Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) announced that Sky News HD will be distributed via the MEASAT-3a satellite. Sky News HD will be available on MEASAT’s high definition (HD) video neighbourhood broadcasting through MEASAT-3a’s C-band transponder across the Asia Pacific region. Sky News HD, first launched in May 2010, is becoming Britain’s first high definition rolling news channel. As the UK’s first dedicated 24-hour news channel, Sky News has built a deserved reputation for being the first to break major news. Sky News has brought a fresh approach to news broadcasting, and is renowned for the speed of its coverage and flexibility of reporting news live.