Antonio Pablo Tuviera | |
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President & Chief Executive Officer of Television and Production Exponents Inc. | |
In office July 7, 1981 –February 28, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Position founded |
Succeeded by | Romeo M. Jalosjos Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio P. Tuviera February 6,1952 Manila,Philippines |
Spouse | Madz Tuviera |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Producer |
Nickname(s) | Tony,Mr. T [1] |
Antonio Pablo Tuviera (born February 6,1952),more simply known as Tony Tuviera or by his nickname Mr. T,is a Filipino media producer and businessman. He served as the president and CEO of Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE Inc.),the production company behind the noontime show Eat Bulaga! which he co-founded in 1981 with fellow businessman Romeo Jalosjos Sr. as well as the show's original hosts Tito Sotto,Vic Sotto,and Joey de Leon. [2]
Tuviera attended high school at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 1960's. [3]
In March 2023,the new management of TAPE Inc. forced Tuviera to retire as the president and CEO and Romeo Jalosjos Jr. was named as his replacement. Tuviera still has ownership of the company as of June 2023 according to Tito Sotto. [4] Thee original Eat Bulaga! hosts came into a dispute with the new management which would eventually lead to their exit from TAPE Inc. (but not leaving the show itself) at the end of May.
Eat Bulaga! is the longest-running noontime variety show on Philippine television currently broadcast by TV5. It also airs on free-to-air,cable and satellite TV via BuKo Channel and CNN Philippines. Originally hosted by Tito Sotto,Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon;collectively known as the "TVJ",along with Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie,it premiered on Radio Philippines Network on July 30,1979. The show is currently produced by TVJ Productions,Inc. and primarily hosted by the Sotto brothers and de Leon (TVJ) together with Allan K.,Jose Manalo,Wally Bayola,Paolo Ballesteros,Ryan Agoncillo,Ryzza Mae Dizon,Maine Mendoza,Carren Eistrup,Miles Ocampo and Atasha Muhlach,collectively known as the "Legit Dabarkads". TVJ were recognized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines - Bureau of Legal Affairs (IPOPHL-BLA) as the rightful owners and originators of the trademarks,Eat Bulaga! and its abbreviation EB.
Television and Production Exponents Inc. is a Philippine television production company established on July 7,1981 and is a blocktimer of GMA Network Inc.. It was founded by Romeo Jalosjos Sr. with Antonio "Tony" Tuviera. It is known as the former producer of the longest running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!,among several Philippine television dramas. The offices and production studios are located at Xavierville Avenue,Loyola Heights,Quezon City. After Tuviera's retirement as a CEO in March 2023,Romeo “Jon-Jon”M. Jalosjos Jr. took over his role before the Sotto brothers alongside Joey De Leon resigned at the end of May due to internal conflicts between them and the new management of the production company. In January 2024,TAPE changed their noontime show title from Eat Bulaga! to Tahanang Pinakamasaya due to the trio of Tito Sotto,Vic Sotto,and Joey De Leon winning their cancellation case of the trademark,which would later retain the name for their noontime show on TV5.
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