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LONDON: Outnumbered is returning to BBC One with a brand-new Christmas special after nearly a three-year gap.

LONDON: Atlantic Productions has strengthened its U.K. team with several promotions and new hires, including the appointment of Ian Syder as head of production.

LONDON: The BBC and the All England Club have extended their broadcast partnership for Wimbledon coverage for another four years.

LONDON: Sky is reorganizing its entertainment team, with Zai Bennett taking on the new role of director of programs for Sky Entertainment in the U.K. and Ireland, effective immediately.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has appointed ITV executive Andre Renaud to the newly created role of VP of sales for Italy and Iberia, effective January 2017.

LONDON: Indielab, a program set up to bolster the independent production sector in the U.K., is returning in 2017, offering up specialist training from 50-plus industry leaders.

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named Tom Mockridge as chair of the board of trustees, effective immediately.

LONDON: TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, better known as Ant and Dec, have expanded their relationship with ITV through a three-year deal that will see them appear exclusively on the channel until at least the end of 2019.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) and Dorna Sports have renewed their partnership that sees the broadcasting group remain home to MotoGP in Scandinavia and the Baltics.

Despite the short-term effect of the EU referendum, U.K. advertising is set to see the eighth successive year of growth, up from 6.3 percent to 7.2 percent for 2016, according to GroupM. The firm predicts a rise from 5.8 percent to 7.2 percent for 2017. This increase in spending takes the industry to an investment of £18.8 billion ($23.6 billion) in 2017.