
Media services
| |
---|
Former broadcasters
| |
---|
|
---|
Active
members
| |
---|
Associate
members
| |
---|
Approved
participants
| |
---|