kijk.nl
Kijk is one of the most popular TV networks in the Netherlands and is a free TV streaming site or a TV "catch-up" streaming service. If you live in the Netherlands, you need to know about Kijk! It is one of the best free TV streaming sites in the world.
Design
Kijk offers a sleek and professional look and feel. It is right up there with any of the best TV streaming sites from a design standpoint. The site is smooth, user-friendly, intuitive, very easy to navigate, and well organized. If you appreciate top of the line site design, Kijk will certainly not disappoint.
Below that is a list of episodes, which are organized by title and it also includes the episode time. A little below that, you'll find the list of movies and TV shows available for streaming.
It is very similar to Netflix, which uses a layout with a large cover image and brief summary as the top banner and a list of episodes below it. Below that is a list of movies and TV shows available for streaming.
Below that, the site features featured categories, channels, and more recommended content. The pages in each category appear as slim side-scrolling libraries of options. First, click through to find a selection of the most popular titles on Kijk. Below that, browse the site by channels if you prefer. Keep scrolling down the page to find some of the programs that you have missed, along with another prominently featured show.
Despite its design not being particularly innovative, this site is effective and many streaming sites choose to use it. The site continues its trend of effective site design even once you click to view a movie or TV show. The media player takes over the entire top portion of the page. Below it, you will still be able to browse additional titles, offering a sort of mini version of the home page.
If you find this type of design distracting and do not wish to view the media player in its entirety, there is no need to worry. You can collapse the media player portion of the page to get more information on your TV show or movie. Or, alternatively, you can use the full-screen version of the player for an undisturbed viewing experience. Personally, I appreciate how the media player on this site is designed - it is easy to navigate and provides a smooth user experience.
Content and Features
Where Kijk does find itself breaking with other ?catchup? TV streaming services, it is in the number of user features provided. Of the many free TV streaming sites like Kijk that I have reviewed, very few appear to place much emphasis on the value of offering the user interactive and customizable features. The result of these other sites? A much more ephemeral TV streaming experience.
I'm happy to say that on Kijk, you will be able to add shows and movies to your own personalized watch list. This is a feature that is surprisingly rare for a catch-up TV streaming site, believe it or not. Most of them do not even allow their users to log in or create an account. Kijk, however, is more focused on providing an individualized experience for each and every one of its viewers.
Kijk allows users to "like" TV show episodes and movies so that they will be added to the user's own personal watch list. This makes it easy to re-watch TV shows or movies, but it also helps to ensure that friends never have to guess the name of a movie or TV show again.
When it comes to content on Kijk, you'll be spoilt for choice. The list of shows and movies that you can stream for free on this site is vast, and there must be thousands upon thousands of the best Dutch TV show episodes, movies, and documentaries available here at any given time. So whatever your interests may be, there is bound to be something here that appeals to you.
Additionally, Kijk has a great deal of international content as well. With plenty of classic and contemporary American hit movies and TV series available, you never have to miss a beat with what's happening overseas. Here's a little taste of some of the American content that you can expect to stream on Kijk for free (at least as of the time of this review): the brand-new Christopher Nolan epic Tenet, Oscar award-winning La La Land, and classic comedies such as Home Alone and Coming to America.
As you can see, Kijk's content offerings are extensive and high-quality. I think that Kijk has what it takes to top the list of the best free TV streaming sites in the Netherlands - maybe even the world.
That being said, it was unfortunate to learn that Kijk is only available if you are physically in the Netherlands. This is usually not the case with catch-up free TV streaming sites. I mean, none of them that I know of let anyone access everything no matter where in the world they live? but most of them are at least willing to share a fraction of their TV shows and movies with international viewers. So, if you want to be able to enjoy one of the best free TV streaming sites in the Netherlands and you are not in the Netherlands, you might have to figure out how to get a little creative with a good Virtual Private Network (VPN)? wink, wink.
Mobile and Desktop Experience
I wasn't able to find a mobile app version of Kijk when I looked. However, it's worth noting that I was searching for the mobile version of this Dutch streaming site from the US. I may not have been getting all of the results; the app stores vary content based on location. That being said, I would be very surprised if Kijk, a free TV streaming app as good as this one, didn't have an app of some form. If this is the case, though, that would be a great disappointment for an otherwise awesome streaming site.
Whether or not there is an official Kijk app, the mobile site appears to work excellently. Everything is resized perfectly to fit a smaller screen and the user experience is every bit as smooth and natural on my phone as it is on my laptop. So, even if there isn't an official Kijk app, at the very least, the site will still work well when accessed from your mobile browser of choice.
Suggestions that I have for Kijk
If there is not a mobile app that needs to be developed for this TV streaming service, then it should be a number one priority. In addition, you should be in the process of developing apps for several platforms, not just iOS and Android devices. Kijk should have apps for Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Second, it is important to consider letting international viewers in on at least a taste of what is available to watch on the Dutch TV streaming site. I get not wanting to give everything away for free, but, hey, how much could a couple of episodes here and there really hurt? Besides, what happens when a citizen of the Netherlands travels abroad and wants to be able to watch Kijk? Is he just out of luck entirely? Just something to think about as you move forward with this exceptional free TV streaming site of yours.
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