▁from ▁independent ▁companies ). ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁hopes ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁in - house ▁programming ▁to ▁as ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 5 % ▁limit ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁cut ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁regional ▁news ▁program mes ▁offered ▁from ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁resulting ▁several ▁regions ▁being ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁one ▁programme , ▁including ▁the ▁Border ▁Television ▁and ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁Television ▁regions , ▁the ▁West country ▁Television ▁and ▁West ▁regions ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁sub ▁regional ▁programming , ▁with ▁some ▁regions ▁only ▁represented ▁by ▁pre - record ed ▁segments . ▁ ▁ST V ▁Group ▁▁ ▁ST V ▁Group ▁pl c ▁own s ▁two ▁franch ises , ▁covering ▁central ▁and ▁northern ▁Scotland , ▁through ▁subs idi ary ▁companies ▁ST V ▁Central ▁and ▁ST V ▁North , ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁central ▁service ▁under ▁the ▁ST V ▁brand . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁disput es ▁with ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁over ▁network ▁programming . ▁ST V ▁a ims ▁to ▁broadcast ▁more ▁Scottish ▁program mes ▁at ▁peak ▁times ▁and ▁so ▁removed ▁several ▁key ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁program mes ▁from ▁their ▁schedule ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁including ▁The ▁Bill , ▁M ids omer ▁Mur ders ▁and ▁Lewis . ▁Despite ▁ST V ' s ▁explanation ▁of ▁exp ense , ▁I TV ▁pl c ▁were ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁decision , ▁as ▁a ▁recent ▁schedule ▁change ▁had ▁made ▁The