The NOS and the International Olympic Committee have still had contact about the withdrawal of NOS correspondent Sjoerd den Daas in a live broadcast, just before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Beijing last Friday. The IOC said it had previously had contact with the NOS, but it was not clear with the NOS with whom.
The IOC and the broadcaster now say that the departure of Den Daas was an unpleasant incident and that the communication was the result of a misunderstanding.
Den Daas was pulled out of the picture by a security guard in the NOS Journaal just before the opening of the Winter Games on Friday. Shortly afterwards, the IOC spoke of an “unfortunate incident involving an overzealous person”. Images of the moment were shared by media at home and abroad.