Global Eagle Entertainment Provides Inflight Entertainment Content for All Nippon Airways

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT), a worldwide leading provider of content and connectivity solutions for airlines, has renewed its contract with All Nippon Airways Trading Co. to provide an extensive catalogue of local and international inflight entertainment (IFE).

Under this renewed agreement, Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will deliver content and services in multiple languages to All Nippon Airways (ANA), including movies, television programming, audio content and technical services. In addition, GEE will continue to provide the airline with a variety of creative services to enhance the ANA brand and engage the airline's passengers.

"ANA is recognized by air travelers worldwide as a leader that delivers an exceptional inflight experience," said Walé Adepoju, EVP Customer Solutions at Global Eagle Entertainment. "Our ability to deliver relevant content that is meaningful to ANA's customers demonstrates our continued commitment to the Asian market and the millions of passengers flying with ANA each year."

"Global Eagle delivers on ANA's promise to our passengers to provide an inflight entertainment experience that is new, exciting and relevant to their travels," said Yoshikatsu Shinoda, Head of IFE for All Nippon Airways Trading Co. "We recognize the value our customers receive from the journey we take them on each day, and inflight entertainment is one of the hallmarks of providing an exceptional passenger experience." 

ANA is the only Japanese airline that has a SKYTRAX 5-Star rating, and one of only seven worldwide. SKYTRAX is the world's leading airline and airport review specialist and awards 5-Star Airline Rankings to those that deliver consistent and inspired 5-Star services to passengers, including IFE. 

About Global Eagle Entertainment

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT) is a worldwide provider of media content, technology, and connectivity solutions to the travel industry. Through the industry's most comprehensive product and services platform, Global Eagle Entertainment provides airlines with a wide range of inflight solutions. These include Wi-Fi, movies, television, music, interactive software, as well as portable IFE solutions, content management services, e-commerce solutions and original content development.  Serving over 150 airlines worldwide, Global Eagle Entertainment delivers exceptional quality and value to its customers to help them achieve their passenger experience objectives. The company's headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, with offices and teams located in North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Oceania and South America. Find out more at www.globaleagleent.com

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Released July 17, 2014