BBC bosses have broken their silence on a TV scheduling shake up that means EastEnders will clash with either ITV's Emmerdale or Coronation Street.
The ITV soaps are moving their times to allow for an extra half an hour of the news, with Emmerdale now airing each day at 7.30pm, rather than its original 7pm, while Corrie will now be three one hour episodes at 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
But the changes mean that the soaps will come head to head as episodes will constantly clash with EastEnders, which airs several times a week.
