USA Basketball Preview Show Hosted By Coach Krzyzewski On SiriusXM

Sirius XM Radio today announced that Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke University Blue Devils and the USA Basketball Men's National Team, will host a USA Basketball preview edition of his SiriusXM show on Monday, July 9 (7:00 pm ET). The two-hour episode of Basketball and Beyond with Coach K will be co-hosted by Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis and will air nationwide on Mad Dog Radio (SiriusXM channel 86), offering listeners a preview of USA Basketball's summer events. The show will feature a roundtable discussion on international basketball with USA assistant coaches, plus interviews with some of the players who will be competing this summer.
"Representing the U.S. in the Olympics is an incredible honor and one of the great thrills of my career in basketball," said Coach K. "The international game continues to grow stronger and fans will see a remarkable amount of talent displayed this summer. All of us at USA Basketball are excited for the challenge ahead and I'm looking forward to sharing that enthusiasm with our listeners on SiriusXM." 
"Basketball fans are looking forward to an exciting international competition later this month and we're thrilled to have Coach K give our listeners this special preview of the U.S. squad and the teams they'll be facing," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief Content Officer.
Krzyzewski has been involved with USA Basketball as a coach on and off since 1979, when he started out as an assistant to Bob Knight with the USA Pan American Games team that won gold. Since that time he has helped lead the U.S. to eight gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. He was an assistant on the storied 1992 Olympic "Dream Team," which featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson,Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing and Karl Malone and won gold in Barcelona. As head coach of the USA National Team since 2006, Krzyzewski has guided the team to gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
In 36 years as a head basketball coach, Coach K has built one of the most extraordinary coaching resumes in sports history. He is the all-time winningest head coach in Men's Division I basketball history with a record of 927-291. He has led Duke to four NCAA Championships (1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010),13 ACC Tournament championships and 11 Final Four appearances, and his teams consistently boast one of the best graduation rates in college basketball. Coach K has received 12 National Coach of the Year honors and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Basketball and Beyond with Coach K airs weekly during college basketball season (Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET) on Mad Dog Radio. The show features discussions on a wide array of topical issues and showcases Krzyzewski's personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court, plus interviews with a variety of guests, including business leaders, entertainers, coaches and athletes. The show replays on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.

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AT&T Reaches Deal With AMC Networks

AT&T has reached a fair distribution agreement with AMC Networks for AMC, IFC, Sundance and WE TV. The deal was reached on July 1 will keep AMC Networks available on U-verse TV. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.   However, AT&T provided the following statement: "It was important to us on behalf of our U-verse TV customers to come to a positive resolution as quickly as possible. We appreciate everyone's willingness to make that happen, working diligently over the weekend, so customers can continue to enjoy the programming they love on U-verse, the fastest growing TV service in the country," said Jeff Weber, President of Content and Advertising Sales, AT&T.

AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.  A premier communications holding company, AT&T is one of the most honored companies in the world . Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T │DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Wendy Williams Joins Forces With de Passe Jones Entertainment

Wendy Williams Productions has forged a major production alliance with industry veterans Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones' de Passe Jones Entertainment . This strategic partnership is dedicated to producing a continuity of filmed entertainment for television and motion pictures under the WENDY WILLIAMS PRESENTS banner. The projects will target the multi-cultural audience of "THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW" and beyond. 

"de Passe Jones Entertainment has a proven track record of success as it pertains to television movies and mini-series," said Wendy Williams. "This partnership makes great sense to Wendy Williams Productions and our entry into the world of filmed entertainment. The credentials of Suzanne de Passeand Madison Jones speak for themselves. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with de Passe Jones Entertainment and adding to their stellar and lengthy string of highly successful films."

"Suzanne and I are thrilled about this partnership with Wendy Williams," said Madison Jones. "The goal of this strategic partnership is to bring the very best movies of every ilk to the general public and greatly enhance the diversity, content and quality of offerings currently available."  "Wendy's popularity and brand is evidenced by her success in daytime television. We are looking forward to expanding her brand and audience in all areas of filmed and scripted entertainment," said Suzanne de Passe. 

"The Wendy Williams Show." Called a "breakthrough in daytime" by The New York Times , airs in 52 countries, and is now in its third season, has just been renewed on Fox through 2014. The show dubbed as provocative, must-see daytime talk show is taped live in New York.  Viewers of the show credits Williams' distinctive and entertaining personality, as well as a diverse mix of interviews with celebrity guests from television, film, music and sports.  The popular segments include "Ask Wendy," during which she offers real advice to audience members looking for solutions to problems, and "Hot Topics," in which she delivers her own unpredictable, honest, authentic and opinionated take on the juiciest headlines.

"de Passe Jones Entertainment is an entertainment and media company led by industry veterans Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones that sources, develops, acquires and produces a variety of high quality television, motion picture, internet/new media, theater, and print content. de Passe Jones currently has a major first look production deal with Universal Pictures and is producing the definitive film on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Steven Spielberg at DreamWorks. Suzanne and Madison have vast experience, a track record of success, strong industry relationships, and a clear unique vision that has enabled the company to address a critical need in the market for content. de Passe Jones produces commercially driven projects in the following genres: drama, comedy, romantic comedy, action/ thriller, science fiction, horror, music-driven, reality, web-based, animation, and theater.

A veteran of over three decades in Hollywood, Ms. de Passe's productions have garnered two Emmy's and received over 30 Emmy nominations. She won a Golden Globe, five NAACP Image Awards, and is the only African American female to be nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting. Ms. de Passe received the Revlon Business Woman of the Year honor, was chosen by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the Top 50 Hollywood Power Brokers, recipient of the prestigious Producers Guild Award, Directors Guild Award, and Prism Award, and has been the subject of two Harvard Business School case studies. Suzanne de Passe is producing a new dramatic series for VH-1 based on Star Jones' best-selling novel, Satan's Sisters.

Truth And Fashion Media Company Plans To Shake Fashion Industry

 A newly launched media company is out to shake-up the fashion industry and challenge our idea of beauty. Truth and Fashion is an all encompassing website with the mission of changing society's perspective on fashion and beauty by showcasing the world of curvy models. Based in New York with an international following, Truth and Fasion was founded in 2011, and is only media company to feature breaking news as well as an archive of a model's portfolio of work. 
Positioned as the premier online resource for the best models over the fashion industry's standard size of 0 and 2. Along with current news, videos and behind-the-scene captures, the site boasts an archive with over 10 years of editorials and campaigns from some of the industry's top models.
The company is founded by Erica Lynn Young, a serial entrepreneur with 10 years of experience in the fashion industry. Young is dedicated to the cause of seeing plus models represented in high-fashion, which has been echoed by many top publications recently such as Vogue, Glamour, and Essence. "Truth and Fashion is here to create a new visual culture for beauty and fashion. While there has been a lot of media attention on the subject, there isn't a resource for people to easily find photos and editorials of inspiring curvy women. The truth is that fashion can be beautiful and diverse."
As the plus-size fashion and modeling industry continues to grow, Truth and Fashion is anticipated to be the destination for photographers, casting directors, agents, editors, art directors, models, and other fashion insiders to learn more about plus models. It also encourages fans to share and follow their favorite models.