Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Itzkowitz Jay
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. [ENT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC., 4553 GLENCOE AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90292		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 6,008
D
 
Common Stock (2) 5,703
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 06/25/2018 Common Stock 315,364 $ 9.87 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 03/16/2020 Common Stock 15,800 $ 13.15 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Itzkowitz Jay
C/O GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
4553 GLENCOE AVENUE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90292		       Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.  

Signatures

/s/ Joel L. Rubinstein, Attorney-in-Fact 05/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to Restricted Stock Units that are expected to vest, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., on September 17, 2015.
(2) Pursuant to Restricted Stock Units that are expected to vest in four equal annual installments, beginning on March 16, 2016.
(3) 25% (78,841) underlying shares vested on June 25, 2014, and the remaining underlying shares have and are expected to continue to vest monthly on a pro rata basis during the following three years until fully vested.
(4) The stock options are expected to vest in four equal annual installments, beginning on March 16, 2016.

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