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500 hours of free programming offer by HBO, but there’s a catch

According to HBO, the programming can be streamed without a subscription. Source kgw.com With millions of people staying home, HBO has announced the premium channel is making almost 500 hours of programming available for free, beginning Friday, April 3. That means you don’t need to subscribe to HBO or its streaming platforms to watch. But before you make plans to spend the weekend binge-watching “Game of Thrones,” here’s what will be (and won’t be) available, and what you need to do to watch it.  According to HBO, the programming can be streamed without a subscription by downloading the HBO Now or HBO Go apps. You can also watch the free content online, at HBONOW.com or HBOGO.com. The announcement from HBO adds that content included in this #StayHomeBoxOffice package “will also be made available for free via participating distribution partners’ platforms in the coming days.”  So what’s included? Well, don’t go looking for current series, such as “Westworld,” or the blockbuster