Here you can find information about the establishment of the Mediamonitor, some general information about the Netherlands as a national context for the media landscape, the theoretical background of the Mediamonitor, legislation on media concentration and information about the Dutch landscape (the different media companies and markets).
For more information about the Dutch medialandscape and an international comparison with seven other Western European countries, see our latest publication 'The Dutch media in 2010'.
In 2001, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science asked the Dutch Media Authority to closely monitor media developments with respect to the possible consequences of media concentration. >>
This brief introduction gives some basic information on the geography, social-demographics and constitution of the Netherlands as a national context for the Dutch media landscape. >>
A daily newspaper can be defined in different ways, but one proviso is that it be published at least five times per week. Apart from that, a newspaper can have different characteristics that distinguish it from the others. >>
Even though the number of minutes spent listening to the radio is higher than for watching television, television, with proportionally high media expenditures, is still generally seen as the most important medium with regard to the influence of opinion. >>
The Dutch Media Authority is currently working on a research idea of an European monitoring system for measuring the diversity of exposure to news media. >>
Here you will find all the reports we published in English. >>