Warner Bros. Discovery revives HBO Max branding in bid for more subscribers

Warner Bros. Discovery revives HBO Max branding in bid for more subscribers

Warner Bros Discovery is hitting rewind on Max’s branding, bringing back the HBO name it dropped from the streaming service two years ago. The company will rebrand its streaming platform as HBO Max this summer, betting that the iconic brand’s global reputation will drive subscriber growth as it expands internationally. The return to HBO Max also marks an “implicit promise” by … Read more

Stephen A. Smith fires back at ‘flaming hypocrite’ Charles Barkley after overexposure critique

Stephen A. Smith fires back at ‘flaming hypocrite’ Charles Barkley after overexposure critique

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith always finds a way to make headlines, and his latest came after he called out Charles Barkley for being a “flaming hypocrite” over the former NBA star’s critique of Smith’s oversaturation in the media as of late.  Smith has been a hard man to miss with appearances on various political … Read more

Disney reveals details about new ESPN streaming service

Disney reveals details about new ESPN streaming service

Walt Disney said Tuesday its new streaming service would be named ESPN and cost $29.99 per month, as the media company aims to tap sports fans who have never subscribed to traditional television. The new service, which is set for launch this fall, will provide access to all ESPN networks, including professional and college football and basketball games. “We are providing everything ESPN has to offer directly to … Read more

Dangerous social media craze encourages kids to set their laptops on fire — causing chaos in schools

Dangerous social media craze encourages kids to set their laptops on fire — causing chaos in schools

Forget harmless pranks — TikTok’s latest trend has students setting their Chromebooks ablaze, sparking school evacuations and safety warnings across the country. Known as the #ChromebookChallenge, the dangerous stunt encourages kids to jam metal objects, like paper clips and pushpins, into the charging ports of their laptops, causing electrical short circuits that can ignite fires. … Read more

Exclusive | James Dolan shoots Beyoncé a cease-and-desist letter in beef over the Sphere

Exclusive | James Dolan shoots Beyoncé a cease-and-desist letter in beef over the Sphere

Beyoncé got slapped with a cease-and-desist letter from attorneys for Madison Square Garden boss James Dolan — demanding that she ditch a video for her new global concert tour that depicts her picking up and toying with the Las Vegas Sphere, The Post has learned. In a sharply worded letter to the diva’s production company … Read more

Shedeur Sanders’ camp already involved in media rift in Cleveland

Shedeur Sanders’ camp already involved in media rift in Cleveland

There’s already some drama brewing for Shedeur Sanders and his camp in his new home of Cleveland. A member of Sanders’ support staff who posted videos of the quarterback’s recent trip to a Cleveland high school lashed out at an ESPN Cleveland radio host who questioned Sanders’ intentions, labeling the host’s opinion as “spewed hate.” … Read more

NFL media had its own clear-cut winner — and loser — on Day 1 of the draft

NFL media had its own clear-cut winner — and loser — on Day 1 of the draft

Teams are often coined winners and losers after the 2025 NFL Draft, but what about the media personalities who covered the event? Well, there seems to have been a clear-cut winner and loser from Thursday night’s draft coverage. Many have raved about Peter Schrager, the former NFL Network star who was just hired by ESPN … Read more

Exclusive | Michael Strahan, Kelly Ripa have ABC staffers on edge as estranged former co-hosts will be ‘feet away from each other’ at new HQ: sources

Exclusive | Michael Strahan, Kelly Ripa have ABC staffers on edge as estranged former co-hosts will be ‘feet away from each other’ at new HQ: sources

ABC staffers are bracing for a morning show meltdown as former “Live!” co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan will soon be forced back under the same roof after a bitter split nearly a decade ago, The Post has learned. The icy ex-colleagues will be subjected to painful proximity when ABC uproots “Good Morning America,” which … Read more

Influencer Lilly Sabri returns to social media 18 months after bachelor party ‘affair’

Influencer Lilly Sabri returns to social media 18 months after bachelor party ‘affair’

A British fitness influencer whose wedding was called off after her fiance’s alleged “cheating” was exposed on a popular podcast has finally spoken out about the moment her relationship “blew up in front of millions of people.” Lilly Sabri, a popular content creator with over 6 million followers, ended her engagement to Alex Tyrwhitt in November … Read more

Frankie Muniz reveals he’s hit a mental and emotional ‘new low’ in honest social media post

Frankie Muniz reveals he’s hit a mental and emotional ‘new low’ in honest social media post

Frankie Muniz has opened up about his recent personal struggles. The “Malcolm in the Middle” star, 39, took to X early Monday morning, sharing that he has reached a “new low” both “mentally” and “emotionally.”  “If I’m being 100% honest… Mentally/emotionally I may be at a new low,” Muniz wrote. “Just wanted to say it … Read more

Looming REAL ID deadline causes chaos at DMVs as critics take to social media: ‘What’s next?’

