▁Bill ▁central ▁to ▁their ▁programming , ▁and ▁broadcast ▁the ▁program mes ▁on ▁I TV 3 ▁as ▁well ▁to ▁ensure ▁Scottish ▁view ers ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁program mes . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁I TV ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁su ing ▁ST V ▁for ▁£ 2 0 ▁million , ▁as ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁felt ▁dro pping ▁the ▁shows ▁constit uted ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁network ▁agre ements ; ▁ST V ▁subsequently ▁counter - su ed ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁for ▁£ 3 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁dispute ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁ST V ▁agree ing ▁to ▁pay ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁£ 1 8 ▁million . ▁The ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁affili ation ▁deal ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁ST V ▁pay ing ▁a ▁flat ▁fee ▁for ▁all ▁network ed ▁programming , ▁and ▁so ▁to ▁drop ▁any ▁program mes ▁is ▁unlikely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁costs ▁involved . ▁ ▁Current ▁license es ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four teen ▁regional ▁lic ences ▁and ▁one ▁national ▁lic ence ▁for ▁the ▁breakfast ▁service . ▁Other ▁lic ences ▁exist ▁to ▁provide ▁specific ▁programming ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁Tele text ▁and ▁national ▁news , ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁listed ▁here . ▁All ▁lic ences ▁listed ▁here ▁were ▁renew ed ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁Lic ences ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁regional ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁owned ▁companies ▁prior ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁▁ ▁For