Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on NOS Live

FIFA World Cup

2026

NOS holds the Dutch rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Netherlands, with live coverage available on NPO 1, NPO 2 and NPO 3 and streaming through NPO Start on the web and in the NPO Start app. The NPO television channels and basic NPO Start livestreams are free to access, while the paid NPO Start plus subscription adds extra on-demand features.

▶ More details: How to watch FIFA World Cup in the Netherlands

UEFA Euro

2028

Public broadcaster NPO has renewed its Dutch TV rights to the UEFA Euro Championship. Fans in the Netherlands can watch all the UEFA Euro 2028 matches live on NOS’ OTT streaming service and NPO linear channels.

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Public broadcaster NPO has renewed its Dutch TV rights to the UEFA Euro Championship. Fans in the Netherlands can watch all the UEFA Euro 2028 matches live on NOS’ OTT streaming service and NPO linear channels.

UEFA Nations League

2022-2028

All UEFA Nations League matches involving the Netherlands are shown live on NPO in the Netherlands. The free-to-air broadcaster has agreed a deal to show all of the Netherlands matches, including those in the Nations League, until 2028. The free-to-air broadcaster delivers extensive coverage of each Netherlands fixture, with the pre-match build-up starting around 30 minutes before kick-off and post-match analysis lasting around 35 minutes.

▶ More details: How to watch UEFA Nations League in the Netherlands

UEFA Women's Nations League

2028

NPO has acquired free-to-air broadcasting rights to the Dutch Women’s national team’s campaign in the UEFA Nations League from 2024 to mid-2028.

About

NOS Live history, coverage, features

The Dutch Broadcasting Foundation, or Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), is a public service broadcaster from the Netherlands, which has provided radio television and online news coverage since its launch on May 29, 1969. It is obliged by Dutch authorities to provide news and sports coverage for all public TV stations as well as for its radio counterparts.

Over the years, NOS has produced a wide variety of programs, with its contents being focused on news, sports, political events, and children’s programming. Most major events have been covered by the public service entity with the help of all domestic TV stations. NOS Live has been able to stream most of the content produced by NOS via its website and on mobile apps. 

Speaking about sports, NOS has focused its coverage on streaming content related to tennis, football, ice skating, cycling, and field hockey, among other disciplines. Some of the events covered by NOS have included different editions of the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. Added to that, Eredivisie games were also covered by NOS throughout time both live and via highlights shows.

The content produced by NOS has been made available to stream via the company’s website and on mobile apps for tablets and smartphones working with Android or iOS.