Looming REAL ID deadline causes chaos at DMVs as critics take to social media: ‘What’s next?’

The countdown is on: In less than 20 days, the REAL ID requirement will take effect, requiring Americans to obtain a new form of identification in order to fly domestically. Other identification that will be accepted in lieu of a REAL ID includes a valid U.S. passport or passport card; DHS trusted traveler cards such as Global … Read more

McDonald’s teases return of snack wraps with cryptic social media post

McDonald’s teases return of snack wraps with cryptic social media post

McDonald’s on Tuesday teased customers about when to expect snack wraps back on its menu. The fast-food giant wrote on X, “snack wraps 0x.14.2025.” McDonald’s hint has attracted about 1.4 million views and over 12,000 likes since it was posted late Tuesday morning. It appears to suggest the highly anticipated comeback of the company’s snack … Read more

Ex-UFC star claims his family has been murdered, replaced in disturbing social media posts

Ex-UFC star claims his family has been murdered, replaced in disturbing social media posts

UFC Hall of Famer and former champion B.J. Penn is claiming that his family has been murdered and replaced with imposters. Penn revealed what he believes to be evidence in a series of disturbing Instagram posts, making the claim that multiple family members of his have been replaced by imposters who killed his actual family. … Read more

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith says he will consider presidential run if he has a ‘legitimate shot’

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith says he will consider presidential run if he has a ‘legitimate shot’

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith declared that he is considering running for office in the next few years if he believes he can win. Smith has risen to fame as a bombastic commentator in the realms of sports and politics. Previously, he denied he would ever run for president, saying recent chatter about doing so only took … Read more

Social media purr-fection: NYC’s bodega cats spotlighted in hit TikTok show

Social media purr-fection: NYC’s bodega cats spotlighted in hit TikTok show

She’s on the prowl.  Queens comedian MichellaDonna, nee Michelle Reiss, has become a TikTok sensation profiling NYC’s best bodega felines for her viral show Shop Cats. On Tuesday, the 26-year-old Ridgewood native visited Midtown’s 24-hour bodega, Port Authority Food & Deli, to spotlight Oreo, a 5-year-old black and white kitty with piercing green eyes. “Shop … Read more

How Lindsay Brewer turned her social media stardom into promising racing career

How Lindsay Brewer turned her social media stardom into promising racing career

Lindsay Brewer knew she belonged behind the wheel when she was 11 years old. From the moment she slid into the seat of a go-kart at a childhood birthday party, Brewer knew she had discovered her passion — one that’s “only amplified” as her career has continued to blossom in the racing and influencing spaces. … Read more

Valerie Bertinelli’s ex Mike Goodnough slams her ‘backhanded swipes’ on social media: She’s ‘playing a one-woman tennis match’

Valerie Bertinelli’s ex Mike Goodnough slams her ‘backhanded swipes’ on social media: She’s ‘playing a one-woman tennis match’

Valerie Bertinelli’s ex-boyfriend is speaking out. Mike Goodnough, 54, took to Instagram on Tuesday to respond to theories that he and the celebrity chef, 64, were sending subliminal messages back and forth through Instagram posts.  “The message common to all of them is that Valerie and I appear to be communicating with each other via our Instagram posts … Read more

Screen time blamed for cross-cultural drop in birth rates

Screen time blamed for cross-cultural drop in birth rates

Whether it’s dating apps, doom-scrolling, delayed rites of passage, lofty living expenses or straying from pro-family values, Americans are having fewer babies – and they’re not the only ones falling victim to the trend. Could phones be to blame?  A recent Vox article proposed the idea in contrast with more politically-charged theories, like the one taking aim … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter’s fiance blocked her on social media

Dear Abby: My daughter’s fiance blocked her on social media

DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old daughter attempted suicide a week ago. She had been living with her fiance, and they shared an apartment and had two cats. My wife and I brought her home from the hospital, and she’s staying with us.  Her fiance’s and his family’s reactions have been horrible. Instead of comforting her, they … Read more

Passenger fakes pregnancy to avoid ‘ridiculously expensive’ airline baggage fees — then brags about it on social media

Passenger fakes pregnancy to avoid  ‘ridiculously expensive’ airline baggage fees — then brags about it on social media

It’s the mother of all tripping tricks.  Flying with a belly full of baby is no joke — but traveling with a faux gut made out of a makeup bag? That’s a real gag.  That’s how genius globetrotter Grace Hale avoided paying extra luggage upcharges on a recent Ryanair flight from England to Scotland. She tucked her … Read more