TLC NAMES ALON ORSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, EAST COAST
October 12, 2011
TLC NAMES ALON ORSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, EAST COAST
TLC has named Discovery Communications veteran Alon Orstein as the Vice President of Production & Development, East Coast. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing editorial and execution on series and specials, while also building relationships with external production partners. Based in the company's Silver Spring, MD headquarters, Alon reports to Howard Lee, SVP, Production & Development.
"Alon has already made great contributions to TLC's success, having nurtured hit series such as 19 KIDS AND COUNTING and HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE in his previous positions," said Lee. "I'm confident he will continue to shape the East Coast team's creative and strategic growth."
Prior to coming to TLC, Alon served as an Executive Producer and Director of Development for Discovery Health, Planet Green and Fit TV. He was responsible for development and production on projects moving through the three networks as well as the supervision of the Silver Spring based production staff. In his time there, he launched and shepherded a number of successful franchises including: 19 KIDS AND COUNTING, DR. G. MEDICAL EXAMINER, MY STRANGE ADDICTION, MYSTERY DIAGNOSIS, STRANGE SEX, and HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE.
Before joining Discovery, Alon served as a Director of Programming at the PBS National Headquarters in Virginia. During his tenure there, he functioned as a key point person working directly with producers of all the major PBS distributed series and specials across a number of fronts.
Alon holds a BFA in Film and Television from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
About TLC
TLC is a global brand that celebrates extraordinary people and relatable life moments through innovative nonfiction programming. A top 10 cable network for women, TLC has built successful franchises around the Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress and Police Women brands. In the first half of 2011, TLC had 23 series averaging 1.0 million viewers or more including Extreme Couponing, Sister Wives, 19 Kids and Counting, What Not To Wear, and Kate Plus 8.
TLC is available in more than 99 million homes in the US and 75 million households in 34 countries internationally. A destination online, TLC.com offers in-depth fan sites, exclusive video content, and original editorial covering style, home, food, and more. Fans can also interact with TLC via On Demand services, on mobile platforms, including an iPhone App, and through social media such as Facebook or @TLC on Twitter. TLC is part of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 210 countries and territories.