NEW YORK, July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All Persons or Entities who purchased RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (“RLJ Entertainment” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RLJE ) stock  prior to July 30, 2018 .

You are hereby notified  that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an  investigation  into the  fairness of the sale of RLJ Entertainment to AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQGS:AMCX) for $6.25 per share. Holders of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock may elect to receive $7.8125 or a share of preferred stock in the post-merger entity for each share of preferred common stock they own. To learn more about the action and your rights,  go to : 

http://www.zlk.com/mna/rlj-entertainment-inc

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at  jlevi@levikorsinsky.com  or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972.  There is no cost or obligation to you .

The RLJ Entertainment merger investigation concerns whether the Board of RLJ Entertainment breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether AMC Networks Inc. is underpaying for RLJ Entertainment shares, thus unlawfully harming RLJ Entertainment shareholders.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, Connecticut, California, and Washington D.C. The firm's attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities lawsuits and have  recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders . For more information, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Joseph E. Levi, Esq. Eduard Korsinsky, Esq. 30 Broad Street - 24th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: (212) 363-7500 Toll Free: (877) 363-5972 Fax: (212) 363-7171 www.zlk.com