Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 5, 1999
PAUL CORLEY is Chief Executive of Border Television since February 1998
from the ITV Network Centre. He is a fellow of the Royal Television
Society and former Managing Director of Carlton Broadcasting. As ITV's
Controller of Factual Programmes, he commissioned 45% of network hours
including news, current affairs, arts, documentaries and factual
entertainment with an annual budget of 80m. These included many of
ITV's best known strands World In Action, Network First, Survival, The
South Bank Show, This Morning, Vanessa and Wish You Were Here, together
with new popular formats like Police Camera Action, Neighbours From
Hell, Hollywood Woman, Blues and Twos and Airline. He was responsible
for ITV's extensive coverage of the General Election and coverage of the
death of Diana, Princess of Wales. He began his career with BBC
Television, joining Tyne Tees TV to produce the Tube for Channel 4. He
was Director of Programmes for Border Television in the eighties and
joined Carlton Television before its launch in 1993, becoming Managing
Director of Carlton Broadcasting with responsibility for the London
weekday ITV franchise the largest in ITV. He has been a Director of
North East Television for Granada Group, London News Network and
Parliamentary Broadcasting Ltd. He is Chairman of Border Radio Holdings. Profile
little bit of history. What is your core business and where do you see
yourselves?
Mr. Corley: Border Television is a
