 The group also owns ITV Studios, the production arm of the company and formed from an amalgamation of all the production departments of the regional licences they own.The company produces a large proportion of ITV's networked programming (around 47%, but previously as high as 66% according to some reports), with the rest coming primarily from independent suppliers (under the Broadcasting Act 1990, at least 25% of ITV's total output must be from independent companies).ITV plc hopes to increase the amount of in-house programming to as close to the 75% limit as possible.