Eyre rebuffs C5 plan to nab Bill and Neighbours

Channel 5's plans to poach The Bill and Neighbours were dealt a severe blow this week after Pearson TV chief Richard Eyre vowed the company would not transfer shows from their current homes to channels where it is a shareholder, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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