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R.I.P. John Cossette

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 26, 2011 @ 3:42pm PDTTags: Broadway, Grammy Awards, Producer

UPDATE: CBS, which carries the Grammy Awards, issued a statement from Jack Sussman, EVP specials, music and live events. “On behalf of everyone at CBS, our thoughts and prayers go out to John’s wife Rita, daughters, Maria and Rose and the entire Cossette family,”  Sussman said. “I was fortunate to work with him for several years and call him a friend. Having taken over for his father, who created the Grammys, he will forever be connected to the television event he worked so hard to make Music’s Biggest Night.”

PREVIOUS: John Cossette, who executive produced more than a dozen Grammy Awards telecasts, including this year’s edition, has died. He succeeded his father, Pierre Cossette, who brought the Grammys to television. John Cossette Productions also exec produced several BET Hip Hop Awards and BET Honors telecasts, as well as the current Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet.

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Lionsgate TV Inks Overall Deal With Reality Producer Eli Frankel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 28, 2011 @ 9:03am PDTTags: Eli Frankel, Lionsgate, Producer, Reality TV
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: As part of its push in the alternative programming arena, Lionsgate Television has signed a two-year overall deal with reality producer and development executive Eli Frankel, who most recently served as SVP of development for Magical Elves, the production … Read More »

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