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We will be taking a look today at one of the most popular free live TV streaming sites in all of the Netherlands, NOS. This site is known for its trusted, respected news organization and is also one of the many broadcasting arms of the Dutch Public Broadcasting system. Already one of the most trusted and relied-on news organizations in Holland, can NOS be considered one of the best free live TV streaming sites available online?
Let us take a look for ourselves and find out, shall we?
Design
NOS has a very sleek look to it. Its clean lines, sparse design, and sleek style gives the site a sharp appearance. The word 'minimalism' comes to mind, as does the stylistic trademark of our time. The site has an easy-to-use and intuitive browsing experience, lending itself to a user-friendly and sophisticated experience. In some ways, it could be said that Nos has a standard look and feel for a news site.
When you land on the home page, you will be greeted by a nicely organized hierarchy of stories. The very top of the page will contain 2 main featured video stories. Below that, an additional smattering of coverage on current events. One nice feature that you don't see every site like NOS building into their site design is a mini feed situated onto the right-hand side of the page; here, you can search the latest NOS news stories, quickly filtering by news, sports, or latest.
The site menu bar is located at the very top of the page and consists of three options: News, Sport, and Broadcasts. When you hover your cursor over any one of these tabs, a full-scale submenu will appear that provides a miniature glimpse into the page itself.
Visit the broadcast section on the NOS site and you will be disappointed to find only a gallery of thumbnails representing all of the available live news shows offered by NOS. There is no way to stream live TV on the NOS site. Instead, you will be linked to NPO Start (a very capable free live TV streaming site in its own right).
I find it slightly disappointing that I cannot stream live television from NOS directly. I typically do not like having to enter additional websites when I am trying to watch live television. In this case, at the very least, I know that the third-party streaming site is one that I can trust. But, still, why wouldn't I just go directly to NPO Start and watch the NOS program of my choice, cutting out the middleman altogether?
The best answer that I can come up with to answer the question of whether or not I would prefer to access these live NOS broadcasts from the NOS site or from NPO Start is that, while the NOS site offers a more comprehensive journalistic experience, I can also access all of these features from NPO Start as well. In addition, I can read as many stories as I like, watch short, quick videos of news coverage, and even keep up on my favorite sports teams
All in all, I think that NOS offers some of the best free live TV streaming site designs that I have seen in quite some time. This puts NOS on the already sprawling list of high-quality Dutch streaming sites that let users stream live TV for free. I suppose that is one of the many perks to having well-funded national public media.
Content and Features
I think so.
I have already begun discussing the features that NOS has to offer by discussing the site's design. It won't be news then, at this point in the review, for you to learn that NOS is, primarily, a news site. I suppose I can still break the story of what kind of news you can expect to find on NOS. Plus, as we all know, not all news outlets are created equal. Is NOS a fair and balanced news source? I think so.
The majority of the news stories that NOS features concern the Netherlands directly. It offers several other sections, including Abroad, Politics, Economy, Royal Family, Tech, Culture and Media, and Remarkable (which are classic human-interest stories). So no matter your interests, you will be able to find something relevant on NOS.
Then, of course, there is also a sports section on NOS. Here, visitors can keep up with the latest news in the worlds of cycling, formula 1, football, ice skating, and tennis. And yes, there are a few live TV streaming programs to be found on NOS that concern themselves entirely with sports.
Many of NOS's content is live streaming 24 hours a day, so, no matter your schedule, you can always keep up with the latest in live news as it happens. However, NOS may not be the best free live TV streaming site for everyone (especially if you are looking for purely entertaining content). But if you fancy yourself somebody who likes to keep up with current events, NOS is definitely a free streaming site that you should know about.
That said, you will not find many additional features on NOS. This is a disappointment, too, because for a news streaming site, there are so many missed opportunities that could really enhance the user experience. For instance, it would be ideal if a free live TV streaming site like this, that focuses solely on news, allowed you to follow specific topics. If I could be emailed custom notifications pertaining to the news that I care about most, NOS would have the potential to become my number one go-to free live TV news streaming site.
programming.
NOS does not provide a guide to its programming schedule. There is no way to determine when particular news programs can be watched on the site. Thankfully, though, there is an excellent interactive schedule available on NPO Start which provides information about when the live NOS programming can be watched.
I continue toprogramming, despite the fact that NOS provides few free live TV streaming features compared to what NPO Start outsources. In the end, I wish that NOS would provide more free features than it currently does.
Mobile and Desktop Experience
There are several NOS apps available. Of these, the official NOS app is probably the most relevant. It is a decent app in its own right, especially when it comes to easily and quickly browsing news stories and keeping informed from your mobile device. However, if you want to be able to stream live TV for free, I hate to say it, but I think you are going to have to go with the NPO Start app.
The app is free and available on both Android and iOS devices.
That being said, the mobile version of the site is quite good too. It is perfectly optimized for smaller screens, resulting in a perfectly tailored and resized layout, just in case you arenât an app person.
Suggestions that I have for NOS
In my opinion, the biggest flaw of NOS is that it is not a live TV streaming site proper, but rather a news site that links to another live TV streaming site. This makes it difficult for viewers who want to watch NOS broadcasts live. I know that there is more to the story than this, but as I evaluate free live TV streaming sites on their own merits, I wish that NOS would introduce its own live TV streaming capability.
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