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Filipina businessperson (born 1962)
Maria Socorro Valenzuela-Vidanes
, popularly known as
Cory Vidanes
(born May 15, 1962),
[2]
is a
Filipina
executive and Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast
[3]
[4]
[5]
of
ABS-CBN Corporation
, the largest
media conglomerate
in the
Philippines
.
Personal life
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Vidanes first attended
Assumption Antipolo
and later
Ateneo de Manila University
, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.
[3]
[6]
Vidanes was married to
Bobet Vidanes
, a Filipino television director. And has three children, Ara, Kobi, and Chad.
[7]
Career
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In 1982, Vidanes started her broadcast career for the
Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC-2) as a production assistant for the shows
Big Ike's Happening
and
Vilma in Person
(VIP).
[8]
She started working with ABS-CBN when the network reopened in 1986 as an associate producer. She also served as a managing director for ABS-CBN TV productions from 2001 to 2009. She was responsible for the conceptualization, production and management of all TV entertainment programs on ABS-CBN Channel 2. She was appointed Head of Channel 2 Mega Manila Management for ABS-CBN effective 2009 after Charo Santos-Concio was promoted to president and COO of the company.
[3]
[9]
Vidanes was appointed as chief operating officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN effective February 1, 2016. This happened one month after the appointment of
Carlo Katigbak
as the network's new president and CEO.
[10]
Under her position as COO of Broadcast, she also manages the development of new concepts for ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo and Knowledge Channel, together with ABS-CBN CCO
Charo Santos-Concio
.
References
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- ^
Jullie Y. Daza.
"We are family!"
. Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2017. Archived from
the original
on June 13, 2018
. Retrieved
June 25,
2020
.
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"ABS-CBN Corp (ABS.PS)"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
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a
b
c
"Ma. Socorro V. Vidanes"
.
ABS-CBN Corporation
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
- ^
Belen, Crispina M. (March 28, 2009).
"Cory Vidanes, new channel head of ABS-CBN"
.
Manila Bulletin
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
- ^
"Cory Vidanes named new ABS-CBN Channel head"
.
ABS-CBN News
. March 20, 2009
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
- ^
Puyat, Leah (July 8, 2012).
"The other 'Tita Cory'
"
.
The Philippine Star
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
- ^
Jullie Y. Daza.
"We are family!"
. Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2017. Archived from
the original
on June 13, 2018
. Retrieved
June 25,
2020
.
- ^
Alejandrino, Nel (January 30, 2016).
"Vilma, tikom ang bibig sa Luis-Angel breakup"
. Journal Online. Archived from
the original
on February 1, 2016
. Retrieved
February 1,
2016
.
- ^
"Vidanes, Ma. Socorro"
.
Reuters
. Retrieved
February 26,
2013
.
- ^
"CORY VIDANES APPOINTED ABS-CBN'S COO OF BROADCAST"
. ABS-CBN PR. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016
. Retrieved
January 29,
2016
.
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