BAFTA Launch Cinema Campaign; Noah Media Group Reshuffles Team & ITV Announce New Documentary Slate — Global Briefs
. Elsewhere, Stuart Ramsay becomes Senior Development Producer and Ian Davies takes on the Senior Producer, Film role.ITV has unveiled a slate of female-focused factual documentaries to air on ITVBe later this year. The four factual specials will aim to shed light on topics women face in society, hoping to find answers and raise awareness in the process. Each hour-long episode will focus on a different topic, from fertility issues such as IVF to devastating symptoms following cosmetic surgery.
The episodes will be fronted by a series of ITV regulars, including actor Jacqueline Jossa, British Olympic Boxer Nicola Adams, singer and actress Hannah Spearritt and Tanya Bardsley of.
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