The launch of 24-hour Arabic language breaking news channel Sky News Arabia on May 6, 2012 is set to reach television households across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region following the signing of distribution deals with a number of premium television platforms, including OSN and the Abu Dhabi TV Network in High Definition and the EtisalateLife TV and du IPTV platforms in Standard Definition.

Sky News Arabia, the 24-hour Arabic language multi-platform breaking news service, will launch on 6th May, 2012. The channel, which promises 'a new horizon' for news reporting across the Arab world, will be available on Transponder 14 on Arabsat Badr 4, Transponder 15 on Nilesat 201, on du IPTV and e-Life platforms plus in high definition on the OSN pay-TV platform.