Cory Vidanes

María 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.

Cory Vidanes
Born	María Socorro Valenzuela (1962-05-15) May 15, 1962 (age 63) Metro Manila, Philippines
Other names	CVV
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation	Chief Operating Officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN Corporation
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Bobet Vidanes
Children	Ara Vidanes Kobi Vidanes Chad Vidanes[1]

Personal life

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

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.