Hypersolid builds media platform for Sound and Vision

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — 26/05/2026Amsterdam, The Netherlands — 26/05/2026

New platform “de Schatkamer” unlocks one hundred years of Dutch media heritage for millions of users.

Hypersolid has developed de Schatkamer for the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. The new large-scale online media platform makes hundreds of thousands of radio and television programs from the Dutch media archive publicly accessible for the first time in history.

Launching today, the platform provides free access to more than 700,000 programs, recordings, and films spanning over a century of Dutch media history. The collection is expected to grow toward one million items by 2028.

Hypersolid won the European tender for the design, development, and management of the platform. Within a sixteen-month development period, the company delivered a scalable digital ecosystem that brings together vast amounts of audiovisual content, complex metadata, and rights structures into a single user-friendly experience.

From static archive to dynamic discovery experience

One of the biggest challenges was making an archive accessible that contains millions of metadata records, complex rights structures and inconsistent program information. Rather than completely restructuring the archive, Hypersolid developed a platform that adapts to the existing data reality.

Users can either search directly or freely explore the archive through collections, recommendations and editorial context. A middleware layer developed by Hypersolid brings together search functionality, content management and personalization in a scalable cloud-native system.

Accessibility and inclusivity at the core

Accessibility, inclusivity and ease of use were central throughout the development of the platform. The experience was extensively tested with diverse audiences, including elderly users, people with low literacy levels, and users with visual or auditory impairments.

Continuous development driven by data and user behavior

The platform was designed as a continuously evolving system. Based on user behavior, search patterns and newly added metadata, the experience will be continuously improved and expanded.

The platform also enables Beeld & Geluid’s editorial teams to quickly create new collections, thematic pages and topical content stories around cultural and societal events.

Hypersolid will remain responsible for the further development, maintenance and support of de Schatkamer.

De Schatkamer will be available free of charge starting Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM CET via schatkamer.nl.