The Movie Chart Show

The Movie Chart Show
Also known asBlockbuster Movie Update
Presented by
Theme music composerIvor Goldberg & Julian Hamlin 'Ngun Music' (2002 Theme Update) also refreshed Incidental music.
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Producers
  • Kate Foster
  • Rob Butterfield
Production companyWorldwide Entertainment News
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release1999 (1999) –
2003 (2003)
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The Movie Chart Show is a British film criticism TV series.[1] It was broadcast on Channel 5, and featured film news, reviews, previews, interviews, competitions, and a countdown on the top 10 films at the UK box office.[2] The series was hosted from 24 January 1999 by Gail Porter with Mark Forrest,[2][3] before presenting was taken over by Steve McKenna, who hosted the show until its cancellation in 2002.[4] The Movie Chart Show was produced by Worldwide Entertainment News (a subsidiary of Mentorn Barraclough Carey),[3] and distributed by Mentorn International (the distribution and sales arm of the Mentorn Group).[5] It aired twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays,[2] and was promoted to a primetime slot in July 1999.[6]

The show was initially sponsored by Virgin Radio. When Virgin Radio agreed to a year of sponsorship by Blockbuster LLC in February 2000,[2] sponsorship of The Movie Chart Show transferred to Blockbuster for six months, with the show being rebranded as the Blockbuster Movie Update.[3] The sponsorship package also included advertising, promotions, on- and off-air competitions, with Mentorn Barraclough Carey producing a series of Blockbuster-branded idents to run during the show's commercial breaks and promos.[2] In March 2001, The Movie Chart Show was deemed as unsuitable for screening before the 9 p.m. watershed by the Independent Television Commission.[7]

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