[Stuart]

Will it ever happen that STV, the last of the original ITV franchise companies will be bought by ITV plc.

That was probably more likely in the past, but I can't see any business sense for ITV to do this today.  I think Granada had a 20% stake in the past.

ITV are heading more towards streaming with their ITVX brand. People in Scotland are directed to the STV app, but presumably this must have programmes they've purchased from ITV?

I would have thought STV more likely to offer themselves up for a takeover. But of course, that's never really a good starting point for negotiation on price.