Article: O'Neill Heads Back to TLC, For Good.(Eileen O'Neill appointed)(TLC Services Inc.)(Interview)

by R. Thomas Umstead

After overseeing the June launch of eco-friendly network Planet Green, Discovery Communications veteran Eileen O'Neill recently shifted gears and will now serve as president and general manager of the 96 million-subscriber TLC service. O'Neill, a 17-year veteran of Discovery, previously ran TLC on an interim basis in 2007 while simultaneously overseeing Discovery Health Channel, before taking the helm of Planet Green. Multichannel News programming editor R. Thomas Umstead talked to O'Neill about the transition from running a startup network to taking over an established but struggling TLC service as well as her departure from Planet Green.

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