Global Eagle Entertainment hires Jay Itzkowitz as general counsel
Jay Itzkowitz, a well-regarded entertainment industry attorney who has held key positions at News Corp. and Vivendi Universal, is joining Global Eagle Entertainment as senior vice president and general counsel.
Los Angeles-based Global Eagle Entertainment, whose backers include prominent Hollywood executives Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan, provides airlines with in-flight video content, live television, e-commerce platforms and Internet access.
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Itzkowitz was most recently a partner and senior managing director for the London office of Cantor Fitzgerald. Before that, he spent a decade at News Corp., where he held several senior legal posts and was involved in numerous deals by the company. He also was head of mergers and acquisitions for Vivendi Universal.
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