SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. - ENT

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. ("Global Eagle" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ENT).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

The investigation concerns whether Global Eagle and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On February 21, 2017, pre-market, Global Eagle announced that the Company's Chief Executive officer Dave Davis and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") Tom Severson had resigned from their positions with the Company.  Concurrently, Global Eagle announced that it expects to file its Annual Report for fiscal year 2016 after the March 16, 2017 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deadline, citing the Company's "increased size and complexity" after its acquisition of Emerging Markets Communications, as well as "its need to transition the finance department after the prior CFO's departure and its need to complete additional financial-closing procedures associated with the Company's material weaknesses in internal control over its financial reporting." 

On this news, Global Eagle's share price has fallen as much as $1.78, or 28.62%, during intraday trading on February 21, 2017.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com

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