Clash between Channel 12 and Channel 13 ends in compromise: "Dankner undertakes not to disclose secrets"

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Keshet 12 objected to Itai Dankner's immediate move to the position of CEO of Channel 13 News, claiming the disclosure of trade secrets. According to The Seventh Eye, during the claim Keshet revealed Dankner's employment contract, under which a senior Keshet executive is also responsible for business activity of the news company.

Channel 13 claimed that the request was intended to harm competition and leave the news company without a serving CEO, and according to Haaretz called it "predatory conduct". Dankner said Keshet's claim that he would steal its secrets and pass them to the network "is a baseless argument". According to Bizportal, Dankner undertook at the Labor Court not to make any use of Keshet's trade secrets.

Following the undertaking, Keshet withdrew its request to delay the appointment. According to Bizportal, Dankner will take up his position the day after tomorrow, and according to Calcalist/DeMarker without the cooling-off period Keshet demanded, but with restrictions on participation in board and network management meetings. The agreement was reached at the court.