Cinema, Education, Creativity, and Sports: Free Resources for Boring Self-Isolation

During the global pandemic, many applications and sites that make money on subscriptions or individual lessons and courses have become free for everyone, almost free or free for new subscribers for a month or three months. Russian service Bi-bi-si made a selection of the most interesting - from NBA and NHL matches to fitness apps, services with audiobooks and online courses.

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Movies and TV shows

Mubi (classic and arthouse) - 3 months for 100 rubles (the price differs depending on the country)

Amediateka (Western TV series in Russian) - a month of free access or 50% discount for new subscribers

TV channel 2 × 2 (cartoons) - free until April 7

Movie Search HD (movies and TV series) - free until the end of April

TNT Premier (Russian films and TV series) - free access to TV series and films of "Gazprom-Media"

Okko (movies and TV series) - first month free

More.tv (TV, Movies & TV Series) - 45 days free subscription

therein (films and series) - the first month for 1 ruble

Wink (films and TV series) - free access to Russian TV series and films, as well as educational content for children

CBS All Access (movies and TV series) - the first month is free (you need a US bank card)

Electronic and audio books

National Emergency Library from Internet Archive (e-books) - free until June 30

Audible stories (audiobooks for children and teenagers) - the first month is free

Bookmate (electronic and audiobooks) - month free

Storytel (audiobooks) - month free

Mybook (e-books) - month free

Smart reading (non-fiction summaries) - free until April 20

Liters: Library (electronic and audiobooks) - free, while libraries are closed in Russia

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News and analytics

New York Times - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Wall Street Journal - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

The Washington Post - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Bloomberg - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Foreign Policy - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Los Angeles Times - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Financial Times - materials about coronavirus are available without a subscription

Dazed - free digital version of the new issue of the magazine

Education

"Radio Arzamas" (lectures and podcasts) - free until April 15

Covideducation.ru (courses) - Free content from SkillFactory and a selection of courses

Geekbrains (courses) - three courses in programming and IT for free until March 31

Institut Français de la Mode (lectures on fashion) - free online course “Understanding Fashion: From Business to Culture” from March 30, among the lecturers - Sir Paul Smith

Duolingo ABC (English for children from 3 to 6) - free app

JSTOR (academic books and journals) - Free access to industry health journals until June 30

Cambridge University Press (academic books and journals) - free access to research on coronavirus

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Спортивные трансляции

NBA League Pass (basketball) - free until April 22

NHL.TV (ice hockey) - free viewing of matches of the season 2019-2020

PSG TV (soccer) - all Paris Saint-Germain matches from 2018 to 2020 are free

NFL Game Pass (American football) - free until the end of July

MLB.TV (baseball) - all games of the seasons 2018 and 2019 are free

Applications for yoga, fitness and meditation

Adidas Training - Free Home Workouts

Nike Training Club (Fitness) - Free Home Workouts

Centr, by Chris Hemsworth (Fitness) - Free First Six Weeks of Training

Peloton App (cycling) - first three months of video tutorials for free

Headspace (meditation / mindfulness) - free collections in the app

Down Dog (yoga, fitness, pilates) - the entire line of applications is available for free until May 1

Sanvello (fight stress and anxiety) - free access to collections of meditation and exercises

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Creation

Final Cut Pro X (video editor) - first three months free

Logic Pro X (music processing) - first three months free

Fender Play App (guitar lessons) - first three months free for first 100k subscribers

KORG Kaossilator app (synthesizer) - free until March 31st

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