The Movie Chart Show
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- Gail Porter
- Mark Forrest
- Steve McKenna
- John Wright
| The Movie Chart Show | |
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| Also known as | Blockbuster Movie Update |
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| Theme music composer | Ivor Goldberg & Julian Hamlin 'Ngun Music' (2002 Theme Update) also refreshed Incidental music. |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Production company | Worldwide Entertainment News |
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| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 1999 – 2003 |
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]