MANILA – ABS-CBN’s head of free TV Cory Vidanes assumes a bigger role as she takes on the position of chief operating officer (COO) of broadcast effective February 1.
Vidanes will continue to lead and oversee the total channel programming, artist development, on-air operations, events management, and overall revenue and profit delivery of Channel 2. Together with the Content Development Council headed by chief content officer Charo Santos-Concio, Vidanes will manage the development of new concepts for Channel 2 and the ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo, and Knowledge Channel.
“Under her leadership, Channel 2 dominated the primetime block whole year round with shows such as “The Voice Kids,” “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” “Nathaniel,” “Pangako Sa ‘Yo,” and “Maalaala Mo Kaya.” said ABS-CBN in a press release sent to adobo magazine.
She began her career in television with BBC-2 in 1982. She joined ABS-CBN in 1986 as associate producer and was later appointed to various positions in the company – executive producer, assistant production manager, production manager, production director, head of TV production, Channel 2 head, head of broadcast, and finally, head of free TV.