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HBO and AMC Are Offering Free Streams for Folks Stuck Inside

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Hello, and welcome to this Monday's edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today we've got some news about Jay-Z and Meek Mill, a surprising second act for the South by Southwest film festival, and some free content from HBO and AMC. Let's get going. HBO and AMC Are Offering Free Streams for Folks Stuck at Home Rejoice, everyone looking for new content to binge-watch! HBO and AMC are both now offering tons of streaming content for free. Starting Friday, HBO began offering nearly 500 hours of programming—from Veep…

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Sonos Fix for Aging Speakers Is Two Separate Sonos Apps

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When Sonos said in late January that some of its earliest speaker models were going to lose full software support starting this spring, the backlash in the Sonos community was swift. Sonos customers on Twitter and Facebook fired off angry missives about the company “bricking” their older devices, compelling chief executive Patrick Spence to send an email to customers apologizing for the confusion and clarifying some of the company’s plans around aging speakers. Then, in early March, Sonos said users could effectively trade in or “recycle” their old Sonos speakers…

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Over 100 PBS local stations start streaming today on YouTube TV

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Earlier this year, PBS announced it had secured streaming agreements for its member stations on YouTube’s live TV service, YouTube TV. Today, that deal goes live. PBS says over 100 of its local stations are now available on YouTube TV by way of dedicated live channels for both PBS and PBS Kids, as well through on-demand programming. More stations are expected to be added in 2020, PBS notes. YouTube TV’s service is available to 75% of U.S. households, significantly broadening PBS’ reach among cord-cutters. Before today, PBS programming has been…

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