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Hennish National Broadcasting

Logo of HNO since 2015
Trading name	HNO
Native name	Hennische Nationaal Omroep (Hennish) Diffusion national hennaise (Gaullican)
Type	Public broadcaster
Industry	Broadcasting
Founded	1 September 1925 (1925-09-01)
Headquarters	s'Holle , Hennehouwe
Area served	Hennehouwe (and other neighbouring countries via overspill)
Key people	Annachien Tweebeeke (director general) Mark Roos (council chair)
Products	television, radio, e-publishing, over-the-top media services, performing arts
Services	radio, television, online
Operating income	€894.31 billion (2020)
Owner	Government of Hennehouwe
Number of employees	3,750 (2018)
Website	hno.he

Hennish National Broadcasting (HNO; Hennish: Hennische Nationaal Omroep; Gaullican: Diffusion national hennaise) is the main Hennish public broadcasting company headquartered in s'Holle. It is one of the world's oldest broadcasters, beginning radio transmissions on 1 September 1925. It is owned by the Government of Hennehouwe via the Ministry of Communications and Media.

HNO produces programming for and operates a number of domestic television, radio and online services. In addition, the company also operates services aimed at both international audiences and the Hennish diaspora. It is funded by a hybrid of direct government funding, advertising revenue and the majority of an annual broadcasting tax (omroepbelasting) on all households, from which funding is also allocated to other publicly-owned media entities.

HNO is one of the largest broadcasters in Hennehouwe, with its main competitor being the privately-owned Mediacentre. Its broadcasts can also be seen via overspill transmission in neighbouring countries such as Kesselbourg and Gaullica, as well as via satellite and the internet. HNO was one of the founding members of the Euclean Broadcasters Group in 1951.

Services

Television

De Eerste (The first)

• HNO's primary channel, De Eerste broadcasts a wide variety of programming including news, light entertainment, drama, comedy, documentaries and films, as well as the Euclovision Song Contest. Most of the channel's content is Hennish produced including first-party productions, with much of the rest being first-run imports from Gaullica and Estmere. De Eerste also carries most of the broadcaster's news output, including the main programme Journaal van de dag at 20:00 and morning programme Hennehouwe's Morgens. De Eerste also carries local programming via eight regional opt-out stations.

De Tweede (The second)

• Founded in 1969, De Tweede acts as a compliment to the main network. It primarily broadcasts sports, cultural programming, children's and youth programming, documentaries, comedy, cinema and niche programming. The channel also broadcasts minority interest programming, including the broadcaster's news output in Gaullican, Estmerish and a number of other languages.

De Andere (The other)

• Launched as Kanaal 3 in 2004, De Andere serves as HNO's main digital sister channel to the two terrestrial networks. Its programming includes the arts, documentaries, archived shows, niche international series and movies, and 'periphary' programming to content on the main channels. De Andere also broadcasts reruns of popular programmes from De Eerste and De Tweede. The channel broadcasts from 7:30pm nightly, timesharing with Kinzen.

Kinzen

• Kinzen is HNO's children's channel. Its name is a portmanteau of its original name Kinderzender (Children's station). The channel broadcasts a wide range of pogramming aimed at children aged 0-14, including educational programming, cartoons, live-action series, game shows, news and anime. The channel broadcasts a preschool-orientated block known as Kinzen Jr from 9am to 3pm on weekdays, and 9am to 11:30am on weekends and school holidays. Kinzen broadcasts from 6am to 7:30pm daily, timesharing with De Andere.

Sportkanaal

• Sportkanaal broadcasts additional sports programming, including free-to-air coverage of the Veckbeker football cup and the Invictus Games. Outside of live sports coverage, it aires magazine programming, archived sports events and more niche sports coverage.